| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| backgrounders
The Government of Canada is investing $15,845,668 through the Public Transit Infrastructure to support 18 public transit and active transportation projects across the City of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Today, Joanne Thompson, Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and Danny Breen, Mayor of the City of St. John’s, announced a joint investment of more than $27.8 million to enhance St. John’s public transit infrastructure.
This week, from April 28 to 29, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, will attend a meeting of European Union Economy and Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Stockholm, Sweden.
Today, National Defence Minister Anita Anand visited IMP Aerospace in Enfield, Nova Scotia, and joined representatives from Leonardo U.K. Ltd., IMP Aerospace, and other partners, who announced that IMP Aerospace has received a major sub-contract for the Cormorant Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project.
The Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, Alejandro Mayorkas, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, will make an announcement and hold a media availability following the conclusion of the 2023 Canada-United States Cross-Border Crime Forum.
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has announced its determination of the Volume-Related Composite Price Index (VRCPI) for the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) at 1.8295 and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) at 1.7616 for the 2023–2024 crop year beginning August 1st. This is an increase in the VRCPI over the last crop year of 12.11% for CN and 5.43% for CP.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
| statements
The Government of Canada would like to clarify information regarding employees’ pay in the context of the current labour disruption by the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC).
Jean Yip, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport on behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, will make an important announcement on brain health research.