| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst, the Honourable Gilles LePage, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and Her Worship Kim Chamberlain, Mayor of the City of Bathurst.
Today, the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced over $5.4 million for 28 projects across the Prairies that will accelerate Indigenous participation and leadership in the forest sector, create good jobs and promote the use of wood-based products in construction.
On October 24, 2025, the Honourable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister of Northern and Arctic Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a total investment of $5.44 million for 28 projects in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta that will accelerate Indigenous participation and leadership in the sector, create good jobs and promote the use of Canadian wood in green construction.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| news releases
Dauphinais, Royer, FilSpec and Attitude receive CED funding for projects that will enable them to innovate, increase their productivity and remain competitive.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| news releases
Pauline Rochefort, Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Rural Development), and Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, today announced a Government of Canada investment of $786,294 in Economic Partners Sudbury East/West Nipissing to ensure the continued operation of the Northern Ontario Agri-Food Pavilion at the 2025 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (the Royal). The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| backgrounders
The following information is in addition to the news release issued on October 24, 2025, on CED’s financial assistance, the recipient businesses and organizations, and their respective projects.
Canada’s new government has introduced sweeping reforms to make bail laws stricter and sentencing laws tougher for repeat and violent offending, to support the front lines, and to invest in long-term prevention.
The Government of Canada is allocating more than $48 million to Nova Scotia to help provide French as a minority language and French as a second language education, from preschool to the post-secondary level
The Government of Canada is delivering on its commitment to protect Canada’s auto industry and workers. Today, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, and the Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, jointly announced significant reductions to the import quotas of General Motors (GM) and Stellantis.