The workforce of Canada’s fish and seafood processing sector is an economic driver in coastal and rural communities, and is vital to the national food supply chain. The sector faced immense challenges due to COVID-19, and the Government of Canada worked quickly to ensure it had the support it needed during this unprecedented time.

Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for FedDev Ontario, announced an investment of over $5.8 million for Elevate to launch a new and innovative job success program, Elevate Talent. She was joined by Mayor John Tory, who announced additional support for Elevate from the City of Toronto. This comprehensive program will reskill 5,300 job seekers from underrepresented communities, including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, 2SLGBTQ+, and Francophone professionals in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and match them with job openings in technology and innovation-based organizations, start-ups and the creative industries.

Please be advised that the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and other federal Ministers, will hold a press conference to speak to the federal contribution to the National Action Plan to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People.

A National Family and Survivors Circle has worked with the Core Working Group and eight sub-working groups to co-develop a National Action Plan that will drive transformative change to end systemic racism and violence against First Nations, Inuit and Métis women and girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples.

Today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, spoke with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas.

Today, the Honourable Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Yukon’s Minister of Community Services; and His Worship Dan Curtis, Mayor for the City of Whitehorse, announced $820,000 for safety improvements in school zones across the City of Whitehorse.

The Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in shades of purple and orange tonight from sunset until 10 p.m. in memory of the 215 Indigenous children whose remains were discovered near the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its order made on September 9, 2015, in Expiry Review No. RR 2014 004, concerning the dumping of certain whole potatoes from the United States of America for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia.

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, today issued the following statement to thank Dwight Duncan for his service as Chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

B.C. invited 68 workers in the technology and information technology sector to apply for a provincial nomination on June 1. The new invitations were issued under the province’s Tech Pilot, which is part of the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). This means that eligible candidates must meet the requirements of one of British […]

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Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada met with economic development leaders from the Prairies to discuss the new Prairie-focused regional development agency investment from Budget 2021.

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, today launched a $964-million program to support smart renewable energy and grid modernization projects that will lower emissions by investing in clean energy technologies, like wind, solar, storage, hydro, geothermal and tidal.

The Governments of Canada and Ontario are launching a new targeted beekeeper intake to support and strengthen the health of managed honey bees and Ontario’s beekeeping sector.

The Government of Canada is committed to diversifying trade and investment with key markets around the world, including in the Asia-Pacific region, as part of its commitment to supporting a strong, resilient, and inclusive economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding through the Investing in Canada plan will support infrastructure projects in Alberta. The Government of Canada is investing nearly $25.6 million in these projects through the COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program with the Alberta government providing nearly $6.4 million. In total, this represents a combined infrastructure investment of more than $31.9 million.

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Parliamentary Secretary Neil Ellis, will give remarks at a live virtual event on the upcoming federal consultations for the Next Agricultural Policy Framework. Minister Bibeau will then host a media availability.

Minister Carolyn Bennett releases a statement on the 6th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action. This anniversary comes as last week’s news of the finding of 215 remains in the area of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, the Honourable Mary Ng, announced that the new Canada Recovery Hiring Program, would be available retroactively to June 6, 2021.

For businesses that have been hit hardest by the pandemic, hiring the workers they need to grow is a cost they may worry about taking on. The federal government wants these businesses to be able to recover and grow by hiring more people.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government acted swiftly to protect Canadians and support people and businesses. To help ensure a strong recovery, it has adapted and extended this support as the pandemic has evolved.

Due to overnight closures of the Ogdensburg-Prescott International Bridge, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is recommending commercial drivers and travellers entering or exiting Canada use either the Thousand Islands Bridge or the Seaway International Bridge.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable John Yakabuski, Ontario’s Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Member of Provincial Parliament for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Ron Vandewal, Warden, Frontenac County; and His Worship Denis Doyle, Mayor of Frontenac Islands.

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr. will make a virtual electric vehicle infrastructure announcement.

A strong and vibrant women’s movement is part of the foundation of a more inclusive Canada, where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. The Government of Canada continues to support women’s and equality-seeking organizations to ensure women are given the opportunity to fully participate in Canada’s social, economic and democratic life.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today in response to the Office of the Veterans Ombud (OVO) report on Peer support for Veterans who have Experienced Military Sexual Trauma.