| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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In May 2024, Environment and Climate Change Canada implemented a comprehensive coastal flooding prediction and alerting program that allows Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologists to issue coastal flooding forecasts and alerts using both the probability and expected impact of an event.
Today, the federal government launched a new Co operative Housing Development Program to support a new generation of co-op housing in Canada and help make housing more affordable.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The cement and concrete industry is a major economic driver and a cornerstone of the global economy, but it also produces significant greenhouse gas emissions. While global action to deploy the technologies needed to fight climate change has increased, greater international cooperation is needed to get the world on track to meet climate goals.
In the context of climate change and the resulting warming of the oceans, it is more important than ever for the Government of Canada to be agile, and to seize all new economic opportunities for the benefit of coastal communities. That is why Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) wants to evaluate the growth potential of the commercial lobster fishery in certain areas that were previously under-exploited in Quebec, always with the aim of supporting these local economies.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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Regional Chiefs and the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations met earlier this week with Federal Cabinet Ministers in Ottawa, on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg people, to strengthen their relationship, advance priorities to improve the quality of life for First Nations, and close long-standing socio-economic gaps.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
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The Grand Chief, Chiefs, and Councils from the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation and invited guests joined the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, to sign a landmark agreement for the construction of a dedicated Algonquin space as part of Canada’s commitment to establish a national space for Indigenous Peoples within the Parliamentary Precinct.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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In response to public feedback during last year’s wildfire events, Environment and Climate Change Canada launched improvements to its air quality forecast and alert system