| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Media are invited to a virtual briefing by a senior government official on the Prime Minister’s upcoming housing announcement. Information provided at the technical briefing is for attribution to senior officials. Video and audio recording of the briefing for the purpose of broadcast is prohibited.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an important housing announcement with the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an important housing announcement with the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender, Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism and Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Streetsville.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an important housing announcement with the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State for International Development and Member of Parliament for Surrey Centre, Ernie Klassen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Member of Parliament for South Surrey-White Rock, and Tyrel Sutton, Senior Vice President of Western Canada at Flynn Canada Ltd.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an important housing announcement with the Honourable Sean Fraser, P.C., K.C., Member of Parliament for Central Nova, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, chaired a meeting of G7 Finance Ministers to discuss further measures to increase pressure on Russia to end its war against Ukraine.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Canada Employment Insurance Commission announced that it has set the 2026 Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate at $1.63 per $100 of insurable earnings for employees and $2.28 for employers, who pay 1.4 times the employee rate. The 2026 rate is a one-cent decrease from the 2025 rate and a three-cent decrease from the 2024 rate. The rate is set based on the 2026 Actuarial Report on the Employment Insurance Premium Rate and its addendum, which were made available today, as well as the Commission’s summary of the reports.
Today, Parliamentary Secretary Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, announced $13.5 million in new federal funding for the Kluane N’tsi Wind Energy Project, located between the communities of Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay, in Yukon. These new funds bring the total federal funding for this project to $16.5 million.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Canada’s economy depends on strong trade and reliable exchange, and Canada’s truckers are at the heart of that connection. As supply chains adapt to new challenges and opportunities, it is more important than ever to recognize and support the workers who keep our economy moving safely and efficiently across the country.