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Minister Solomon to Announce Transportation Decarbonization Funding

The Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, the Honourable Evan Solomon, on behalf of the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, will make a funding announcement to support transportation decarbonization in the Greater Toronto Area. Media availability will follow.

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Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and British Columbia to bring high-speed Internet access and mobile connectivity to communities across the province

On July 28, 2025, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development), together with the Honourable Diana Gibson, British Columbia’s Minister of Citizens’ Services, announced funding to bring high-speed Internet access and mobile connectivity to communities across the province.

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The Parents and Grandparents Program is now open

Starting on 28 July, the federal government will begin sending out invitations to apply (ITAs) to permanent residents and Canadian citizens wishing to sponsor their parents or grandparents. Invitations will be sent out by lottery. The selected prospective sponsors will be contacted through the email that they submitted with their initial interest-to-sponsor form in 2020. […]

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Quebec issues first invitations under the Skilled Worker Selection Program

On July 17, Quebec issued its first invitations under the new Skilled Worker Selection Program (PSTQ). The invitations targeted individuals already living in Quebec, with a focus on those who speak French, have work experience or educational credentials from within the province, and who are employed in occupations that help address Quebec’s labour shortages. Assess […]

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Nova Scotia will not process certain applications for provincial nomination

Some applicants to the Nova Scotia Provincial Nominee Program (NS PNP) will not have their applications processed. The NS PNP has received applications in 2025 in excess of its allocation for the year, so is unable to extend nominations to all eligible applicants. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams For the remainder of the […]

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Government of Canada and partners invest $44.8 million to support healthy brain aging

The world’s dementia research community will gather next week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto. At this global event, scientists, medical specialists, caregivers, advocates, and people with lived experience from Canada and abroad will discuss dementia science and how to improve the prevention, treatment, and care for dementia, a condition that, as of 2022-23, affects almost 487,000 Canadians aged 65 and older—and more than 57 million people worldwide.