Canada’s prosperity depends on infrastructure that allows for efficient, reliable and safe travel. That’s why the Government of Canada is investing in trade and transportation that unlock new export opportunities to build a more resilient, diversified economy for all Canadians.

The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to Regina, Saskatchewan next week to attend the Canadian Western Agribition.

Canada and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to provide opening remarks at the meeting of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee

Upcoming changes will significantly impact international students and temporary foreign workers in Canada, according to announcements made by the federal government. With the 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan and Budget 2025 providing further insight into what’s ahead, here’s a look at some of the most notable immigration news we’re expecting in the upcoming months. Schedule a […]

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Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, joined a virtual session hosted by the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia to provide an update on the Government of Canada’s ongoing efforts to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion. Participants included descendants and family members of No. 2 Construction Battalion, along with key community partners.

The Government of Canada continues its efforts to support research in French in official-language minority communities

The Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will make an announcement at the Yellowknife Airport to highlight federal budget infrastructure investments to build major infrastructure projects.

This evening, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in blue and white from sunset to 1:00 a.m. for National Child Day.

Yesterday, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, met with Peter Burke, Ireland’s Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. Minister Sidhu welcomed Minister Burke and congratulated him on a successful trade mission to Toronto and Ottawa. Both ministers noted the importance of trade missions in helping companies grow internationally at a time when diversifying trade is more critical than ever.

Doug Eyolfson, Member of Parliament for Winnipeg West, Manitoba, on behalf of the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, will make an important announcement about growing the economy through federal support for Manitoba companies helping to advance accessible medical care.

Appetite for creative destructionSpeechNotes for an address by Matthew Boswell, Commissioner of CompetitionCanadian Bar Association Competition Fall Law ConferenceNovember 20, 2025Ottawa, Ontario

The Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), issued the following statement today to mark National Child Day:

The Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, will co-host the 17th annual Halifax International Security Forum with HFX President, Peter Van Praagh.

Atlantic Canadian clean-technology and smart-energy firms are strengthening international ties this week at Enlit Europe 2025 in Bilbao, Spain, one of the world’s leading gatherings for the power and energy industries.

Media are invited to the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, for an announcement related to innovation by the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency on November 21, 2025.

Brampton (Ontario) — The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, and the Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, will make an announcement at the CN Brampton Yard to highlight federal budget infrastructure investments to build major infrastructure projects.

Preventing aquatic invasive species from entering Canadian waters is vital to protecting our freshwater ecosystems. This year marked the fourth consecutive season that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), in collaboration with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), inspected and decontaminated watercraft to ensure they were free of Zebra Mussels and other aquatic invasive species, safeguarding our ecosystems, biodiversity, and economy.

The Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David McGuinty, issued the following statement today in response to Madame Jocelyne Therrien’s sixth and final External Monitor status report

Today, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, released the sixth and final biannual status report of the External Monitor, Madame Jocelyne Therrien.

As youth across Canada are working towards their future in the workforce, the Government of Canada is supporting their next steps by building more pathways to rewarding careers and skills development. This will empower them with better careers and a more affordable life.

Preparing the right documents ahead of time may make or break your shot at getting Canadian permanent residence through the upcoming new temporary to permanent residence pathway. In 2021, when the initial TR to PR pathway launched, it hit its cap that same day. Foreign nationals who didn’t have the necessary documents handy—such as language […]

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The Canadian Coast Guard seasonal search and rescue stations in Ontario will close on the following dates: November 24: Thunder Bay, December 1: Goderich, Meaford, Tobermory, December 8: Amherstburg, Cobourg, Kingston, Port Dover, Port Weller.

Wylem Decaille’s music documentary Jireh Gospel: Hearts in Chorus will be available online free of charge as of Thursday, December 11, on NFB platforms across Canada.

Canada may significantly undershoot its permanent residence (PR) admissions target this year.  From January to August 2025, Canada admitted just 276,870 PRs.  To meet their planned target for 2025, the country would have to welcome more than 118,000 new immigrants in the remaining four months of the year. Based on our current projections, Immigration, Refugees […]

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On November 21, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will participate in an armchair discussion at an event hosted by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce.