The Government of Canada is working with provinces and territories, as well as the Coalition for Action for Health Workers and other key partners to address health workforce challenges. Budget 2023 outlined the Government of Canada’s plan to invest close to $200 billion to improve health care for Canadians, which includes a focus on efforts to support a resilient health workforce through retention, recruitment, and planning. Additionally, it will support more team-based models of care and leverage new technologies to transform the health system in order to address the health workforce crisis.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with her Japanese counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa, on April 18 on the margins of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Minister Ng and Ms. Clark discussed areas of mutual interest such as cooperative efforts to advance cross-border trade by small and medium-sized enterprises. Minister Ng noted that U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent visit to Canada reaffirmed the steadfast friendship and longstanding mutually beneficial economic relationship between Canada and the United States, which provides well-paying jobs and economic prosperity on both sides of the border...
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
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Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew the waste facility operating licence held by Ontario Power Generation for its Darlington Waste Management Facility located on the site of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in the Municipality of Clarington, Ontario.
Please be advised that the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services; the Honourable Michelle Thompson, Nova Scotia's Minister of Health and Wellness; and 13 Mi'kmaq First Nation Chiefs in Nova Scotia will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding to advance Mi'kmaw health and wellness.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project, a port expansion project proposed by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, will be key to supporting Canada’s economic growth over the coming years.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable Réjean Savoie, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship Adam Lordon, Mayor of the City of Miramichi.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, and Councillor Anne Stevenson, City of Edmonton O-day’min Ward Councillor, on behalf of His Worship Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor of the City of Edmonton.
| Canada Research Coordinating Committee
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Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, announced more than $200 million in support for Canadian-led interdisciplinary, international, high-risk and high-reward research through the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). Through three different NFRF competitions, the government will support 195 projects.
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, launched the second day of the Canadian Autism Leadership Summit by announcing $214,883 in funding for the Autism Alliance of Canada (AAC) to address gaps in knowledge about the needs and experiences of Autistic adults over the age of 30.
