| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
Rita Virk is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) with extensive experience in finance, risk management, and governance across multiple sectors, including financial institutions, insurance, biotechnology, transportation, and technology. She brings strong insights from working in large and complex organizations.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
On February 10, 2026, Canada announced more than $97 million for 155 clean transportation projects across Canada.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | backgrounders
The Government of Canada, through CanNor, is providing $2,815,999 in funding for four projects that support digital literacy and AI adoption in communities across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | backgrounders
The Government of Canada, through CanNor, is providing $2,815,999 in funding for four projects that support digital literacy and AI adoption in communities across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
Canada is, and will remain, a nation that builds cars. For over 100 years, the automotive industry has been a cornerstone of our economy, underpinning advanced manufacturing, driving innovation and supporting hundreds of thousands of well‑paying jobs across the country. Backed by a world-class workforce, globally recognized parts suppliers and leading‑edge research and development, Canada's automotive sector is building the vehicles of today and it will help build the vehicles of tomorrow.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
On February 5, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced legislation to establish Build Canada Homes as a Crown corporation dedicated to building affordable homes in communities across the country. With the passage of this legislation, Build Canada Homes will transition to a Crown corporation, granting it the independence to take on risk and the operational autonomy to focus on delivering its mandate while remaining accountable to Canadians.
| Competition Bureau Canada | backgrounders
Backgrounder: Study on the Economic Benefits of Pro-Competitive Reforms in CanadaThe Competition Bureau commissioned an independent study to better understand how Canada’s economy could benefit from more competition-friendly regulations.
| Statistics Canada | backgrounders
In select northern and remote communities, collection begins early to ensure access to areas that are easier to reach in winter and to count populations that typically migrate out of their communities in the spring.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
On January 30, 2026, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Minister of Technology and Innovation of Alberta, announced funding to bring high-speed Internet access to communities in Alberta.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Sainte-Marthe-de-Gaspé Lighthouse.
