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  by Intergovernmental Affairs   from cic

Minister Blair and Minister Farnworth to hold media availability following meeting on disaster recovery and climate resilience

The Honourable Bill Blair, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable Mike Farnworth, Deputy Premier and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, will hold a media availability following the third meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience.
Categories: National News
  by CIC News   from cicnews

Why you should apply for a parent and grandparent Super Visa

Canada’s Super Visa is a temporary visa that may be an attractive option for Canadians who wish to bring their foreign parents and grandparents to Canada. In contrast to the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP), which is a permanent residency pathway, the Super Visa is a multi-entry visitor visa that is valid for up to […]

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Categories: Family , Settle , Visit , family class , grandparents , parents , Parents and grandparents , pgp , super visa
  by Veterans Affairs Canada   from cic

Minister Anand to participate in a ceremony in Ottawa to mark the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Ottawa, ON – The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board will join Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, and Mr. Whit Fraser, and Algonquin Elder Albert Dumont, in a ceremony to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge at the National War Memorial in Ottawa.
Categories: National News
  by Global Affairs Canada   from cic

Minister Joly concludes productive trip to Europe

The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded a productive trip to Finland, Germany and Belgium, during which she met with multiple partners and NATO Allies to advance shared priorities and to discuss Canada’s ongoing response to President Putin’s illegal and unjustifiable war in Ukraine.
Categories: Global Affairs
  by National Film Board   from cic

Historic agreement between the ARRQ and the NFB.

The Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec (ARRQ) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) have signed a historic document: the first scale agreement between the two organizations. The agreement is in effect for 42 months and applies to animation, documentaries and fictional works under the jurisdiction of the ARRQ, namely, productions in French or any other original language besides English, shot primarily in Quebec and directed by filmmakers who are Quebec residents or who live in Quebec.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Budget 2022: Address by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance

Mr. Speaker, we all remember that Thursday in March, just over two years ago, when our travel plans were hastily cancelled, when our children came home from school, when we rushed to the grocery store to buy toilet paper and hand sanitizer. We knew then that this virus would disrupt our lives. But few of us realized quite how much or for quite how long.
Categories: National News
  by National Film Board   from cic

The NFB at the 40th RVQC: 11 productions and co-productions in the lineup. Works that explore today’s issues, telling stories both personal and universal.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will be at the 40th annual Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma (RVQC) with 11 productions and co-productions, two of which will be premieres: the North American premiere of Hélène Magny’s Je pleure dans ma tête (Unspoken Tears) and the festival premiere of Mathieu Fournier’s Dans l’ombre du Star Wars Kid (Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows).
Categories: National News
  by National Film Board   from cic

Alanis Obomsawin’s Bill Reid Remembers and Kitra Cahana’s Perfecting the Art of Longing. NFB short docs at Hot Docs 2022 explore two incredible lives.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) selection at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival features inspiring and intimate personal portraits, as Alanis Obomsawin and Kitra Cahana turn their lens on two people close to them to create a pair of powerful NFB short docs.
Categories: National News
  by Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission   from cic

Remarks by President Velshi at the United States Nuclear Industry Council Advanced Reactor Summit

On April 5, 2022, Rumina Velshi, CNSC President and CEO, delivered remarks at the United States Nuclear Industry Council Advanced Reactor Summit in Idaho. She provided an overview of the CNSC’s small modular reactor (SMR) readiness activities, including capacity building and pre-licensing activities. She also highlighted the importance of international harmonization and collaboration.
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  by National Film Board   from cic

“Star Wars Kid” Ghyslain Raza breaks his silence for the first time. The documentary Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows (URBANIA/NFB), directed by Mathieu Fournier, launches online at NFB.ca on March 31.

As the 20th anniversary of the digital age’s first viral phenomenon approaches, director Mathieu Fournier’s Star Wars Kid: The Rise of the Digital Shadows (URBANIA/NFB) will be available to stream free online at NFB.ca as of March 31.
Categories: National News
  by CIC News   from cicnews

What will Budget 2022 mean for Canadian immigration?

Canada’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland has just unveiled Canada’s first budget since the September 2021 federal election. The budget outlines the Canadian government’s planned spending and revenue. It is one of the most important announcements made by the federal government each year since it outlines the state of Canada’s economic and fiscal health and what […]

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Categories: Canada , Budget , Canada immigration , express entry , GTS , immigration levels plan , immigration levels plan 2022-2024 , IRCC , lmia , sean fraser , tfwp
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Safe & Inclusive Communities

The past two years, in particular, have reminded us of the systemic barriers and vulnerabilities faced by Black and racialized Canadians, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, women, seniors, and LGBTQ2 Canadians. Budget 2022 introduces new measures to promote a more equitable, more inclusive Canada, and to build communities where everyone is empowered to succeed.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Strong Public Health Care

Since the start of the pandemic, the federal government has invested more than $69 billion, with more funding to be rolled out in future years, to lead a coordinated federal, provincial, and territorial response to fight COVID-19 and protect the health and safety of Canadians.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Canada’s Leadership in the World

Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine has reminded us that the international community is strongest when it acts together in defence of the values we share. In partnership with like-minded democracies around the world, Canada will continue to stand up to the global threats that recognize no borders.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Supporting Canada’s Rural Communities

Canada’s rural communities are a driver of economic growth, and home to a wide range of industries including agriculture, mining, and tourism. To support this growth, Budget 2022 announces a range of important programs and initiatives that are supporting Canadians living and working in rural communities.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Supporting Early Learning and Child Care 

In Budget 2021, the federal government made an historic investment of $30 billion over five years to build a Canada-wide early learning and child care system. In less than a year, it reached agreements with all 13 provinces and territories. By the end of 2022, child care fees will be reduced by an average of 50 per cent, and by 2025-26, child care fees will average $10-a-day for all regulated child care spaces, from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Categories: National News
  by Department of Finance Canada   from cic

Clean Air and a Strong Economy

Smart climate investments today are good for Canadian workers, good for the Canadian economy, and good for the planet. With the largest mobilization of global capital since the Industrial Revolution already underway, Canada has the chance to become a leader in the clean energy of the future. Budget 2022 will help Canada continue to lead in global efforts to fight climate change, to protect our nature, and to build a clean economy that will create the good-paying middle class jobs of today and tomorrow.
Categories: National News