| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will make an announcement about clean innovative technologies for the mining sector in Canada.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | media advisories
Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will highlight Canada’s efforts to address climate adaptation and wildfire management during his participation at the Ouranos Symposium.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
Rural and Francophone minority communities make vital contributions to Canada’s economy and culture, but they frequently face unique labour market and demographic challenges as the majority of Canadians and newcomers settle in Canada’s urban centres. In particular, the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) was successful in connecting businesses and employers in remote communities with the skilled newcomers they need to thrive.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Canada is imposing sanctions against individuals and entities in relation to the Lukashenko regime’s ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations in Belarus, as well as its support of Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 10 individuals and 12 entities under the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations in response to ongoing gross and systematic human rights violations committed by the Lukashenko regime in Belarus, as well as its support of Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, released the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today we mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp in occupied Poland, where 1.1 million people were senselessly killed – one million of them Jews. We solemnly remember the over 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust as well as the other victims of Nazism including 500,000 Roma and Sinti and numerous 2SLGBTQI+ persons, persons with disabilities and political dissidents persecuted and killed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
Australia, Canada, the European Union, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, have released a joint statement following Belarus’ sham presidential elections on January 26, 2025:
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | news releases
Small- and medium-sized businesses are key drivers of innovation and opportunity in their communities.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
The CBSA is discontinuing the issuance of Pacific Crest Trail permits
| Competition Bureau Canada | news releases
Competition Bureau issues report summarizing feedback on artificial intelligence and competition January 27, 2025 – GATINEAU (Québec), Competition Bureau
