In one of his first official visits to Alberta as newly appointed Minister for PrairiesCan, the Honourable Terry Duguid will announce federal support for leading-edge small- and medium-sized businesses in Edmonton, to advance innovative solutions and tackle important priorities such as housing affordability and access to mental health care.

The following information is in addition to the news release issued on February 11, 2025, on CED’s financial assistance, the recipient businesses and organizations, and their respective projects.

In support of Canada’s defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free, the Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that Canada has an agile, multi-purpose, well-equipped military by leveraging flexible defence procurement strategies, securing supply chains and making investments to modernize defence infrastructure.

Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; Jenica Atwin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Fredericton, New Brunswick; Tim Tierney, First Vice-President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and City Councillor for Beacon Hill-Cyrville, Ottawa; and Kate Rogers, Mayor of Fredericton, will announce funding for climate adaptation.

Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministers of Energy and Natural Resources and Official Languages, will be joined by Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, to make a significant FedNor announcement to help create jobs and accelerate business and economic growth in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek.

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has launched Spell It Out, a new toolkit aimed at creating safer and more inclusive workplaces through plain language.

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions invests over $1.5M in projects that will contribute to local business growth.

The Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement in Waterloo to support local businesses and entrepreneurs in clean technology and advanced manufacturing.

The Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement to support scale-up of Waterloo Region tech and manufacturing businesses.

Sophie Chatel, Member of Parliament for Pontiac, will announce Government of Canada financial assistance to support the growth of Wildwood Nature Escape and Chutes Coulonge, two tourism organizations.

To increase housing supply, the Government of Canada and Province of Prince Edward Island have reached a new funding agreement, directing close to $86.2 million toward housing enabling infrastructure.

Today, on Canada's Agriculture Day, we recognize all of our Canadian farmers and celebrate the great work they do. Canada is a world leader when it comes to agriculture, with a strong food system that is supported by dedicated farmers who work year-round to put top-quality food on our tables.

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced Government of Canada investments totalling $2,665,565 in seven strategic initiatives led by and in support of Indigenous communities and organizations in Northwestern Ontario.

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, today announced Government of Canada investments totalling $2,665,565 in support of seven strategic initiatives led by Indigenous communities, businesses, and organizations in Northwestern Ontario.

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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated an expiry review of its order made on March 13, 2020, in expiry review RR-2019-001, continuing, with amendment, its finding made on May 20, 2014, in inquiry NQ-2013-005, which was continued, with amendment, in review NQ-2023-005R, to determine if the expiry of the order is likely to lead to continued or resumed dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate from the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Indonesia, the Italian Republic, Japan and the Republic of Korea, and is likely to result in injury to the domestic industry.

The Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, the Honourable Anita Anand will make an announcement about building a greener economy. The Board Chair of the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, Mark Mawhinney, will also be present.

The Honourable Darren Fisher, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Natalia Kalmykova, Minister of Veterans’ Affairs of Ukraine, will make an important announcement to strengthen cooperation and share knowledge to better support Veterans in both countries.

Today, Canada’s Minister of Seniors, Joanne Thompson, announced $1.57 million in funding for three pilot projects in Manitoba. The Minister was joined by Kevin Lamoureux, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg North and Ben Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre. These projects mobilize volunteers to help low-income and otherwise vulnerable seniors in their homes. They were selected after an open call for proposals under the Age Well at Home initiative’s In-Home Support Pilot Project stream.

The Age Well at Home initiative is a one-time federal grants and contributions initiative.

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Ernie Hudson, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Honourable Steven Myers, Minister of Housing, Lands and Communities.

When it comes to Jordan’s Principle, our top priority and our intention have not changed: making sure First Nations children have access to the products, services and supports that they need.

Today, the honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth and Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Windsor – Tecumseh announced approximately $2 million in funding to Black Kids in Action Performing Art Group for their Investing in our Youth to Champion Success for the Future project for the next two fiscal years.

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When marine incidents happen in remote coastal areas, members of Indigenous communities are often the first to respond, as instrumental partners in Canada’s search and rescue system. As part of the Oceans Protection Plan, the Government of Canada is committed to enhancing on-water safety and community-based marine response by supporting Indigenous communities’ active participation in Canada’s marine safety response system.