Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, and the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced $10 million in additional funding to the Gairdner Foundation through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). This new investment, provided in Budget 2024, will be used to increase the value of Gairdner’s flagship prize, the Canada Gairdner International Award, from $100,000 to $250,000. Five of these awards are given annually to outstanding biomedical scientists whose unique scientific contributions have increased the understanding of human biology and disease.

The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Steven MacKinnon, will be in Hawkesbury to highlight changes to the Canada Student Loan forgiveness that benefit doctors and nurses working in rural and remote communities.

The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Caitlin Cleveland, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment and Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment for the Northwest Territories, will make an announcement on the National School Food Program.

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, minister of Environment and Climate Change, Emmanuella Lambropoulos, MP for Saint-Laurent, and Alan DeSousa Mayor for Saint-Laurent.

The Government of Canada is investing in memorable outdoor and cultural experiences across the province, and providing additional support to help businesses diversify export markets

The Government of Canada is investing in memorable outdoor and cultural experiences across the province, and providing additional support to help businesses diversify export markets

Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, announced $4.79 million in funding for ten projects as part of the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk (CNFASAR). This investment directly supports conservation and recovery for aquatic species at risk in BC.

The Government of Canada is providing more than $1.5M to support the economic growth of Manitoba’s Francophone and bilingual communities

Member of Parliament Taleeb Noormohamed announces funding for Holocaust remembrance initiatives in Vancouver and Victoria.

Parliamentary Secretary Yasir Naqvi announces funding to support second-language learning and promotion, minority-language postsecondary education, the stability of bilingual and Francophone jobs, and a common strategy for the Franco-Ontarian community

The early years of life are critical to the development and future well-being of children. High-quality, inclusive early learning and child care programs for children in official language minority communities help them build a strong sense of identity, while enabling parents and families to participate in their culture.

By working closely with its partners across Canada, the federal government is ensuring that more Canadians will be able to live near public transit, connecting them to jobs, services, and their communities.

Today, Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a combined investment of nearly $5.9 million to support seven businesses across Eastern Ontario to support their growth and competitiveness.

FedDev Ontario investment will help local businesses as they enhance their manufacturing capabilities

Today, the Government is taking additional steps to address the potential harm of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” commonly found in everyday products, including clothing, electronics, food packaging and cosmetics.

Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, highlighted the accomplishments of Canada's first-ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES).

Given their extreme persistence and broad range of uses, leading to continued releases to the environment, the amount of PFAS in the environment is expected to increase

PrairiesCan invests more than $2.9 million in nine local projects to strengthen tourism and cultural experiences across Alberta

PrairiesCan is investing over $2.9 million in nine Alberta tourism projects through the Tourism Growth Program (TGP).

Over the last two days, Canada’s Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum held productive discussions on key priorities to support current and future generations of older Canadians. The meeting was co-chaired by Canada’s Minister of Seniors, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, and New Brunswick’s Minister responsible for Women’s Equality and Seniors, the Honourable Lyne Chantal Boudreau.

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Members of the media are invited to an announcement on the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampments Initiative with Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown and the Honourable Steven Myers, Minister of Housing, Land and Communities.

The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, and Ann Cecile Hardy, court-appointed representative plaintiff, will provide an update on the Federal Indian Hospitals class action.

Government of Canada and NACCA celebrate recipients of the Signature Indigenous Tourism Experiences Stream

Today, the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, Mr. François Boileau, released Unintended Consequences, the report on our Office’s examination into how the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administered the 2023 filing requirements for bare trusts.