| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
On February 21, 2025, in Courtenay Provincial Court, the Honourable Judge B. Hutcheson found Scarborough resident Raul Dumelod guilty of catching and retaining oysters over the daily limit, and of fishing without a valid licence in Buckley Bay, British Columbia (B.C.). Dumelod was charged in August of 2024 and fined a total of $5,500.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Joanne Thompson, on behalf of the federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced that Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program (GNPP) is investing $5.4 million toward deep energy retrofits for 101 municipally owned community housing units in St. John’s. The City of St. John’s is investing $4.4 million and has also received $1.66 million in funding through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Affordable Housing Fund to support the improvements of these 101 units and additional repairs of 65 units.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and the Honourable Mike Moyes, Manitoba Environment and Climate Change Minister, announced a federal investment of approximately $7.9 million toward the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program (OHPA) to support climate action in Manitoba and help low- to median-income homeowners reduce their energy bills. Including funds from Efficiency Manitoba, the Manitoba government is contributing up to $2.6 million toward the co-delivery of the OHPA program.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
On March 21, 2025, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced a $16.3-million investment in 25 projects through the Government of Canada’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program (FMWCC) – Training Fund to increase fire management capacity across the country.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson announced a $16.3 million investment over the next three years, starting in 2024–25, to support 25 projects through the Government of Canada’s Fighting and Managing Wildfires in a Changing Climate Program (FMWCC) – Training Fund.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Funding will help expand the Nuji Kelo’toqatijik Earth Keeper Network.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced $12.5 million through to 2028 to support the continued operation of the Canadian Human Trafficking Hotline – a vital part of the Government of Canada’s plan to combat human trafficking.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $107.3 million to fight crime in Quebec.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Member of Parliament for Québec, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, who is responsible for the Department for Women and Gender Equality , highlighted $533,029 for Corporation de développement économique communautaire (CDEC) de Québec.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, who is responsible for the Department for Women and Gender Equality, announced up to $718,000 for three Québec-based organizations.
