Let me be very clear: Russia is committing war crimes right now, even as we are sitting here in our embassy in Washington. In addition to causing widespread destruction and death, Putin’s war is having a profound impact on the global economy.

On April 21, 2022, an inmate from Millhaven Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre died while in our custody following a serious assault. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) cannot share the individual’s name in order to comply with a court-ordered publication ban.

As the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, committed earlier this week, Canada has provided heavy artillery to the Security Forces of Ukraine, as Ukraine has requested.

The early learning and child care sector is evolving in increasingly complex and challenging environments. Identifying innovative practices and solutions that better meet the needs of children and families will improve early learning and child care for the benefit of families in Canada.

When I tabled the Budget last week, one of the things I emphasized was that the green transition is here. The world economy, our trading partners, have decided that their economies are going green and this is a huge transformation. It is the biggest transformation of the global economy since the Industrial Revolution itself. We have a unique opportunity in Canada—and in Alberta—to be leaders in that green transition. I’ve seen the evidence in the past hour here today.

On April 22, 2022, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Rochelle Squires, Minister of Families, Accessibility and Francophone Affairs of Manitoba, and Terry Duguid, MP for Winnipeg South, will make an announcement regarding official languages in the province of Manitoba.

Remarks from the Chief Public Health Officer on COVID-19, April 22, 2022

Today, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands and Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate), on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, highlighted more than $96 million in combined federal and provincial funding for five projects to bring high-speed Internet access to 22,546 households in rural and First Nations communities in Ontario.

Vancouver, BC – The regeneration of wild Pacific salmon populations is fundamental to rebuilding a healthy ocean ecosystem. Wild Pacific salmon are also vitally important for food and cultural purposes, of many Indigenous communities throughout British Columbia. This is why protecting wild salmon stocks and their habitat is a priority for both the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

Government of Canada and Province of British Columbia make a significant investment in salmon research and restoration projects

The governments of Canada and Ontario have reached an agreement to support the conservation and recovery of boreal caribou in Ontario.

Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Paula Fletcher, Toronto-Danforth Councillor, will host a press conference followed by a photo opportunity about fish and wildlife habitat restoration in the Toronto and Region Area of Concern.

The governments of Canada and Quebec and Investissement Québec are granting a total of $3,412,520 in financial assistance to Chocolat Lamontagne to support the modernization of its Sherbrooke facilities. The project, valued at over $5.8 million, will enable the business to increase its productivity, diversify its operations, and develop a marketing strategy for the U.S. market.

Canada’s immigration minister Sean Fraser has just announced Express Entry invitations to FSWP and CEC candidates will resume by “early July.” Minister Sean Fraser made several other major announcements, such as that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will be offering an open work permit extension of up to 18 months to Post-Graduation Work Permit […]

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Canadians have been clear about what they want: clean air and good jobs, a healthy environment and a strong economy. The Government of Canada is investing in community-led renewable energy projects that support energy independence and economic development while lowering GHG emissions. Today, the District of Sicamous broke ground on its Community Bio-Heat Project, which will help produce renewable energy within the municipality. The Government of Canada is providing $875,000 for Phase 2 of this project through Natural Resources Canada's Clean Energy for Rural and Remote Communities program. The Government of British Columbia is providing $175,000 and the District of Sicamous is contributing $176,000.

Households in rural communities to benefit from the funding to increase access to high-speed Internet

April 22, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – The Honorable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, will announce the funding of a new national research platform focused on COVID-19 and its effects on children. The Minister will also visit the Research Centre of CHU Sainte-Justine. He will be joined by Rachel Bendayan, Member of Parliament for Outremont.

The CBSA welcomed one million travellers in a week for the first time since the start of the pandemic

This week, the Government of Canada issued a three-year US$3.5 billion global bond.

In a world where a global pandemic has reversed decades of hard-won development gains, country-led partnerships, like the Global Financing Facility (GFF), are more important than ever to ensure that all women, adolescents and children not only survive this pandemic, but thrive throughout the recovery phase and beyond.

The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface – Saint Vital, Minister for PrairiesCan, Minister of Northern Affairs, and Minister for CanNor, will bring greetings and announce support for The Hindu Society of Manitoba at their Annual General Meeting.

Today, as part of Earth Day celebrations, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, ceremonially launched Canada’s 2022 tree-planting season in Queen’s Park in New Westminster, B.C., by planting a tree as part of the 2 Billion Trees program (2BT).

Households in rural communities to benefit from the funding to increase access to high-speed Internet

Accreditation is open for the 2022 Royal Tour of Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall