When Arsheveer Kaur returned to Canada in May 2020, she never imagined she would be giving birth to her son without her husband by her side. Now, more than one year, Kaur and her husband, Jugraj Singh, are still separated by administrative red tape. Amid the pandemic, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has been […]

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Parliamentary Secretary Marie-France Lalonde provided an update on the impact of the Action Plan for Official Languages on Acadian and Francophone organizations in Prince Edward Island

Parliamentary Secretary Marie-France Lalonde provided an update on the impact of the Action Plan for Official Languages on Acadian and Francophone organizations in Prince Edward Island

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will announce an investment that will advance transport electrification in Canada.

The workforce of Canada’s fish and seafood processing sector is an economic driver in coastal and rural communities, and is vital to the national food supply chain. The sector faced immense challenges due to COVID-19, and the Government of Canada worked quickly to ensure it had the support it needed during this unprecedented time.

The ties that bind Canada and Hong Kong run deep. The first Hong Kongers arrived here over 150 years ago, and in the years since, Hong Kongers have made incredible contributions to this country.

Statement from Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair on the murder of four Muslim family members in London, Ontario

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.

Ali Ehsassi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Innovation and Industry), will deliver a speech to the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, followed by a virtual Q&A session on investments announced in Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.

Today, the Department of Finance is launching consultations with stakeholders on the recent federal budget’s proposal to introduce a new investment tax credit for capital invested in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) projects. Canadian innovators and engineers have developed some of the leading global technologies for CCUS, which are in demand as more countries take action to fight climate change. Investing in these technologies today is a significant step towards achieving Canada’s climate targets—and a greener, more resilient future for all Canadians.

On June 7, 2021, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement in Toronto with The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Yvan Baker, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre; The Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Transportation and Member of Provincial Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, on behalf of The Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; and Medhat Mahdy, President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Greater Toronto.

On June 9, 2021, the four-year term of the current NACI Chair, Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, will be completed. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) gratefully recognizes Dr. Quach-Thanh for her outstanding contribution over the past 12 years as a member, Vice-Chair and Chair of the advisory committee, including her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal government is allowing National Hockey League teams to cross the Canada-U.S. border for the final two rounds of the championship playoffs. Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has issued a “national interest” exemption, allowing NHL hockey players to cross the border with a modified quarantine requirement. Teams can only go between countries using private planes. […]

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Today, I am providing further detail about the Canada Recovery Hiring Program. This will be key to helping small and medium-sized businesses across Canada bounce back from the uncertainty and turmoil of the past 15 months.

With funding from MAMP, the Village of Carmacks will conduct a detailed inspection and assessment of assets and a review of current and historical maintenance practices and competencies. These will be used to develop an updated asset management plan that incorporates the more detailed condition assessment insights to build on the existing Asset Management Plan. This would focus on assessing lifecycle needs and required investment in both operating and capital. In future phases of this work, it would incorporate the developed maintenance plans into the Asset Management Plan.

Thanks to a total investment of $34.7 million, made as part of Canada–Quebec Operation High Speed, 5,380 households in the Montérégie region will have access to Cogeco high-speed Internet services by September 2022.

This is why the Government of Canada is investing $985,500 in 21 new projects in Alberta communities through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) on behalf of the federal government. The program helps municipalities strengthen local infrastructure planning and decision-making by increasing local asset management capacity through investments in activities such as asset management training, technology and software enhancements, and information sharing.

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, launched two initiatives that will help Canadian businesses and organizations that have signed on to the 50 – 30 Challenge quickly and effectively adopt diversity and inclusion best practices and policies in support of their 50 – 30 Challenge commitments.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will deliver a keynote address at the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association’s annual Invest Canada conference.

Ottawa, Ontario – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, along with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, and Parliamentary Secretary Terry Beech will make an important announcement regarding the protection and restoration of Pacific wild salmon populations.

Today, Neil Ellis, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Member of Parliament for Bay of Quinte, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Todd Smith, Ontario’s Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Member of Provincial Parliament for Bay of Quinte, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Mitch Panciuk, Mayor of the city of Belleville and David Allen, President and Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Central East Ontario, announced joint funding for the construction of a multi-purpose sports and recreation facility in Belleville, Ontario.

Today, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; His Worship Jamie McGarvey, Mayor of the Town of Parry Sound; and His Worship Bernie MacLellan, Mayor of the Municipality of Huron East, announced joint funding to improve access to regional recreational facilities that will promote an active and healthy lifestyle.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Communities and Infrastructure; Stephen Crawford, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure and Member of Provincial Parliament for Oakville, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; and His Worship Bryan Paterson, Mayor of the City of Kingston.

The Government of Canada announces the selection of 20 finalists under the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge to launch projects to increase people’s confidence in COVID-19 vaccines and reinforce public health measures in their communities.