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Ministers Dabrusin and Hodgson to make an announcement regarding Budget 2025’s Climate Competitiveness Strategy

Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister Energy and Natural Resources, will make an announcement on how Budget 2025 and Canada's Climate Competitiveness Strategy will benefit the environment and the economy.

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Minister Olszewski highlights Budget 2025 investments in the Build Communities Strong Fund

Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change. Budget 2025: Canada Strong is our plan to transform our economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger, more self-sufficient, and more resilient to global shocks.

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Secretary of State Belanger highlights Budget 2025’s plan to build strong communities

Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change. Budget 2025: Canada Strong is the government’s plan to transform the economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger, more self-sufficient and more resilient to global shocks.

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Minister Robertson highlights Budget 2025’s plan to build communities strong

Today, the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, announced a federal investment of up to $25 million through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program towards the new multi-purpose Concert and Performance Hall at Langley Events Centre and highlighted Budget 2025’s investments to support a wide range of infrastructure projects and help local communities build Canada Strong.

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MP Hogan highlights Budget 2025’s plan to build a stronger Canadian economy & empower Canadians

Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change. Budget 2025: Canada Strong is our plan to transform our economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger, more self-sufficient, and more resilient to global shocks. This budget is a plan to enable $1 trillion in investments over the next five years. That can increase our GDP by over 3.5 per cent equivalent to more than $3,500 for every Canadian – delivering far more for Canadians than what’s being taken from us. This is a plan for Canada to give ourselves more than any foreign government can take away – a plan to build Canada strong.

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PS Battiste highlights budget investments to the Baddeck Recreational Facility

Canada faces a rapidly changing and increasingly uncertain world. The rule-based international order and the trading system that powered Canada’s prosperity for decades are being reshaped – hurting companies, displacing workers, causing major disruption and upheaval for Canadians.

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Parliamentary Secretary Ali Ehsassi to highlight Budget 2025 investments to build communities strong

November 8, 2025 – The Honourable Ali Ehsassi, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada–U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy (Canada-U.S. Trade) and Member of Parliament for Willowdale, will make a Budget 2025 announcement regarding investments in local infrastructure projects to build strong communities.

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Northwest Territories Nominee Program to open third application intake with revised eligibility criteria

The Northwest Territories has added a third application intake window for its Nominee Program, which will open on November 10 at 9 a.m. and close on November 24, 2025. The Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) is aiming to process up to an additional 103 eligible applications by the end of 2025. Assess your eligibility for […]

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Minister LeBlanc highlights Budget 2025’s plan to build communities strong in Beaurivage

Changes in the global trading system are causing massive disruptions and uncertainty for Canadians. The world has changed, and Canada’s economic strategy must change. Budget 2025: Canada Strong is our plan to transform our economy from one that is reliant on a single trade partner to one that is stronger, more self-sufficient, and more resilient to global shocks. This budget is a plan to enable $1 trillion in investments over the next five years. That can increase our GDP by over 3.5 per cent equivalent to more than $3,500 for every Canadian – delivering far more for Canadians than what’s being taken from us. This is a plan for Canada to give ourselves more than any foreign government can take away – a plan to build Canada strong.

Categories: Global Affairs Canada
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Minister Anandasangaree highlights Budget 2025’s plan to build strong communities in Hamilton

Today, the Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park and Minister of Public Safety, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, met with the Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA to highlight Budget 2025’s investments to support a wide range of infrastructure projects and help local communities build Canada Strong.

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Ministers of Veterans Affairs, National Defence, Indigenous Services, Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Northern and Arctic Affairs united to mark Indigenous Veterans Day

Today, the Honourable Jill McKnight, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence; the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, issued the following statement to mark Indigenous Veterans Day

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Quebec extends freeze on low-wage TFWP work permits

Quebec employers and foreign nationals in the regions of Montreal and Laval will continue to be unable to apply for or renew work permits under the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The province’s immigration authority has extended the moratorium on low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) until December 31, 2026. A […]

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Quebec imposes French proficiency requirement on foreign workers

Foreign workers with three years’ work experience in Quebec will need to meet a French language proficiency requirement. Starting December 17, 2025, foreign nationals with three or more years of work experience in Quebec will need to meet a spoken French proficiency equivalent to level 4 on the Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) scale […]

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