| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance, and Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will attend the Canada 2020 event, Anatomy of a Deal, about LNG Canada's $40 billion investment in a major liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Kitimat, British Columbia, the single largest private sector investment in Canadian history.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau welcomed the Royal Assent of Bill C-86, the second Budget Implementation Act for Budget 2018, Equality + Growth: A Strong Middle Class.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke with participants of the Toronto Global Forum about Canadian competitiveness and the importance of investing in middle class jobs. Minister Morneau highlighted the Government's recently released Fall Economic Statement, which outlines the next steps in the Government's plan to grow the economy by investing in middle class jobs, and introduces a number of measures aimed at helping Canadian businesses compete and succeed.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Canada's federal, provincial and territorial Finance Ministers gathered in Ottawa today for their semi-annual meeting, where they discussed the importance of securing more good, well-paying jobs for the middle class, and for people working hard to join the middle class. The Ministers heard from the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen S. Poloz, who provided an update on the state of Canada's economy and Canadian monetary policy. Mark Machin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, also talked about the preparations by the Board to get ready for the enhancements to the Plan coming into effect in January 2019.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Building on this track record of success, federal, provincial and territorial Finance Ministers will meet today and tomorrow in Ottawa to advance shared priorities, and continue efforts to deliver real progress for the middle class, and for people working hard to join the middle class.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke with members of the Conseil du patronat du Québec to highlight Canada's economic strengths and discuss the Government's Fall Economic Statement 2018, which includes proposals to:
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
The Department of Finance Canada announced today that Canada's official international reserves decreased by an amount equivalent to US$80 million during November to US$82,008 million. This was driven by more liabilities maturing than new ones being issued as part of reserves management operations (-US$311 million),1 which were partially offset by net investment gains (US$231 million).2
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was in New York City to talk about Canada's economic strengths and the recently released Fall Economic Statement 2018, which outlines the next steps in the Government's plans to grow the economy by investing in middle class jobs.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke with members of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce to highlight Canada's economic strengths and discuss the Government's recently released Fall Economic Statement 2018.
| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
Today, Finance Minister Bill Morneau spoke with members of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, to highlight Canada's economic strengths and discuss the Government's recently released Fall Economic Statement 2018.
