| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Anna-Karine Asselin (LLL., University of Ottawa, 1990; Barreau du Québec [Quebec Bar], 1991) joined External Affairs and International Trade Canada in 1994.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | backgrounders
Today, 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), visited the University of Windsor to announce a combined Government of Canada investment of nearly $12 million for six businesses and organizations to advance innovative housing solutions across southern Ontario. A number of these projects are funded through the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) to help address the way homes are built to better meet our country’s demand.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | backgrounders
On August 22, 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced that around $5.2 million through the Green Municipal Fund’s (GMF) Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative is being used to fund 70 projects that will support climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, and community-wide climate risk assessments in several municipalities across Canada.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is providing more than $557.5 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 1,123 recipients across Quebec in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local governments to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is providing more than $748 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 652 recipients across Ontario in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local roads boards and municipalities to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada is providing more than $63.2 million through the Canada Community-Building Fund for 49 recipients across Nova Scotia in 2025-2026. These funds provide communities with stable and flexible funding for their infrastructure priorities across a wide range of categories. The funding enables local governments to plan for their current and future needs, improve housing supply, and create connected communities.
| Public Health Agency of Canada | backgrounders
The Intersectoral Action Fund (ISAF) is the first Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) program explicitly dedicated to support collective action across sectors on the social determinants of health to reduce health inequities. This grant program seeks to strengthen capacity and build knowledge and tools to enable partners to work together across sectors to advance action on the social determinants of health.
| Health Canada | backgrounders
The following projects aim to improve access to health services in French for official language minority communities (OLMCs) across Ontario.
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
On August 15, 2025, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment of over $13 million for five projects that will contribute to electricity grid modernisation in Ontario.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Jennifer Lalonde (BSocSc, University of Ottawa, 1998; MA, Guelph University, 1999; PhD [Political Science], Johns Hopkins University, 2009) began her public service career in 2003 at the Canadian International Development Agency.
