Today, Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Isabelle Charest, Minister for Education and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, announced funding of nearly $11 million for eight projects in the Centre-du-Québec Region. They were joined by André Lamontagne, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Minister Responsible for the Centre-du-Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches Regions and MNA for Johnson; Sébastien Schneeberger, Deputy Government House Leader and MNA for Drummond–Bois-Francs; Daniel Pelletier, City of Drummondville Councillor for District 11; and Denise Picotin, Chair of the Board of Directors for the Centre communautaire de loisirs Claude-Nault. With this funding, the region's residents will have access to modern and safe facilities that will promote an active, healthy and inclusive lifestyle.

Joint federal, provincial and municipal funding is being allocated to eight recreational and sports infrastructure projects that will be completed in communities in the Centre-du-Québec Region. These projects include building or renovating recreational facilities and redeveloping parks.

Construction of additional houseboats will help meet demand for popular vacation experience

On Tuesday, June 1, at 9:00 a.m. ET, the European Space Agency will hold a virtual briefing on the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope ever built.

Spousal sponsorship is a key component of Canada’s immigration system. Under its Immigration Levels Plan 2021-2023, Canada aims to welcome 80,000 new immigrants per year through its Spousal, Partner, and Children category. The vast majority of these immigrants will arrive as the spouses and partners of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. The processing of spousal […]

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Adam van Koeverden, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and to the Minister of Canadian Heritage (Sport), will make a funding announcement regarding the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) update to be given by the Ministers and Government of Canada officials at May 28, 2021 news conference.

Tonight, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will light up with rainbow colours to mark the start of deconfinement in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec. The illumination will take place from sunset until 9:30 p.m.

With a $1.2-million investment, Southwest Ontario Tourism Corporation (SWOTC) is providing non-repayable contributions of up to $20,000 to local tourism-oriented businesses. These contributions are supporting costs associated with adapting and eventually reopening, such as space renovations and retrofits, purchase of equipment, fixtures and personal protective equipment, as well as support for technology and digitization. This project, in partnership with Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, Tourism Sarnia Lambton, Middlesex County Economic Development and Tourism London. When complete, is expected to support more than 100 businesses and maintain 320 jobs.

Tonight, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will light up with rainbow colours to mark the start of deconfinement in Montreal and elsewhere in Quebec. The illumination will take place from sunset until 9:30 p.m.

On May 26, IRCC released new program guidelines that offer more clarity on the eligibility criteria for its six new permanent residence programs. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) launched six new permanent residence (PR) streams for essential workers and international graduates earlier this month, on May 6. The English-speaking International Graduate stream reached its […]

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The Government of Canada and Canadian Pacific sign an agreement on the next steps of the Lac-Mégantic bypass project

Working collaboratively to renew relationships and righting historical wrongs is key to advancing reconciliation with First Nations peoples in Canada.

Member of Parliament Élisabeth Brière announces financial support for arts and culture organizations in Sherbrooke

Member of Parliament Élisabeth Brière announces financial support for arts and culture organizations in Sherbrooke

Investments include improving employee safety and increasing storage capacity

Media representatives are invited to a press conference during which the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, Ms. Élisabeth Brière, and the Minister of Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Ms. Isabelle Charest, will make an announcement concerning recreational and sports infrastructures in the Centre-du-Québec region.

The Government of Canada welcomes the report on border testing and quarantine measures from the COVID-19 Testing and Screening Expert Advisory Panel, issued on May 27, 2021, and thanks the members for their important work.

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, made the following statement:

Public Safety Canada’s Economic Security Task Force is leading an interdepartmental policy review examining what, if any, additional measures are needed to ensure Canada’s continued ability to respond to the economic-based threats to national security now and in the future.

Members of the media are invited to an announcement with the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities regarding funding allocated through the Canada Healthy Communities Initiative.

Atlantic Canada’s fish and seafood sector has faced significant challenges and financial hardship since the downturn in the economy due to COVID-19.

Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services, announced $291,173 to support the Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association (PGNAETA) through the Indigenous Community Support Fund (ICSF).

Today, the CRTC set the final rates to access the large companies’ high-speed broadband networks and resolved a long-standing dispute with respect to the existing wholesale model. This will enable the industry to move towards a new wholesale model that will increase competition and investments. This new model is intended to provide Canadians with more choice, better prices and innovative services.

In 2015, the CRTC concluded that sustainable competition was required for access to the large companies’ high-speed broadband networks. To achieve this goal, the CRTC decided that the large companies should also be required to give competitors access to their fibre-to-the-home networks under a wholesale model known as disaggregated high-speed access (HSA) service.