| Public Services and Procurement Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Ali Ehsassi, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement, will speak to key achievements in support of the Canadian marine industry and highlight the important economic contributions of the shipbuilding sector across Canada.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Rachel Bendayan, in her first ceremony as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, will welcome 64 of Canada’s newest citizens from 31 different countries at this special ceremony to mark International Francophonie Day. MJ Quraishi will preside over the ceremony.
Today, the CBSA and the RCMP announce the seizure of approximately 419 kg of suspected cocaine from two recent enforcement actions at the Blue Water Bridge port of entry in Point Edward, Ontario, with an estimated street value of $11 million.
The CBSA launches investigations into the alleged dumping of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from China and Pakistan and its subsidization by China
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
| news releases
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today continued its order made on July 3, 2019, in expiry review RR-2018-002, continuing, without amendment, its finding made on November 12, 2013, in inquiry NQ 2013-002, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of unitized wall modules, with or without infill, including fully assembled frames, with or without fasteners, trims, cover caps, window operators, gaskets, load transfer bars, sunshades and anchor assemblies, excluding non unitized building envelope systems, such as stick systems and point-fixing systems, originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Today, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton–Canso; Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Member of Parliament for Sydney–Victoria; His Worship Cecil Clarke, Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality; and the Honourable David C. Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton University announced a federal investment of over $17.1 million to improve water infrastructure for two housing developments in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF).
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities announced a federal investment of up to $7 million for the Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion project in British Columbia through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
The federal government is allocating an additional $1 million to the Lakehead Social Planning Council in Thunder Bay and $500,000 to the County of Wellington in Guelph through the Designated Communities stream of Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy. This brings the total allocation from 2019-20 through 2027-28 to $11.6 million for Thunder Bay, and $17.1 million for Guelph.