Canada invited another 6,000 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on April 29. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) invited candidates with scores of at least 400, and whom may be eligible for permanent residence through the Canadian Experience Class. This is the second lowest score ever for a CEC-specific draw. As per […]
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The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will participate in a virtual panel discussion on Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.
On April 28, 2021, at about 2:35 AM, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized near the outside yard of the Drumheller Institution.
On April 27, 2021, at about 7:45 PM, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized near the exercise yard of the Edmonton Institution.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories, will participate virtually in a roundtable with business owners and entrepreneurs from the Northwest Territories to discuss supports for small businesses announced in Budget 2021.
Media representatives are invited to a virtual press conference during which the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, and the Minister for Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest, will make an announcement concerning recreational and sports infrastructure in the region.
“This is the time to lean in and build back a more innovative, inclusive and sustainable future.
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) advises that seven inmates and seven staff members recently tested positive for COVID-19 at Donnacona Institution in Quebec, which constitutes an outbreak. We are closely monitoring the situation and measures are in place to minimize spread of the virus within the institution.
This afternoon, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, met with members from the rom the Jeune Chambre de commerce de Québec to discuss investments for small enterprises from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance participated virtually in a roundtable with small businesses and entrepreneurs to discuss investments in small businesses and entrepreneurs from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate in a virtual roundtable with small businesses in the Windsor-Essex region to discuss Budget 2021 investments in small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Today, Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance, the Honourable Mona Fortier, continued her cross-country virtual Budget 2021 tour by meeting with members of the Cape Breton business community.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, held a virtual roundtable to discuss investments from Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience.
Quebec’s Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, André Lamontagne, and the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an additional grant of up of up to $3 million for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and a maximum grant of $8 million for the 2021-2022 to 2023-2024 fiscal years. Of this amount, $4 million will be provided under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Amy Fee, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services, and Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener South—Hespeler, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; Mike Harris, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener—Conestoga; Mike Mann, Deputy Mayor of Cambridge; and Peter Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer of the YMCA of Three Rivers.
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has announced its determination of the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) for the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) at 1.4505 and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) at 1.4787 for the 2021–2022 crop year beginning August 1st. This is an increase in the VRCPI over the last crop year of 0.50 percent for CN and a decrease of -1.78 percent for CP.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate in a virtual event with the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce to discuss Budget 2021 investments in small businesses and entrepreneurs.
On April 29, 2021, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced the launch of an independent external comprehensive review of current policies, procedures, programs, practices, and culture within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Department of National Defence (DND).
Over the past months, Canadians have heard from members of the Defence Team who have been affected by sexual trauma and sexual misconduct.
Budget 2021 is the Government of Canada’s plan to finish the fight against COVID-19 and ensure a robust economic recovery that is inclusive of all Canadians.
The COVID-19 recession is the steepest and fastest economic contraction since the Great Depression. It has disproportionately affected low-wage workers, young people, women, and racialized Canadians.
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages and Minister respsonsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada met with economic development leaders from Burnaby and the Tri-Cities area to discuss the new British Columbia-focused regional development agency investment from Budget 2021.
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is closely monitoring the number of COVID-19 cases reported in First Nations communities across the country.
Today, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Quebec Lieutenant, and Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, met virtually with the director of Cuisine collective Hochelaga-Maisonneuve to discuss investments from Budget 2021…
Throughout the pandemic many small businesses have been shut down by necessary public health restrictions or deeply limited in what they can do. We need them to get back on their feet. They are the backbone of our economy, our main streets, and our communities.