Minister of Finance to Deliver  Fall Economic Statement

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau will table the Fall Economic Statement (FES) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.

The Department of Finance will be holding a media lock-up prior to the tabling of the FES. The lock-up will end when a designated Department of Finance official in the lock-up announces that the embargo is lifted, at approximately 4:00 p.m.

Entry to the media lock-up is restricted to journalists accredited through the Parliamentary Press Gallery. For more information on accreditation, please contact Pierre Cuguen at the Press Gallery Secretariat, at 613-992-4511 or pierre.cuguen@parl.gc.ca.

Date

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Location

Room 430 
Wellington Building 
180 Wellington Street 
Ottawa, Ontario

Times (all times local)

Recommended arrival: 12:00 p.m. 
Embargoed reading begins: 12:30 p.m. 
Media representatives must vacate Room 430 by 5:00 p.m.

Embargo Procedures

Media representatives should present themselves at the entrance of Room 430 at 180 Wellington for the embargoed reading and background briefing, starting around 12:00 p.m.

Media will be asked to sign an undertaking to respect the embargo prior to being allowed entry into the briefing room. They will be asked to hand in their mobile phones, BlackBerrys and other communication devices and will not be allowed to leave, or communicate with anyone outside the lock-up, at any time prior to the announcement of the lifting of the embargo inside the lock-up.

Wi-Fi will be available in the lock-up once the embargo is lifted at around 4:00 p.m., after the Minister rises in the House of Commons and tables the FES.

Department of Finance officials will be available in the lock-up to answer questions on a deep background, not-for-attribution basis only (no quotes or references to government officials, as outlined in the undertaking).

The embargo will be in place until the designated Department of Finance official announces it is lifted in the lock-up, after the Minister rises in the House of Commons and tables the FES.

Media representatives must vacate Room 430 by 5:00 p.m.