Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced the most recent initiatives to receive funding for the assessment, removal and disposal of abandoned boats in Canadian waters. Under the Abandoned Boats Program, $1,692,079 is being provided to assess 44 boat removal projects in British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador, and to remove 51 abandoned boats in British Columbia and Nova Scotia.

Through Transport Canada’s Abandoned Boats Program and Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Small Craft Harbours Abandoned and Wrecked Vessels Removal Program, the Government of Canada is helping to remove abandoned boats, educate boat owners about their responsibilities, and support research into improving recycling options.

Today, Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Member of Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; and His Worship Duncan McPhail, Mayor of the Municipality of West Elgin, announced joint funding for improvements to the Rodney Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Municipality of West Elgin.

During this roundtable discussion, the ministers heard about investment opportunities in the city to create jobs for workers.

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions grants $801,500 in support for three regional businesses and helps create and maintain 20 jobs.

The report remarked on the importance of avoiding premature withdrawal of policy support and welcomed Canada’s adoption of fiscal guardrails.

Canadian provinces and territories have made adjustments to their immigration programs so that new immigrants can still become permanent residents during the pandemic. Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) have been operating throughout the coronavirus outbreak, and there’s no sign of stopping in 2021 either. These programs serve an important purpose to regional economies. They were designed […]

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Stéphane Jobin (LLL Law, University of Ottawa, 1989; School of the Quebec Bar, 1990) joined External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1991 after working as a lawyer in private practice.

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment: Stéphane Jobin becomes Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Observer to the African Union. Mr. Jobin replaces Antoine Chevrier.

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) update to be given by Ministers and Government of Canada officials at February 16, 2021 news conference.

The Parks Canada Agency is pleased to announce a collaboration with Quebec iconic storyteller Fred Pellerin to offer a new audio path, Diabolus ex machina, at the Forges du Saint-Maurice National Historic Site for the 2021 summer season.

Launched in July 2020, Perseverance, NASA's Mars 2020 rover, will land in Jezero Crater on February 18. For the first time, samples of rock and soil collected on Mars will be sealed and stored for possible return to Earth.

Government of Canada officials will host a technical briefing for media on firearms.

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today determined that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain grinding media from the Republic of India have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry.

An effective rules-based multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization (WTO) at its core, is essential to the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and for Canada’s future prosperity. Given the WTO’s global stature, strong leadership is required to bring together like-minded countries and make trade more efficient and beneficial for everyone.

Today, the Honourable Larry Bagnell, Member of Parliament for Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; and the Honourable John Streicker, Minister of Community Services, for the Government of Yukon, announced funding for a new consolidated fire hall and public works building for the Town of Faro.

The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to create a barrier-free Canada with the implementation of the Accessible Canada Act, which will help remove barriers, and increase access and opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Thanks to a combined investment of close to $1.5 million from the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec and Bell, 700 households in several communities in the Charlevoix region now have better access to high-speed Internet. Completion of the construction of fibre-optic backbone networks means that the communities of Maillard, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Cap-Aux-Corbeaux, Baie-Saint-Paul, Jean-Noël and La Malbaie can now benefit from quality Internet service at a reasonable price. These three infrastructure projects were carried out as part of a large intergovernmental initiative to provide connectivity to up to 24,000 households in 58 rural communities in Quebec.

On February 15, 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 virtual infrastructure event with Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; the Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and Member of Provincial Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure; and His Worship Duncan McPhail, Mayor of the Municipality of West Elgin.

February 15 is National Flag of Canada Day

The Honourable Marie Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton‒Stanstead and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food, accompanied by Lyne Bessette, Member of Parliament for Brome Missisquoi, invite media representatives to a press conference regarding support for Eddynet, Cuisine Idéale Cabinet and ACTIV Foods.

Around the globe, foreign nationals are arbitrarily arrested, sentenced and detained by countries attempting to leverage them for diplomatic gain in their relations with other states. Countries from every continent are coming together to denounce this unjust practice which exposes people who live, work and travel abroad to greater risk.

Immigrants and racialized communities in Ottawa are at a higher risk of exposure to COVID-19, according to a new report. The summary report titled The impact of COVID-19 on immigrants and racialized communities in Ottawa was based on a virtual community dialogue event hosted by The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) and funded in part […]

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PS Terry Duguid, will announce an infrastructure investment in Winnipeg