Minister Garneau had a productive first call with UN High Commissioner Bachelet.

Manitoba invited 299 immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination on March 11. This is the Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (MPNP)’s fifth draw of the year. Skilled workers and international graduates were issued Letters of Advice to Apply (LAAs) through the following three streams, along with their minimum Expression of Interest (EOI) score requirements: Skilled Workers […]

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In February, Canada’s economy almost regained all of the jobs it lost in the two months prior, and the unemployment rate was the lowest it has been since March 2020. The number of people employed in February increased by 259,000 after falling by 266,000 over December and January. Statistics Canada derived these data from conducting […]

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Increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in science and research enhances excellence, innovation and creativity and leads to more impactful results for all Canadians.

Arif Virani, Member of Parliament for Parkdale—High Park and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will announce Union Training and Innovation Program funding to help Canadians become certified in skilled trades.

OTTAWA, March 12, 2021 – Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) issued the following statement on the issue of Sexual Coercion and Violence (SCV) in federal corrections:

Remarks by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance

Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, as they make a funding announcement to raise awareness of the Government’s efforts to combat sex trafficking in Peterborough and surrounding communities.

Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, highlighted that the Government of Canada will invest $400 million in a first-ever federal fund to support new and expanded networks of pathways, bike lanes, trails and pedestrian bridges, as well as repairs and planning studies across the country.

Today, the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government announced over $1.4 million in top-up funding for six Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Fund recipients in British Columbia to support women entrepreneurs as they navigate this crisis and continue to grow their businesses.

Today, the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Digital Government announced over $1.4 million in top-up funding for six Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Fund recipients in British Columbia to support women entrepreneurs as they navigate this crisis and continue to grow their businesses.

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union, are united in expressing our grave concerns at the Chinese authorities’ decision fundamentally to erode democratic elements of the electoral system in Hong Kong. Such a decision strongly indicates that the authorities in mainland China are determined to eliminate dissenting voices and opinions in Hong Kong.

Increasing equity, diversity and inclusion in science and research enhances excellence, innovation and creativity and leads to more impactful results for all Canadians. The Government of Canada is committed to tackling challenges encountered by under-represented and disadvantaged groups in Canadian research institutions and addressing the impacts on research at large.

The Government of Canada is committed to advancing an inclusive trade agenda that encourages trade and investment in key markets and strengthens the rules-based trading system. International trade will play a key role in Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic by creating opportunities for businesses to grow at home and around the world, creating jobs, and strengthening the middle class.

Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., today announced nearly $40.5 million in federal investments for the Clarke Lake Geothermal Development Project, a wholly owned and Indigenous-led project that will develop one of the first commercially viable geothermal electricity production facilities in Canada.

The Government of Canada is committed to finding and selecting a candidate to fill the office of Governor General who represents the very best of our country.

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will be restoring Place George-V, located in front of the Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury, in order to better reconcile its military vocation and its use for the holding of major events attended every year by many citizens and tourists.

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the establishment of the Advisory Group on the Selection of the Next Governor General to assist with the identification of potential candidates to fill the vacant office.

Remarks from the Chief Public Health Officer on COVID-19, March 12, 2021

Government support will help New Brunswick company commercialize and market technology

The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie–Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue, accompanied by the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Member of Parliament for Honoré-Mercier, Quebec Lieutenant and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will announce Government of Canada financial support to boost the growth of the Pit Caribou microbrewery, an innovative business in the Gaspésie region.

Members of the media are invited to attend an important virtual infrastructure event with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure and Member of Provincial Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes- Brock; and His Worship Jody Davis, Mayor of the Township of Terrace Bay.

Minister Bibeau will kick-off this year’s Canadian Agriculture Safety Week by announcing support for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) towards farm safety tools and advice for the agriculture industry.

Today, the Honourable Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for the Yukon, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency), on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; and the Honourable Richard Mostyn, Minister of Highways and Public Works and Minister of the Public Service Commission, confirmed funding for the Yukon Resource Gateway Project.

Researchers target priority areas to address COVID-19 and improve health outcomes