The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, today issued the following statement on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples:

The Honourable Mona Fortier, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity, Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Ottawa—Vanier, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $547,500 investment to the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC) to retrofit affordable housing.

Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier, and Rachel Bendayan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade and Member of Parliament for Outremont, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced an investment of up to $7.2 million for Shop Local promotions across Quebec to encourage people to shop locally. The Minister and Parliamentary Secretary were joined by Charles Milliard, President and CEO of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec (FCCQ).

Today, the Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, announced a $230,000 investment for Waterloo Region municipalities to install 46 electric vehicle (EV) chargers across the region, putting Canadians in the driver’s seat on the road to a net-zero future.

Canadians have many reasons to show gratitude to our Veterans. Whether for the freedoms and peace that we enjoy at home today, or for the peace they helped establish and maintain around the world.

After nearly a year and a half, Canada is reopening to fully-vaccinated U.S. tourists as of 12:01 Eastern Time on August 9. For now, the new rules only apply to U.S. citizens and permanent residents, specifically. All other nationals are expected to be let in on September 7, pending the state of the pandemic at […]

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Government of Canada working with the city of Windsor to explore the potential of a national urban park in Windsor.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry will announce a major milestone in the Government of Canada’s Biomanufacturing and Life Sciences Strategy to position Canada as an mRNA centre of excellence.

The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will make an announcement on Tuesday about Théâtre jeunesse Les Gros Becs

The Sherbrooke-based business will produce high-purity ethanol and create 28 jobs in the region.

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures Act in response to the ongoing, gross and systematic violations of human rights in Belarus. These new measures impose restrictions on key sectors of the Belarusian economy and minimize Belarusian state actors’ access to international finance. The targeted sectors include transferrable securities and money market instruments, debt financing, insurance and reinsurance, petroleum products and potassium chloride products. These measures are being taken in solidarity with those of international partners.

Effective immediately, Canada is imposing new sanctions in response to gross and systematic human rights violations committed in Belarus.

Raj Saini, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener–Conestoga, and Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre, and on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement in Kitchener.

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, announced a new call for expression of interest to support CCUS across the country. Funded under the Energy Innovation Program (EIP), this call will support Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies that have the potential to reduce the impact of carbon emissions.

Yvonne Jones, Member of Parliament for Labrador, will make an announcement regarding support for the regional airport’s post-COVID recovery.

In honour of National Peacekeepers’ Day, we join Canadians in paying tribute to our peacekeepers, past and present, for their service and commitment toward building a safer world.

Canadians everywhere are feeling the impact of COVID-19; on their families, their livelihoods and their way of life. Together, Canada and Prince Edward Island are working to reduce the impact of the pandemic, ensure health and safety, rebuild businesses, and promote job creation, growth and investment.

I would like to thank the delegation that took part in the 54th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from July 26 to August 6. The policy analysts, scientists, and senior executives from Environment and Climate Change, Fisheries and Oceans and Natural Resources Canada, as well as representatives of three national Indigenous organizations, represented our country at IPCC-54, where 195 nations participated.

Minister Hussen and Minister Squires to make a major announcement on support for families

While Canada is an open country, it does have strict rules that it enforces at its borders. You can be considered inadmissible to Canada based on a criminal conviction. Even a single driving under the influence can lead to you being denied entry to Canada. This common situation arises as a result of Canada’s strict […]

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Damian Warner is named flagbearer for Team Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.

From sunset to 10 p.m. tonight, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will light up in Canada’s colours to mark the closing of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Canada’s economy was a little closer to pre-pandemic levels last month. Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey for July examined Canada’s labour market conditions during the week of July 11 to 17. During this week, public health restrictions across Canada were significantly reduced due to low case counts and high rates of vaccination. Discover if You’re […]

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Since the pandemic started, the governments of Canada and Quebec have taken steps to limit its impacts on those most vulnerable. Canada and Quebec are committed to working together to ensure that organizations supporting notably women and girls in all their diversity so that they can continue to provide services during these difficult times.

The Government of Canada has reached a tentative agreement today with federal border services officers represented by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration Union.