TB disproportionately affects Inuit and Inuit communities. Between 2015 and 2019, the reported incidence rate of active TB disease among Inuit living in Inuit Nunangat was 300 times the rate among the Canadian-born, non-Indigenous population.
| Public Service Commission of Canada
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Under the Public Service Employment Act, eligible Veterans and Canadian Armed Forces members are provided entitlements to support them in finding federal public employment: priority, preference and mobility.
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board, made the following statement today:
“As we mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we must reflect on all the ways that we can stand up against racism and inequities that persist in our societies, including against racialized and religious communities.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada
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Public Services and Procurement Canada has a framework of laws, regulations, policies, programs and services in place to prevent, detect and respond to potential wrongdoing, in order to safeguard the integrity of the federal procurement system. When we detect issues or receive allegations that the Government of Canada is being defrauded either in a specific contract or on a broader scale, we respond.
Today, Health Canada has issued a public advisory underscoring the importance of only using authorized nicotine pouches as directed for smoking cessation, and to not use nicotine pouches not approved for sale in Canada.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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“Today, we are proud to celebrate the International Day of La Francophonie. This day is an opportunity for all Canadians to celebrate the linguistic duality that is at the heart of our national identity, and to reflect on the importance of the French language that links us to so many communities around the world. It’s also an opportunity to highlight the importance of Frenchspeaking newcomers who choose to settle in Canada, and who are essential to the economic, cultural and linguistic development of their new communities."