AMENDMENT – Invitation to media – Parliamentary Secretary Carlos Leitão to announce Government of Canada support for five MRC de La Vallée-de-l’Or businesses working in the mining sector
Media advisory

Please note that this previously published media advisory has been amended given the following newly added element: The Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, will participate in this announcement.
Val-d’Or, Quebec, August 22, 2025 – Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
In the presence of the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Member of Parliament for Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou and Minister of Indigenous Services, Carlos Leitão, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for CED, will announce Government of Canada financial support for five Abitibi businesses working in the mining sector to boost their growth and expansion projects.
On this occasion, Mr. Leitão will also be accompanied by Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
Date:
August 25, 2025
Time:
11 a.m.
Location:
Arkys Web Software
805 2e Avenue
Val-d’Or, Quebec
J9P 1W7
We ask any journalists who wish to attend this press conference to confirm their presence by writing to the following email address by 9 a.m. on August 25, 2025: conferences@dec-ced.gc.ca. CED will use the email addresses received to send out the news release the day of the announcement.
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Media Relations
Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
media@dec-ced.gc.ca
Gabrielle Landry
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Email: gabrielle.landry@ised-isde.gc.ca