On October 28, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, tabled before Parliament the 2025 Report of the National Advisory Council on Poverty, entitled We Can Do Better: It is not a safety net if the holes are this big.

On October 29, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) scientists presented a comprehensive update of the latest scientific knowledge of North Atlantic right whales (NARW) and their potential for recovery to stakeholders and interested Canadians.

Pauline Rochefort, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Rural Development), and Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, will make a FedNor announcement to support the forestry industry of Northeastern Ontario. The announcement will be made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor.

Canada is honoured to host this year’s G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting fifty years after the G7 first came together to confront challenging times, and now, once again, to rise to the tests — and opportunities — of a quickly changing world.

Since April, the heightened risk and impacts have forced evacuations of more than 85,000 people, including over 45,000 people from 73 First Nations communities.

Over the course of 2025, most provinces and territories in Canada saw an increase in the number of permanent residence nomination slots they received from the federal government. Only Ontario and Prince Edward Island have not received additional nominations, as of the time of writing. Assess your eligibility for enhanced PNP streams Under the Provincial […]

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Maggie Chi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health, on behalf of the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, will make an important announcement under the Emergency Treatment Fund and the Substance Use and Addictions Program.

Far too many Canadians are struggling to find homes they can afford. Solving Canada’s housing crisis requires immediate action to bring down costs, cut red tape, and build homes more quickly. The Government of Canada is stepping up with a bold new approach to increase the supply of housing in Canada, and most recently launched Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency that will build and finance affordable housing at scale, while catalyzing a more productive homebuilding industry.

The 16 communities receiving funding through HRIF are located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Ontario and Alberta. The communities are receiving amounts between $100,000 to $1.4 million to implement a range of initiatives that will prevent people from falling into homelessness and accelerate people moving out of homelessness.

Energy markets are being reshaped by geopolitical conflict, technological revolutions and the accelerating drive toward net zero. Citizens of the world require secure and affordable access to energy, investors are seeking clarity and confidence to deploy capital, and governments are working to deliver both climate ambition and economic growth.

Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Alana Hirtle, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester and Tim Bernard, Executive Director of the Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre.

Today, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, opened the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Toronto, Ontario.

To restore fairness to the sector and ensure workers are receiving the benefits they deserve, Budget 2025 will provide $77.0 million over four years, starting in 2026-27, with ongoing funding of $19.2 million annually, for the Canada Revenue Agency to lift the moratorium on the penalties for failure to report fees for service transactions in the trucking industry and to implement a focused program that addresses non-compliance issues related to personal services businesses and reporting fees for service.

Today, General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff and Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer, delivered a formal apology to all current and former CAF members and their families who have experienced systemic racism, racial discrimination, and racial harassment in connection to their military service.

On October 30, 2025, the Chief of the Defence Staff, General Jennie Carignan, and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Bob McCann, delivered an apology on behalf of the CAF to current and former CAF members, as well as their families who have experienced systemic racism, racial discrimination, and racial harassment during their military service.

The Government of Canada announces historic support for Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame to preserve and celebrate the legacy of the country’s sporting heroes

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued more invitations to apply (ITA) through the Express Entry system. The immigration department issued 6,000 ITAs in a draw for candidates with French-language proficiency. To be considered in this draw, candidates needed to have: A minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 416; and Created an Express […]

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The National Film Board of Canada will have two feature films in competition at the 28th Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), which runs from November 20 to 30, 2025. The directors will be in attendance for the screenings.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie (FICFA), taking place November 18 to 23, 2025, in Greater Moncton, with two short films screening in competition.

On October 22 and 23, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband items were seized at Bowden Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.

The Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, will deliver remarks to the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness.

Since its establishment in 2018, the Department for Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) has empowered women and 2SLGBTQI+ people through programs that enhance meaningful participation in our economy.

We are building our economy with major projects and millions more homes, we are empowering Canadians with lower costs and new opportunities to help you get ahead, and we are protecting our communities and our country.

Starting life in Canada is exciting – and it may mean learning a few new things about money. One of them is understanding your credit score. A credit score is a three-digit number from your credit report that shows how you have managed credit. Lenders and businesses refer to it when deciding whether to approve […]

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On October 25, 2025, an inmate was the victim of an assault at Pacific Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre, a multi level federal institution.