On June 3, 2026, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced close to $130 million in federal funding for 56 projects across Canada that will help advance the forest sector’s transformation. These projects will support the development of new low-carbon wood technologies, expand the use of mass timber in construction, support Indigenous participation and forest-sector businesses, increase manufacturers’ capacity to add value to wood products and help diversify export markets.
On June 3, 2026, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced close to $130 million in federal funding for 56 projects across Canada that will help advance the forest sector’s transformation. These projects will support the development of new low-carbon wood technologies, expand the use of mass timber in construction, support Indigenous participation and forest-sector businesses, increase manufacturers’ capacity to add value to wood products and help diversify export markets.
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, highlighted up to $90 million in loan assistance to transportation and logistics company C.A.T. North America Inc. (C.A.T.) through the Large Enterprise Tariff Loan facility.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Marilou Hudon-Huot, Vice President, Development and Leasing at the Société de développement Angus.
Federal investments of $600 million per year will provide stability and immediate support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors and keep Canadian culture accessible and affordable for all
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, will be at the Mining Society of Nova Scotia Conference to announce the establishment of the Mining and Minerals Workforce Alliance.
Yesterday, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, spoke with His Excellency Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed, Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs of Qatar, to deepen the Canada-Qatar economic partnership. Minister Sidhu expressed Canada’s solidarity with Qatar in the wake of Iran’s unacceptable strikes across the Middle East, including in Qatar.
| Canadian International Trade Tribunal
| news releases
Further to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s expiry review (RR-2025-002), the Tribunal today continued its order made on October 14, 2020, in expiry review RR-2019-003, concerning the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar from China, Korea and Türkiye, and the subsidizing of such products from China.
