Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise motorists that the Alexandra Bridge will remain open to vehicular traffic on July 12 from 7 pm to 6 am following the cancellation of a planned closure as part of the structural steel replacement project.

Ottawa, Ontario - Members of the media are invited to attend a virtual announcement with the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, MP Michael McLeod, Northwest Territories Minister R. J. Simpson and Aurora College President Andy Bevan to make an announcement on proposed investments in post-secondary education in the territory.

The Government of Quebec confirms a $30-million loan for Taiga Motors, while the Government of Canada plans to grant a loan of up to $10 million to the business. These financial contributions will support Taiga Motors’ project to industrialize the manufacture of personal watercraft, snowmobiles, electric motorization systems and battery packs. This initiative valued at $125.17 million will lead to the creation, by the end of 2023, of at least 370 well-paying jobs in Montréal and Shawinigan.

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence and the Honourable Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island will participate in the opening of the new Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Satellite Service Site in Stratford, Prince Edward Island.

Today, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced the successful removal of approximately 60 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and diesel from the MV Schiedyk, a historic shipwreck that posed a significant threat to the marine environment in the area of Nootka Sound, British Columbia.

Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities was joined by Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence and Member of Parliament for Vancouver South and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, to announce that under the Natural Infrastructure Fund, the City of Vancouver is invited to apply for up to $20 million in funding.

The Government of Canada remains committed to supporting all Indigenous businesses through the COVID-19 pandemic and into recovery.

Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, formally submitted Canada’s enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations, committing Canada to cut its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 40 45 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

The Local Food Infrastructure Fund supports community-led projects that strengthen food systems and help to facilitate access to safe and nutritious food for at-risk Canadians.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and the Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, announced over $2.5 million for 30 projects with local not-for-profit organizations in the Montreal area. These investments, through the Local Food Infrastructure Fund, will support projects that facilitate access to safe and nutritious food for at-risk populations and strengthen the local food system.

Vaccinating the world against COVID-19 is our best chance of ending this pandemic. The government and Canadians can make a difference together by helping to ensure that life-saving COVID-19 vaccines reach people in developing countries, humanitarian and conflict situations.

Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the appointment of Carolyn Rogers as the new Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada. Ms. Rogers will begin her seven-year term on December 15, 2021. Ms. Rogers is currently the Secretary General of the international Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, which is comprised of 45 central banks and bank supervisors from 28 jurisdictions. Ms. Rogers also previously served as Assistant Superintendent, Regulation Sector, at Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Carolyn Rogers is a Chartered Professional Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Brandon University, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Queen’s University.

BRAMPTON, ONTARIO – The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra will make an announcement on the National Trade Corridors Fund.

Today, Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, along with André Lamontagne, Minister Responsible for the Centre-du-Québec Region, accompanied by Sébastien Schneeberger, Member of National Assembly for Drummond-Bois-Francs, and Alain Carrier, Mayor of Drummondville, announced more than $32.2 million in funding for the construction of a water treatment plant in Drummondville.

Immigration is essential to the vitality of Francophone communities across Canada, including New Brunswick’s Acadian communities. That’s why today, the Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and Liane Roy, President of the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne, visited Bathurst to invite French-speaking temporary residents in Canada to take advantage of the recently launched temporary pathway to permanent residence.

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced five new projects receiving funding through the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) to support vaccination efforts across Canada.

The Government of Canada launched the Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) in 2016 to support projects that improve access to vaccines and encourage vaccine uptake.

The Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, will announce the launch of the Employment Equity Act Review Task Force. She will be accompanied by the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, Bardish Chagger, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour, Anthony Housefather, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of the Treasury Board, Greg Fergus.

Online child sexual exploitation is an abhorrent and horrific crime that causes victims to suffer devastating and long-lasting consequences. The Government of Canada is committed to protecting children from sexual exploitation of any kind.

Thanks to a total investment of $6.1 million—made as part of Canada–Quebec Operation High Speed, which was announced on March 22—680 households in the Fjord-du-Saguenay RCM, that is in the municipalities of L’Anse-Saint-Jean, Petit-Saguenay, Rivière-Éternité and Saint-Félix-d’Otis, and in the city of Saguenay will have access to Cogeco high-speed Internet services by September 2022.

Canada’s mining sector is an important pillar of Canada’s economy. Marc Serré, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will announce an important investment to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative and sustainable mining technologies, which will benefit the industry across Canada.

The Member of Parliament for Saint-Maurice–Champlain and Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, the Minister of Finance and Minister of Economy and Innovation, Eric Girard, the Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity and Minister Responsible for the Mauricie Region, Jean Boulet, and the Member for Laviolette–Saint-Maurice and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks (forests), Marie-Louise Tardif, invite media representatives to a press conference on Taiga Motors.

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, released new National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships, developed in collaboration with the Government of Canada–Universities Working Group. The new guidelines will integrate national security considerations into the development, evaluation and funding of research partnerships.

In November 2020, the Minister of Health announced an independent panel would pursue the review of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) Global Public Health Intelligence Network (GPHIN). On July 12 2021, the Minister of Health released the panel’s final report.