Canada is a trading nation with a deep history of building strategic partnerships with nations whose customers value the quality and consistency of the goods we export. Goods that come from different sectors, including agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and mining, from regions across the country. Canada has what the world wants, and Canadian businesses need modern, reliable and efficient infrastructure to get their products to customers and keep Canada competitive on the world stage.
The government is referring the Port of Vancouver Gateway Strategy to the Major Projects Office. Under the Gateway Strategy, the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project is being referred to the MPO, and the government is initiating the process toward potential listing of the project under the Building Canada Act.
Today’s announcement demonstrates how the federal government is supporting the modernization of Canada’s electricity system, helping to reduce GHG emissions and prepare for the growing electricity demand as we work to double Canada’s electricity grid by 2050 under Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced that Canada has signed the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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The Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are announcing a total of $910,309 in investments in the Port de Havre-Saint-Pierre to modernize and optimize the Portail Pélagie-Cormier, a key reception pavilion for tourism and economic development in Minganie. The total project cost sits at over $1.6 million.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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The Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), the Honourable Mélanie Joly; the Minister for Regional Economic Development, Eric Girard; the Minister of Employment and Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region, Jean François Simard; the Member for Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré and Minister Responsible for Sports, Recreation and the Outdoors, Kariane Bourassa; and Investissement Québec announce financial support for Simard Suspensions to boost its growth and stimulate its capacity to produce suspension and steering systems for heavy trucks.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement in support of innovation and business growth in the Greater Toronto Area.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Roberto Velasco Álvarez, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs, to Canada on July 17, 2026.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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The Build Communities Strong Fund is investing $51 billion in a wide range of infrastructure projects across the country that support economic prosperity, housing, sport, education, health, transit, and climate adaptation.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada
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Today, while Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women gathered in New Brunswick, the co-chairs, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), and the Honourable Lyne Chantal Boudreau, Minister responsible for Women and Gender Equity for the Government of New Brunswick, as well as Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Member of Parliament for Moncton—Dieppe, announced $607.4 million over four years, beginning in 2027-28, to continue the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence.
