This 2025 prohibition includes semi-automatic firearms with sustained rapid-fire capability (tactical/military design with large capacity magazine) that are not suitable for hunting or sport shooting, and exceed safe civilian use.
Everyone who lives in Canada deserves to be and feel safe in their communities. These last few years, we’ve witnessed a rise in hate incidents experienced by many communities. This is unacceptable, and the federal government is taking action to combat hate and protect communities.
Today, the Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Minister of Official Languages and Associate Minister of Public Safety, announced the prohibition of an additional 179 unique makes and models of assault-style firearms as well as new measures that aim to keep people safe from intimate partner violence involving a firearm.
The Honourable Élisabeth Brière, Minister of National Revenue and the Honorable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, today issued the following statement regarding the establishment of a data-sharing arrangement between the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Labour Program at Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).
| Women and Gender Equality Canada
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Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, highlighted $1,019,240 for the organization Conscious Economics, and their project, HeARTwork: Advancing Women in Business.
Canada is the second largest country in the world, but we have a small population, and our communities are spread out. As a result, the air sector plays a critical role in ensuring that people, businesses, and communities stay connected. Canadians rely on air travel to access critical services, visit loved ones, and support supply chains, trade, and tourism.
Every year, Canada’s airports welcome millions of passengers, connecting people within and outside of Canada and serving as important economic drivers. Investments in these airports strengthen business development, improve aviation services and safety, and enhance access to transportation for Canada’s rural, remote, and Indigenous communities.
The Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, the Honourable Anita Anand, and the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Bill Blair, will provide update on the National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft.
| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
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Statement from the President of the Treasury Board in response to the Comptroller General of Canada’s Horizontal Internal Audit of Procurement Governance