Today, the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, issued the following statement to mark Indigenous Veterans Day

Budget 2025 proposes to provide funding to ensure Canada’s cultural and arts sectors are strong, resilient and accessible to all Canadians

Quebec employers and foreign nationals in the regions of Montreal and Laval will continue to be unable to apply for or renew work permits under the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The province’s immigration authority has extended the moratorium on low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) until December 31, 2026. A […]

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Foreign workers with three years’ work experience in Quebec will need to meet a French language proficiency requirement. Starting December 17, 2025, foreign nationals with three or more years of work experience in Quebec will need to meet a spoken French proficiency equivalent to level 4 on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale […]

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At the opening of the 2025 edition of the Jours de la radio event, CRTC Quebec Commissioner Stéphanie Paquette provided an update on the modernization of the broadcasting regulatory framework.

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions will be delivering remarks in Hamilton, Ontario, to discuss the Buy Canadian new policy as highlighted in Budget 2025.

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Chris Malette, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte.

Gaspé, Québec — Please be advised that the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, will hold a media availability to highlight federal budget investments.

The Honourable Stephanie McLean, Secretary of State (Seniors), will host an event at Royal Athletic Park to highlight federal budget investments for local infrastructure and to promote competition and affordability.

Quebec is ending one of its most popular pathways to permanent residence. On November 6, the government announced that it would be closing the Quebec Experience Program (PEQ), and ending the two streams that fall within it: The Quebec Graduates stream; and The Temporary foreign workers’ stream. Learn more about your options and get assistance […]

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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Sudbury and Mayor Paul Lefebvre.

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Chris Malette, Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte and Mayor Neil Ellis.

The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde will host an event at the Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex in Orléans to highlight federal budget investments to build local infrastructure.

Master’s and doctoral degree students applying to study at public institutions in Canada will be exempt from Canada’s study permit cap starting January 1, 2026. Graduate students applying for Canadian study permits on or after this date will no longer require a Provincial or Territorial Attestation Letter (PAL/TAL) in support of their study permit applications. […]

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Pacific Region Immigration Enforcement and Intelligence and Investigations Operations are part of a newly created BC Extortion Task Force which was announced by the Province of B.C. in September and is led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).

Virginia Tangvald’s documentary Ghosts of the Sea, an investigation into her family’s dark secrets, will be available free of charge as of today, November 6, on NFB platforms.

As of November 6, the NFB’s series of free public screenings will resume on Thursdays—and one Tuesday—at the Alanis Obomsawin Theatre in the Quartier des Spectacles.

Government of Canada takes action to build a Canadian low-carbon economy

On November 10, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will participate in an armchair discussion at an event hosted by the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

November 7, 2025 – The Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development and Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, will host an event in Burnaby, British Columbia, to make a Budget 2025 climate competitiveness announcement.

The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) will highlight the Buy Canadian Policy and Budget 2025 investments that support small and medium-sized businesses.

The Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, and Emmanuella Lambropoulos, Member of Parliament for Saint-Laurent, will host an event to highlight federal budget investments to take action on climate change.

Government of Canada announces planned Budget 2025 measures aimed at building strong communities

The President of the Treasury Board tables 2025 Public Accounts and Departmental Results Reports and Supplementary Estimates (B) 2025-26

Supplementary Estimates (B), 2025-26