Canada is extremely concerned by the deepening food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions and its impact on vulnerable groups, such as displaced populations, women and adolescents and children. Years of insecurity, as well as climate change, are driving a humanitarian crisis that is leaving millions of people facing acute hunger.

Canada has announced that it is providing over $82 million in funding for humanitarian and development assistance to help avert famine in the Sahel and Lake Chad regions by addressing deteriorating food security and nutrition needs there.

As a proud partner of the Festival d'été de Québec for over twenty years, the National Battlefields Commission is keenly awaiting the return of festival-goers to the Plains of Abraham next July.

Givenchy-en-Gohelle, France – The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, will participate in a ceremony to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France.

It’s been 105 years since the momentous Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge. While the living memory of the historic battle has passed, we continue to recognize the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace.

Today, Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a total investment of over $4.2 million for eight organizations. This funding will help recruit, train and mentor up to 690 new energy advisors across Canada and upskill up to 110 existing ones. It is part of a greater $10-million call for proposals to train up to an additional 2,000 energy advisors.

Backgrounder: Bill C-18 would encourage fair and equitable negotiations between digital platforms and news publishers for online news content.

Canada is increasing fees for all permanent residence applications on April 30. The fee increases will apply to economic, permit holder, family and humanitarian classes. In 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) increased permanent residence fees to account for inflation for the first time since 2002. At that time, IRCC announced it would increase […]

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The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $2.2 million to modernize the provincial Animal Health Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.

Today the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced more than $885,000 for 43 projects through the Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) program.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important announcement regarding public infrastructure with Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Gabriel Atwin, Chief of the Kingsclear First Nation.

Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced funding of approximately $1 million has been allocated to 19 Indigenous organizations this year for Indigenous-led data projects that will develop methodologies to better understand the issue of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people.

The proposed new bill will encourage fair and equitable negotiations between digital platforms and the news media for online news content

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is accepting applications for the 2022 Chad Bradley Scholarship Award.

Communities in Atlantic Canada flourish when they have community spaces to promote social interaction and physical activity, and provide access to recreational programs and facilities. These amenities are integral to the overall well-being of individuals, families and communities. Our economic recovery is closely linked to the vitality of our local communities and their shared spaces.

Today, Ryan Turnbull, Member of Parliament for Whitby, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $201,499 investment in The Regional Municipality of Durham to install 42 EV chargers.

Today, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a Government of Canada investment of $68.5 million to support Indigenous Tourism Ontario and 11 Regional Tourism Organizations (RTOs) in southern Ontario.

On April 2, 2022, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Beaver Creek Institution, a federal multi-level security institution.

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced FedNor investments totalling $1.7 million for 10 projects in the Kenora region funded through the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF).

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced more than $1.7 million in financial support for 10 projects through the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund (TRF).

Statement from the Council of Chief Medical Officers of Health (CCMOH) on the importance of staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines

Communities—whether they be urban or remote, on reserve or off-reserve—should be places where people and families feel safe and secure.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the following statement regarding the publication of the 2021 Corporations Canada diversity disclosure report, a requirement under the Canada Business Corporations Act.

Saint-Hyacinthe-based multiservice centre receives a total of $3,840,000 in financial support from CED.

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada is very concerned by reports of hundreds of civilians killed and injured last week in the context of a counter-terrorism operation in the village of Moura, Mali. We offer our deepest condolences to the families of the civilian victims. Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms this attack on civilians and any violations of international humanitarian law.