Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Paul Kovacs, Founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), announced the launch of the Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience at ICLR’s Disaster Resilience Display Centre in Toronto.
The Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience is a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The Centre is focused on helping communities recover from disasters more effectively and rebuild in ways that reduce future risks.
The Canada Border Services Agency is announcing two significant seizures of cocaine that occurred at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ontario.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, the Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Jim Bradley, Chair of the Region of Niagara, and His Worship Mat Siscoe, Mayor of the City of St. Catharines and Chair of the Niagara Transit Commission.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Paul Connors, Member of Parliament for Avalon, the Honourable Pam Parsons, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Member of the House of Assembly for Harbour Grace—Port de Grave, and His Worship Don Coombs, Mayor of Harbour Grace.
| Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson
| statements
OTTAWA, September 3, 2025 – I was pleased to learn about the recent request from the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, and the Honourable Wayne Long, Secretary of State (Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions), to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The Minister and the Secretary of State have asked the CRA to implement a 100-day plan to strengthen its services, reduce delays, and improve accessibility for taxpayers.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Personal support workers are essential to the strength of Canada’s care system, and the Government of Canada is supporting their efforts by helping them build greater financial security.
The Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, today issued the following statement to close the Made in Canada Ferries and Rail Summit:
