The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate in a leadership panel hosted by S.U.C.C.E.S.S. to discuss anti-Asian racism.

Canada’s six new immigration streams for essential workers, international graduates, plus an unlimited number of French speakers are set to launch next week. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the pathways on April 14. Three of the streams will allow 90,000 essential workers and international graduates to get permanent residency status. The other three […]

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Today, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, introduced Bill C-30, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 19, 2021, and other measures. This legislation will enact the government’s plan to finish the fight against COVID-19, create jobs, grow the economy, and ensure a robust economic recovery that brings all Canadians along.

On April 27, 2021, Stéphane Girouard, an inmate from Archambault Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Isabelle Charest, Quebec’s Junior Minister for Education and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, announced funding of more than $4 million for seven projects in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region. For the occasion, they were accompanied by Andrée Laforest, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister Responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region and MNA for Chicoutimi; Éric Girard, MNA for Lac-Saint-Jean; and His Worship Marc Asselin, Mayor of Alma. This funding will ensure that residents of the region have access to safe, modern facilities that promote active, healthy and inclusive lifestyles.

Joint federal, provincial and municipal funding is being allocated to seven recreational infrastructure projects in communities of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region. In particular, these projects involve renovating recreation centres and improving playgrounds and sports facilities.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) update to be given by Ministers and Government of Canada officials at April 30, 2021 news conference.

The President of the Treasury Board, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, will meet with community stakeholders to discuss economic growth investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, made the following statement on the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC):

Budget 2021 is the Government of Canada’s plan to finish the fight against COVID-19 and ensure a robust economic recovery that is inclusive of all Canadians.

Budget 2021 is the Government of Canada’s plan to finish the fight against COVID-19 and ensure a robust economic recovery that is inclusive of all Canadians.

The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, will participate in a media availability following roundtable discussions on economic development.

Canada invited another 6,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on April 29. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates with scores of at least 400, and whom may be eligible for permanent residence through the Canadian Experience Class. This is the second lowest score ever for a CEC-specific draw. As per […]

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The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will participate in a virtual panel discussion on Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.

On April 28, 2021, at about 2:35 AM, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized near the outside yard of the Drumheller Institution.

On April 27, 2021, at about 7:45 PM, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized near the exercise yard of the Edmonton Institution.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, will participate virtually in a roundtable with business owners and entrepreneurs from the Northwest Territories to discuss supports for small businesses announced in Budget 2021.

Media representatives are invited to a virtual press conference during which the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, and the Minister for Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest, will make an announcement concerning recreational and sports infrastructure in the region.

“This is the time to lean in and build back a more innovative, inclusive and sustainable future.

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) advises that seven inmates and seven staff members recently tested positive for COVID-19 at Donnacona Institution in Quebec, which constitutes an outbreak. We are closely monitoring the situation and measures are in place to minimize spread of the virus within the institution.

This afternoon, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, met with members from the rom the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Québec to discuss investments for small enterprises from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.

Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance participated virtually in a roundtable with small businesses and entrepreneurs to discuss investments in small businesses and entrepreneurs from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate in a virtual roundtable with small businesses in the Windsor-Essex region to discuss Budget 2021 investments in small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Today, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Mona Fortier, continued her cross-country virtual Budget 2021 tour by meeting with members of the Cape Breton business community.

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, held a virtual roundtable to discuss investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.