| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement to outline the federal government’s next steps to increase electric vehicle availability in Canada
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| media advisories
Media representatives are advised that David Phillips, Senior Climatologist, and Chantal McCartin, Physical Science Specialist, will present Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2023.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
On December 15, 2023, Canadian Kraft Paper Industries Limited was ordered to pay a $1 million fine after pleading guilty at the Provincial Court of Manitoba to one charge under the federal Fisheries Act, one of the largest environmental fines in Manitoba history.
Today, as the next step in improving the pharmaceutical system in Canada, the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, announced the creation of the Canadian Drug Agency (CDA).
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| statements
"Newcomers, including refugees, play a vital role in shaping Canada. They enrich our society and communities, and contribute to our long-term economic prosperity."
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will hold a press conference to announce development funding to support a new project called Opportunities for Circular and Inclusive Diversification in Agriculture in Honduras.
The Equal Rights Coalition strongly condemns the Russian Supreme Court designating the so-called ‘international public LGBT movement’ as extremist on 30 November, 2023. The coalition also recalls its previous statements on the legal situation of LGBTIQ+ people in the Russian Federation.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
| media advisories
Please be advised that Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for the Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister for PrairiesCan and Minister for CanNor, will make an announcement regarding the next phase of project funding for the Northern Food Innovation Challenge.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
| backgrounders
The Northern Food Innovation Challenge (NFIC) is an innovative approach to addressing socio-economic challenges in Canada’s North and Arctic, undertaken as part of CanNor’s Northern Isolated Community Initiatives (NICI) fund.