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Minister Champagne to highlight strategic partnership between Canada and Sweden with Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden

Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will deliver remarks to highlight high-tech co-operation between Canada and Sweden at the Ericsson Research & Development facility in Ottawa. He will be accompanied by Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Ericsson senior executives.

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Deadline for amendment to Citizenship Act extended to January 2026

Canada’s federal government will once again miss their deadline to finalize amendments to the country’s Citizenship Act. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has extended the deadline to pass Bill C-3 by two months. Bill C-3 seeks to remove the First-Generation Limit (FGL) on Canadian Citizenship, which was initially deemed unconstitutional by the Superior Court […]

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Canada Deepens Space Ties with Europe Through Historic Investment

Today, at the SpaceBound 2025 Conference, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, made the historic announcement that Canada will increase its investment to European Space Agency (ESA) programs by $528.5 million. This investment represents a tenfold increase compared to previous contributions and is set to advance research and development of Canadian-made space technologies for both civilian and defence purposes.

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Backgrounder: CRTC updates definition of Canadian content to better support Canadian stories and creators

The Online Streaming Act (formerly Bill C-11), which amended the Broadcasting Act (the Act), requires the CRTC to modernize Canada’s broadcasting framework and ensure that online streaming services make meaningful contributions to Canadian and Indigenous content. Because this work is complex and involves many interconnected pieces, the CRTC is moving forward through a series of consultations and phased decisions.

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Foreign worker arrivals already in line with 2026 reductions—more than 100,000 fewer than 2025 targets

Arrivals of foreign workers in Canada this year are already in line with 2026 reductions, with the federal government likely to undershoot their 2025 target by more than 100,000 workers by the end of the year. If the current pace of arrivals continues, the government may admit roughly 202,923 foreign workers (adjusted for seasonality based […]

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These are the types of candidates getting invited in the most recent Canadian Experience Class draws

Since August of this year, Express Entry’s Canadian Experience Class (CEC) program has replicated the same draw: 1,000 invitations to apply (ITAs) delivered to candidates with Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) scores of either 533 or 534 points. Foreign nationals seeking Canadian permanent residence through Express Entry’s CEC program may be wondering what it takes to […]

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