The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Pacific Region today released operational and enforcement highlights covering the period from January 1 to October 31, 2021.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Prairie Region today released operational and enforcement highlights covering the period from January 1 to October 31, 2021.
The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening Canada’s trade corridors, which support our supply chains, help grow our economy, ensure its recovery, as well as create good, middle-class jobs.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Northern Ontario Region (NOR) today released operational and enforcement highlights covering the period from January 1 to October 31, 2021.
CBSA Greater Toronto Area Region – Operational and enforcement highlights from 2021
CBSA Southern Ontario Region: Operational and enforcement highlights from 2021
On December 5, 2021, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Donnacona Institution, a federal maximum-security institution.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise motorists that the Chaudiere Crossing will remain open to vehicular traffic from Monday, December 13, to Friday, December 17, from 9 am to 3 pm, following the cancellation of a planned closure.
Media are invited to view the virtual public apology to all current and former members of the Defence Team who have been affected by sexual assault, sexual harassment or discrimination based on sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation.
Implementing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (the Act) requires working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and the Métis Nation to develop an action plan that identifies specific measures to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration), thereby enabling Indigenous peoples to enjoy the minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of their respective peoples.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will make an announcement about the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub. She will be joined by the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister of Women, Gender Equality and Youth; Yasir Naqvi, Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre; and Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, to the President of the Treasury Board and Chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus.
Canada has a long, proud tradition of standing up for human rights at home and abroad. On this International Human Rights Day, we join our friends and allies around the world in reaffirming and celebrating the importance of human rights, while recommitting ourselves to building a world where they are respected by all.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced additional sanctions against 4 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations in response to the Myanmar military’s ongoing repression of the people of Myanmar and the escalating violence, eroding human rights situation and worsening humanitarian crisis in the country, as well as the regime’s refusal to take concrete action to restore democracy.
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals and entities in relation to the coup perpetrated by Myanmar’s armed forces in February 2021.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, will present the Economic and Fiscal Update 2021 in the House of Commons on December 14, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today issued the following statement:
Human Rights Day reminds us to work together to reduce inequalities and advance respect for human rights.
The Government of Canada is committed to appointing highly qualified candidates to serve the interests of Canadians on commissions, boards, Crown corporations, agencies and tribunals across the country.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced an investment of $28.5 million to support the implementation of a toolkit to help organizations participating in the 50 – 30 Challenge meet their diversity and inclusion objectives.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, will present the Economic and Fiscal Update 2021 in the House of Commons on December 14, 2021, at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET.
The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is providing members of the Canadian Coast Guard with modern equipment to carry out their important work, while revitalizing Canada’s marine industry, creating jobs, and generating socio-economic benefits and prosperity in communities across the country.
Media are invited to join Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau and B.C. Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Lana Popham for a tour of an Abbotsford poultry farm in various stages of flood recovery.
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, today issued the following statement regarding the audit of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW): Program by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG).
The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Joyce Murray, and the Minister of Northern Affairs, Daniel Vandal today issued the following statement in response to the Auditor General’s report on Protecting Canada’s Food System:
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is working to rebuild the TFW compliance regime to help better protect temporary foreign workers (TFWs), taking into account the Auditor General’s recommendations and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ongoing activities to strengthen ESDC’s risk-based approach to target higher risk employers include: