On June 11, 2021, the Government of Canada announced that 57 distress centres across Canada would receive funding through the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) as part of the first solicitation. The funding announced today is from a second solicitation of PHAC funding supporting 13 distress centres for a total investment of $1,775,000.

Minister Miller issues statement regarding documents located in secure storage in the Northwest Territories and the ongoing document review.

Government of Canada recognizes PEI author, John Stewart, with historic designation

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Karina Gould, will join the Honourable Dominic Cardy, New Brunswick’s Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, to announce additional support for families. She will be accompanied by Jenica Atwin Member of Parliament for Fredericton.

This past week, three Canadian provinces released their Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) draw results. Most Canadian provinces and territories (with the exception of Quebec and Nunavut) operate their own PNPs. Through these programs, interested candidates may be invited to apply for a provincial nomination. Although provincial nomination is not in itself the same as a […]

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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Multilateralism and diplomacy are essential to peace in our world. Over decades, Canada and its global partners have painstakingly built a global security system based on just a few key principles: the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states, the peaceful resolution of disputes and the protection of human rights. Diplomacy is the glue that holds this remarkable system together.

Today, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Christians in Canada and around the world celebrate Orthodox Easter

On April 22, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a new temporary policy to allow international graduates to stay in Canada longer. Starting this summer, international student graduates who have a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) that is expiring between January and December 2022 and who are in Canada will qualify for an additional open work permit […]

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The Government of Canada to announce federal funding for Winnipeg cultural centre.

Minister Ien launches Canada Summer Jobs hiring season

Media are invited to a virtual event regarding the release of the Minister of National Defence’s Advisory Panel final report on Systemic Racism and Discrimination.

As stewards of the land, Canadian farmers are on the front lines of climate change and among the first to feel its effects. As we celebrate Earth Day, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Francis Drouin, are announcing an investment of over $6.4 million for six projects, under the AgriScience Program, to help tackle climate change and create sustainability in Canada’s agriculture sector.

The Honourable Jim Carr, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre, will hold a virtual press conference to make an announcement regarding funding for a Winnipeg community centre.

More than 40 projects will receive a total of $704,000 in targeted financial assistance through the Agricultural Crown Lands Forage Productivity Pilot Program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.

Today, on Earth Day, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Francis Drouin, announced an investment of over $6.4 million towards six projects, under the AgriScience Program, to help tackle climate change and create sustainability in Canada’s agriculture sector.

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, along with Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Rainy River, highlighted more than $163 million in combined federal and provincial funding for seven projects to bring high-speed Internet access to 7,772 households in rural Ontario, as well as in First Nations communities.

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.