The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Public Services and Procurement will hold a press conference to announce new measures to increase federal procurement opportunities for Indigenous businesses across Canada. She will be accompanied by Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, and Tabatha Bull, President and CEO of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business.

Yesterday, the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, Mona Fortier spoke virtually with Her Worship Rebecca Alty, the Mayor of Yellowknife. Minister Fortier and Mayor Alty discussed Canada’s draft Quality of Life Framework that was introduced in Budget 2021 to integrate quality of life considerations into decision-making.

Government of Canada supports economic diversification initiatives in Belledune

Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Toronto—St. Paul's, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Robin Martin, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Member of Provincial Parliament for Eglinton—Lawrence, on behalf of the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Deputy Mayor Michael Thompson on behalf of His Worship John Tory, Mayor of the City of Toronto; and Jennifer McKelvie, City Councillor for Scarborough-Rouge Park, announced joint funding to rehabilitate the Historic Spadina Museum.

$7.2 million in federal investment creates new opportunities for northern New Brunswick

The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the President of the Treasury Board, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, and President and CEO of the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Stéphane Poirier, will make an important funding announcement in support of economic recovery of the Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport.

This organization headquartered in Pointe-Claire will be able to enhance its service offerings for Quebec SMEs operating in the forestry sector.

A call for applications for the Veteran and Family Well Being Fund is also being launched to support organizations that improve the well-being of Veterans and their families

The Government of Canada is committed to working towards enhancing and modernizing intercity passenger rail services in a way that will best meet the transportation needs of travellers, as outlined in the vision for Transportation 2030.

Government of Canada to announce support for high-tech fish farming

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, announced a call for applications for youth employment providers for the Canada Digital Adoption Program ’s (CDAP) second stream, Boost Your Business Technology.

On behalf of the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Wayne Easter, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), will announce details of the Government of Canada’s plan to improve small craft harbours in this region of P.E.I. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.

Today, Wayne Long, Member of Parliament for Saint John—Rothesay, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Gary Crossman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship Robert Doucet, Mayor of the Town of Hampton, announced funding to build a new multipurpose community facility in Hampton.

Targeted ACOA support for Charlo air ecosystem will help maintain jobs, re-establish regional connections

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way we work. Granted, many sectors were negatively affected by shutdowns related to the pandemic, such as the tourism and hospitality sectors. However, some sectors saw a surge in job vacancies. The federal government carried out research on how the pandemic is affecting the labour force in each province and territory. From this research, here are 10 jobs […]

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Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Dan Vandal, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an announcement on clean energy in Winnipeg.

On August 5, 2021, Government of Canada officials will hold a press conference to provide an update on COVID-19 in Canada.

Ottawa, Ontario — Please be advised that the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Chief Bradley Swiftwolfe of Moosomin First Nation, will hold a media availability following an announcement on the construction of a new school.

The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, will announce an investment to improve high-speed Internet access in southwestern Ontario.

The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today announced that the Government of Canada will share over 82,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago via a bilateral agreement. These are doses that had already arrived in Canada, but are in excess of our domestic needs. Trinidad and Tobago was selected to receive these doses based on need and the country’s capacity to deploy them immediately, minimizing wastage, and maximizing the public health impact.

The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement:

Joint federal and territorial funding through the Investing in Canada Plan will support 14 community infrastructure projects across Yukon.

Today, the Honourable Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Yukon Minister of Community Services, announced joint funding for 14 community infrastructure projects across Yukon.

Canada’s newest Express Entry draw, on August 4, targeted candidates who had previously received provincial nominations. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited 512 candidates with scores of at least 760. The relatively high score was because Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) candidates automatically get 600 points when they receive their provincial nomination. In the previous […]

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Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement on investments in Vancouver’s False Creek Small Craft Harbour.