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Minister Gould highlights budget investments to make life more affordable for Canadians

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, visited Family Foods Centennial in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to highlight the Government of Canada’s new Grocery Rebate and how Budget 2023 is making life more affordable for people from coast to coast to coast.


Backgrounder – Biography, National Seniors Council 

| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders

Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults. Dr. Sinha currently serves as the Director of Geriatrics of Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto, the Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University.


Minister Khera and Minister Duclos announce the reappointment of three members to the National Seniors Council  

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Canada's population of seniors is growing and this makes it more important than ever to support the health and well-being of older Canadians. The Government of Canada is committed to seeking advice on seniors’ issues to inform ongoing work that helps Canadians age with dignity, safety, and comfort, while enjoying social and economic security.


Minister O’Regan highlights budget investments to make life more affordable and to better support workers

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr. was in Cape Breton to talk about Budget 2023 measures that will make life more affordable and better support workers. The Minister and Parliamentary Secretaries Battiste and Kelloway toured the Atlantic Canada Regional Council of Carpenters, Millwrights and Allied Workers’ facility in Sydney, where they met with workers to discuss new and enhanced support for tradespeople.


Minister Khera wraps up her participation in the 13th Session of the United Nations Open-ended Working Group on Ageing

| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases

Canada’s Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, recently completed a successful visit to New York where she participated in the 13th Session of the United Nations (UN) Open-ended Working Group on Ageing. The Working Group considers the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identifies possible gaps and how to best address them, including by considering, as appropriate, the feasibility of further instruments and measures.


Minister Gould in Thunder Bay to highlight federal budget investments 

| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories

The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould will visit Renco Family Foods to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.


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