Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Peter Fragiskatos, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and Member of Parliament for London North Centre; Rodger J. Moran, MBA Co-Executive Director Finance & Administration at ReForest London and Tom Partalas President at London Optimist Sports Centre also known as the BMO Centre London.
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Statement on International Day of La Francophonie
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, today issued the following statement:
Government of Canada invests $108,000 in Indigenous economic development
Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, today announced a Government of Canada investment of $108,000 to help maximize tourism and business opportunities for Serpent River First Nation. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
Canada Announces Support for Quebecâs Forest Sector
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, announced a total investment over $13.3 million for 28 projects that will help to boost the competitiveness and resiliency of Quebec’s forest sector while growing wood product exports.
Canada Announces Support for Quebecâs Forest Sector
On March 20, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, along with François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a total investment over $13.3 million for 28 projects that will help to boost the competitiveness and resiliency of Quebec’s forest sector.
Added essential talent and depth to Canadaâs growing healthcare and construction sectors
Canada is home to the best talent in the world, a growing population, an ambitious building plan and a renewed call to add more resilience into our economy and key sectors—particularly the healthcare and construction sectors.
Backgrounder: Foreign Credentials Recognition Program
The Government of Canada announced funding of up to $52 million for 16 new projects through the Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Program, aimed at strengthening Canada’s healthcare workforce and construction sectors. These initiatives reflect a commitment to support the labour market integration of internationally trained professionals.
Canadians to benefit from enhanced free and low-cost bank accounts this year
Canadians to benefit from enhanced free and low-cost bank accounts later this year
FCAC calls on banks to ensure their customers are fully benefiting from e-alerts
L’ACFC demande aux banques de s’assurer que leurs clients bénéficient pleinement des alertes électroniques
Parliamentary Secretary van Koeverden to announce investments to support participation in sport
The funding will help remove barriers to participation in sport, more specifically for underrepresented groups such as Black, Indigenous and racialized communities, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ people, persons with low incomes, seniors and newcomers
Statement from the Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister
Today, Canada’s Deputy Clerk to the Privy Council, and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Nathalie G. Drouin, I ssued the following statement: “Today, I convened a meeting of G7 National Security Advisors (NSAs) and Ukraine to discuss…
Assault of an inmate at Kent Institution
On March 18, 2025, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Kent Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
Government of Canada returns three reliquaries to the Italian Republic
The Government of Canada returns three reliquaries of St. Nicholas to the Italian Republic, as part of efforts to combat illicit trafficking in cultural property.
Death of an inmate from Pacific Institution (Regional Treatment Centre)
On March 15, 2025, Garcia Ribeiro Dias, an inmate from Pacific Institution (Regional Treatment Centre), died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
Design phase and early construction for the Sherbrooke Armouries to begin this spring
Today, the Honourable Élisabeth Brière, Minister of Veteran Affairs and Minister Responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency, and Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, announced the launch of the design phase for the Sherbrooke Armouries recapitalization project, an important step toward preserving the city’s military heritage while providing modern facilities for our Reservists.
Government of Canada to celebrate key achievements in support of Canadian marine industry
The Honourable Ali Ehsassi, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement, will speak to key achievements in support of the Canadian marine industry and highlight the important economic contributions of the shipbuilding sector across Canada.
Tribunal Continues OrderâUnitized Wall Modules from China
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its order made on July 3, 2019, in expiry review RR-2018-002, continuing, without amendment, its finding made on November 12, 2013, in inquiry NQ 2013-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules, with or without infill, including fully assembled frames, with or without fasteners, trims, cover caps, window operators, gaskets, load transfer bars, sunshades and anchor assemblies, excluding non unitized building envelope systems, such as stick systems and point-fixing systems, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.
New Sectoral Table will advise how government can better support the care economy
The care economy, which encompasses both unpaid and paid care, provides crucial care and support to all generations, including parents, grandparents, children, and many adults who live with disabilities or long-term conditions.
Federal government invests $49.9 million in STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc.
STEMCELL Technologies Canada Inc. to build two new cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities to produce critical inputs used in the development and manufacture of vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostic technologies
Postponed: Minister Duguid to announce federal investment in Hudson Bay Railway
Announcement postponed: Minister Dugguid to announce federal investment in Hudson Bay Railway
Helping Canadian workers impacted by layoffs reskill and find work Â
Canada is home to a proud, adaptable and robust social safety net. The Government of Canada has worked with local and sectoral partners to implement measures that expand that net to support even more workers, keep more communities and towns resilient and bridge more impacted Canadians and their families to new opportunities.
A new sports centre for Montréal-Nord
A further step has been taken towards a new modern aquatic sports complex that will be built in Montréal-Nord on the site of the former Garon arena, thanks to contributions of $88 million from the City of Montreal and $15 million from the federal government.
Backgrounder: Canada Retraining and Opportunities Initiative
The new Canada Retraining and Opportunities Initiative provides supplemental support to organizations to respond to exceptional situations of mass layoffs that significantly impact their communities, to help workers transition to new jobs.
Investing in Canadaâs hydrogen potential
Supporting HTEC’s construction of a hydrogen liquefier facility in British Columbia
The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from China and Pakistan and its subsidization by China
The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from China and Pakistan and its subsidization by China