| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Joël Dupuis (MA [Public Administration], University of Ottawa; Hons BCom [Management], University of Ottawa) has nearly two decades of experience in public policy and government operations.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
As Canada responds to a rapidly changing global economy and evolving trade relationships, the Government of Canada is focused on what it can control. From the beginning, that has meant building a stronger, more resilient country by investing in the people, skills and industries that will drive Canada’s future prosperity. Young people are an essential part of that effort.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | backgrounders
Team Canada Strong is an $8 billion investment to recruit, train, and hire 80,000 to 100,000 new Red Seal skilled trades workers by 2030-2031. It includes a $2 billion federal investment to help support PT workforce development efforts to better align skills development with local labour market needs and grow apprenticeship opportunities across Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
Yesterday, the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, spoke with His Excellency Arman Shakkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Trade and Integration, to discuss opportunities to strengthen the Canada-Kazakhstan economic partnership and advance shared commercial priorities.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | statements
The Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, and Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization, met for the first co-chairs’ meeting of the Sovereign Technology Alliance (STA) on the margins of ALL IN, where Germany is the 2026 Country of Honour. They made the following statement
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Canada’s flagship AI conference highlighted new investments, international partnerships and the country’s leadership in AI
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with H.E. Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait, during his visit to Ottawa.
| Department of Finance Canada | media advisories
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue, will continue Canada’s engagement with key European partners this week following his participation in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Strasbourg, France, where Canada and European leaders advanced a shared agenda focused on economic growth
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor | backgrounders
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced Government of Canada investments totalling $835,777 in support of youth employment opportunities with not-for-profit and small and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ontario. The funding for these projects is provided through FedNor’s Northern Ontario Development Program (NODP).
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor | news releases
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced a total investment of $835,777 in FedNor funding for 15 projects that will support youth opportunities and Indigenous-led economic development initiatives across Northern Ontario
