Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the appointment of Peter Routledge as the next Superintendent of Financial Institutions effective June 29, 2021 for a seven-year term. Mr. Routledge will succeed Jeremy Rudin, who announced, last December, that he would retire from the public service once he concludes his seven-year term.

Technology companies are growing Atlantic Canada’s aerospace and defence sector - and the economy - by developing innovative products and services, creating jobs, and increasing global exports. Investments from the governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are helping Seamatica Aerospace Limited develop industry-leading technology to help make the airspace safer.

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the announcement of the closure of the Hong Kong newspaper, Apple Daily

Canada invited 1,002 immigration candidates to apply for permanent residence in the latest Express Entry draw. All invited candidates had previously received a nomination from a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP). This is why the score cut-off was relatively high at 742, because all PNP candidates in the Express Entry pool automatically get 600 points added to […]

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Indigenous Services Canada is committed to supporting Indigenous communities in their response to COVID-19 and continues to work closely with Indigenous organizations and provincial and territorial governments.

Starting July 2, The Rooms in St. John’s is presenting The NFB at The Rooms, a free summer-long program of short films from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) running in a continuous loop in its theatre, with a special theme for each day of the week.

Canadians expect to be safe and free from hate speech and hate crimes, online and offline. The Government of Canada is committed to keeping all Canadians safe, while also protecting their rights and freedoms.

Ontario invited 583 Express Entry candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on June 23. Invited candidates had profiles in the Express Entry system with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores between 464 and 467. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) invited candidates who may be eligible for the Express Entry Human Capital Priorities Stream (HCP). This Provincial […]

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Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay–Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, highlighted nearly $208,000 in federal funding to bring high-speed Internet to 145 underserved households in Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation). Pic River Development Corporation is investing an additional $38,000 in this project.

The Government of Canada is taking action to enhance the safety and security of Canada’s railway system, railway employees, railway passengers, as well as those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.

On June 23, 2021, the Government of Canada announced 11 projects under the Universal Broadband Fund Rapid Response Stream to bring high-speed Internet to Indigenous communities in rural Ontario.

Affairs of the Art, by Joanna Quinn and Les Mills (Beryl Productions International/NFB), has won the Jury Distinction "Special Distinction for Direction" at the prestigious Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Beryl’s back in Affairs of the Art, which showcases one family’s eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.

Government of Canada to announce funding to Dr. Peter Centre through Immunization Partnership Fund

Government of Canada Appoints Rae Mombourquette as the new Yukon member to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada

The Honourable Larry Bagnell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency) and Member of Parliament for Yukon, will make an announcement about support for small businesses.

Government of Canada Appoints Rae Mombourquette as the new Yukon member to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the Price McIntosh Bursary, which is made possible thanks to the generosity of the McIntosh and Price family from Montréal. This bursary is a bequest from the family estate, which donated monies to LAC and asked that they be used to create a bursary program. Given the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion, LAC seized this opportunity to put in place this important initiative to provide financial support to Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit and Métis Nation), persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities who wish to pursue studies in fields related to libraries and archives.

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, will make an announcement.

Quebec invited 69 immigration candidates to apply for permanent selection on June 17. Details of this latest round of invitations have been released today. The Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) invited candidates under the Regular Skilled Worker Program (RSWP) who had filed an Expression of Interest (EOI) in Quebec’s online registration portal, Arrima. An […]

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Québec a invité 69 personnes à présenter une demande de sélection permanente le 17 juin 2021. Les détails de la ronde d’invitation tenue la semaine dernière ont été publiés aujourd’hui. Le ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) a invité les personnes candidates dans le cadre du Programme régulier des travailleurs qualifiés […]

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Public Services and Procurement Canada wishes to advise motorists that the Alexandra Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic on June 23 and June 24, 2021, between the hours of 7 pm to 6 am.

Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced over $9.5 million in federal funding for 11 projects that will bring high-speed Internet to 17 rural and Indigenous communities in Ontario. These projects will connect 6,124 underserved households, 2,953 of which are in Indigenous communities. Of the 11 projects, 10 are led by Indigenous applicants. The following communities and areas will benefit from these high-speed Internet projects:

The Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra, will make an announcement about support for small businesses.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important green infrastructure announcement with Sean Fraser, Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and to the Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Randy Delorey, Attorney General and Minister of Justice and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Antigonish, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Porter, Minister of Energy and Mines; and Her Worship Laurie Boucher, Mayor of Antigonish.

The Government of Canada has successfully concluded its Creative Industries Virtual Trade Mission to Sweden