The Northern cod fishery is supporting employment and investment in coastal communities and providing economic benefits to Indigenous partners, harvesters, plant workers and other related industries. Since the commercial fishery reopened, landings have more than doubled reaching 32,700 tonnes in 2025 with an associated landed value of $75 million. In 2025, Northern cod accounted for six per cent of the province’s total landed value, up from four per cent the previous year—highlighting its expanding contribution to the provincial economy.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
This week, Leslie Church, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Jobs and Families (Persons with Disabilities), led Canada’s delegation to the 19th session of the UN Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York, where she underscored Canada’s ongoing commitment to advancing the rights, inclusion and full participation of persons with disabilities.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will join the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) to open the market in recognition of the continued growth, innovation and impact of Canada's exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
| media advisories
The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), on behalf of 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 announce support for sport-tech innovation and entrepreneurship.
Alexandre Côté (BA Hons [International Studies], Glendon College, York University, 1995; MA Economics [Development Administration and Management], University of Manchester, 2002) started his career as a junior professional officer with the UN Development Programme.
Today, the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, met with His Excellency Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Secretary of National Defense, to strengthen bilateral defence relations and advance cooperation with one of Canada’s most important defence partners in the Indo-Pacific.
The ministers discussed the need for Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom to closely coordinate responses to the latest developments in the Middle East, and they exchanged views on ways to mitigate the impacts of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz on the global economy and critical supply chains, including in relation to the three countries...
