| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
Across 18 challenges, the Government of Canada has committed over $26.8 million to support Canadian businesses to innovate and develop Canadian-made solutions to address plastic pollution and waste.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
In 2025, over $1.8 million in additional funding for Advancing a Circular Plastics Economy for Canada has been provided to 13 projects for organizations to develop solutions to address challenges by theme through various funding streams, including reuse, textiles, and single-use plastics
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
Through the Food Waste Prevention and Diversion: Research and Capacity Building Fund, Environment and Climate Change Canada is contributing more than $640,000 in funding to help support local government research and initiatives to reduce the quantity of food and other organic waste disposed in landfills
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The following projects aim to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services across Canada and are funded under the Sexual and Reproductive Health Fund.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | backgrounders
The Government of Canada, through CanNor, is providing over $1.5 million in targeted funding for six projects aimed at improving and developing the tourism sector in the North. Funding for these projects is being provided through CanNor’s IDEANorth program.
| National Defence | backgrounders
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, the Minister of National Defence, introduced An Act to amend the National Defence Act and other Acts (Military Justice System Modernization Act). The legislation was originally proposed as Bill C-66 but was terminated with the prorogation of Parliament in January 2025. The Military Justice System Modernization Act addresses key recommendations made by former Supreme Court Justices Louise Arbour and Morris J. Fish. This legislative proposal continues the constant evolution and modernization of the Military Justice System to meet the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) needs to maintain discipline, efficiency and morale.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is launching a public consultation on Phase 1 of the risk management of the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
On September 26, 2025, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment of over $1.44 million in funding for 10 projects under Natural Resources Canada’s Global Forest Leadership Program, delivered through the International Model Forest Network.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
The federal government is investing more than $1.3 million through the Natural Infrastructure Fund to support five projects across Alberta.
| Transport Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canda recognizes that underwater vessel noise can have a significant impact on marine mammals, including endangered species such as the Southern Resident killer whale.
