On International Women’s Day, Minister Bennett, Minister Miller and Minister Vandal highlight work being done to advance gender equality, with and for Indigenous women in Canada.

Terry Beech, Member of Parliament for Burnaby North–Seymour and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce Union Training and Innovation Program funding to help Canadians become certified in skilled trades.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate virtually in Canada's Feminist Response and Recovery Summit on March 9, where she will deliver remarks and moderate a panel on “Women in the Economy.”

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, accompanied by the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will participate in a virtual ceremony to recognize a major milestone in carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and Canada’s energy future.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with Raj Saini, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga; Mike Harris, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Amy Fee, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener South – Hespeler; His Worship Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of the City of Kitchener; and Elizabeth Sproule, Chair of the Board of Directors, Centre In The Square.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the lives of Canadians, with women and girls being especially impacted. The Government of Canada makes sure to take into consideration the pandemic’s disproportionate effects on different groups, including women and girls, when it designs, develops and implements policy.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will provide opening remarks during the convention hosted by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced the results of a survey by the global Equal by 30 campaign, showing that in 2020 women accounted for less than one-third of global employment in the energy sector.

The safety and well-being of Canadians are top priorities of the governments of Canada and British Columbia. Investments in green infrastructure during this extraordinary time provide an opportunity to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, and make our communities cleaner, more inclusive and more resilient.

The Minister of Indigenous Services announces financial assistance under the Indigenous Community Support Fund to Resilience Montreal to allow it to begin operations at their new day centre dedicated to people experiencing homelessness in Montreal.

The Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, together with the Honourable Sonya Savage, Alberta’s Minister of Energy, is pleased to announce the launch of the Alberta–Canada Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Steering Committee.

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will take part in the panel discussion that will kick-off the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Digital Symposium.

Today, on International Women’s Day, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, unveiled a new interactive map entitled Recognizing Women with Canadian Place Names, which showcases locations across Canada named after women.

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the important role women play every day in our communities, our country and around the world.

On March 8th, 2021, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19.

The Government of Canada is committed to supporting women and women entrepreneurs during the pandemic and recovery.

The Public Health Agency of Canada's Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge is seeking innovative proposals to help increase people’s confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines and to reinforce public health measures.

International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate the many achievements and contributions of women in communities across Canada. Canada’s women entrepreneurs are essential to our economy, and the Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that our recovery from this pandemic is a feminist, inclusive one that supports their success.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, along with the Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke, Élisabeth Brière, hosted a virtual meeting with the Breakfast Club of Canada and the Centre d'action bénévole de la MRC de Coaticook. During the meeting, Minister Bibeau announced nearly $120,000 in federal funding for eight organizations that help ensure food security in the region.

Canada is proud to be a partner in the Commonwealth of Nations, and we believe the Commonwealth can be a force for good in the world. Together with the other 53 states that make up this community, we work to advance democracy, human rights, good governance, the rule of law, diversity and inclusion to the benefit of every person who calls a Commonwealth country home.

Canada’s economic recovery depends on young people being able to get good, well-paying jobs now and into the future. On International Women’s Day, we recognize that women have been among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, facing job losses and shouldering the burden of unpaid care work at home. Taking steps to include young women in Canada’s recovery and working to create a stronger, fairer and more inclusive country will continue to be important.

The YESS is a Government of Canada initiative delivered in collaboration with 11 federal departments and agencies, including Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Through the YESS, the Government of Canada helps young people, particularly those facing barriers to employment, get the information and gain the skills, work experience and abilities they need to make a successful transition into the labour market. ESDC’s YESS program supports organizations that provide job placements and skills development services to young people, as well as a broad range of supports such as job coaching, mental health support, clothes for job interviews, day care services for parents and subsidized Internet access to help with job searches.

The Honourable Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for King–Vaughan, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a $200,000 investment to install 20 electric vehicle (EV) chargers in public places across the Township of King.

The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, today issued the following statement on International Women’s Day during Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Summit. “A year ago, in 2020, we were gearing up for a milestone year in the movement to advance women’s rights and gender equality here in Canada and around the world. Canada marked the 50th Anniversary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Minister of Labour, Filomena Tassi, issued the following statement for International Women’s Day