| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Parliamentary Secretary Annie Koutrakis will tour a few Laurentides businesses on February 21, 2025. During the day, she will visit Synergie V3 and MetalCo Welding and will then meet with representatives of the Association touristique des Laurentides.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a combined repayable investment of nearly $19 million for 10 manufacturers in the homebuilding and construction sectors to expand production capabilities and adopt new equipment.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
| news releases
Everyone deserves a safe and affordable place to call home. The homebuilding and construction sectors are crucial to addressing the need for housing and increasing the number of homes available in southern Ontario. The Government of Canada is investing in local manufacturers who are coming up with Canadian-led solutions to build more homes faster. These efforts help us respond more quickly to housing demands, build homes more efficiently, and make sure Canadians have access to affordable housing. These efforts are closely aligned with the goals of Canada’s Housing Plan, a historic plan to ensure all Canadians have access to housing.
Ensuring our fishery officers have the equipment and tools they need to protect marine biodiversity and enforce the Fisheries Act is important to the Government of Canada.
For the 17th year, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) is bringing together filmmakers, NFB producers and creative teams from across the country to create short cinematic tributes to Canadian performing arts legends, as the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) gets set to honour seven new laureates.
International Women’s Day, March 8, has a special significance for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as it honours Studio D, its trailblazing English Program feminist film unit and the landmark French Program series En tant que femmes—both of which were founded in 1974 in anticipation of the UN’s International Women’s Year, and marked their 50th anniversaries last year.
On February 20, 2025, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $3.6 million in funding for six projects in Quebec under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program.
Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $3.6 million in funding for six projects in Quebec under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP) and the Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program. These projects aim to support regions and sectors in Quebec and across Canada in adapting to a changing climate by developing future climate scenarios, adaptation tools and resources, knowledge sharing networks and integrated adaptation plans and actions.
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an announcement regarding support for Indigenous natural resource projects. Media availability will follow.