The Government of Canada to hold a technical briefing and press conference on Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy

St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island – November 23, 2022 – The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Emergency Preparedness, alongside the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will make an announcement on Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

A photo opportunity and technical briefing will precede the announcement.

Please note that all details are subject to change.

Event:            Photo opportunity only
Date:              Thursday, November 24, 2022
Time:              9:00 a.m. (AST)
Location:       Red Head Harbour
                        Red Head Road
                        Morell, PEI

Senior officials from the Government of Canada will hold a virtual bilingual technical briefing regarding Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy. The briefing will be on background only and is not for attribution.

Event:            Technical briefing via Zoom
Date:              Thursday, November 24, 2022
Time:              9:30 a.m. (AST)

Event:            Hybrid announcement and media availability
                        (in-person and virtual via Zoom)
Date:              Thursday, November 24, 2022
Time:             11:00 a.m. (AST)
Location:      The Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation
                        University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) St Peter’s Campus
                        Veteran’s Memorial Highway (Route 2)
                        St. Peter’s Bay, PEI

For both the technical briefing and the press conference, media representatives are asked to register for the Zoom webinars by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada.