| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Today, the Canada Employment Insurance Commission announced that it has set the 2026 Employment Insurance (EI) premium rate at $1.63 per $100 of insurable earnings for employees and $2.28 for employers, who pay 1.4 times the employee rate. The 2026 rate is a one-cent decrease from the 2025 rate and a three-cent decrease from the 2024 rate. The rate is set based on the 2026 Actuarial Report on the Employment Insurance Premium Rate and its addendum, which were made available today, as well as the Commission’s summary of the reports.
Today, Parliamentary Secretary Brendan Hanley, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, and the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, announced $13.5 million in new federal funding for the Kluane N’tsi Wind Energy Project, located between the communities of Burwash Landing and Destruction Bay, in Yukon. These new funds bring the total federal funding for this project to $16.5 million.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Canada’s economy depends on strong trade and reliable exchange, and Canada’s truckers are at the heart of that connection. As supply chains adapt to new challenges and opportunities, it is more important than ever to recognize and support the workers who keep our economy moving safely and efficiently across the country.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Workplace Opportunities: Removing Barriers to Equity is a grants and contributions program that provides $3 million per fiscal year to projects aimed at improving representation of designated groups—women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities—in areas of low representation through partnerships and industry-tailored strategies. It is designed to support employers subject to the Employment Equity Act in reducing barriers to equity in their workplace.
On September 10, 2025, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held a Change of Command Ceremony at Kent Institution in the Pacific Region. This occasion marked the change in command from the outgoing Warden Jordan Quaroni, to the incoming Warden Jeff Holliday.
On September 9, 2025, correctional officers at Mountain Institution, a medium security federal institution, intercepted a visitor who was attempting to bring contraband and unauthorized items into the institution.
Today, members of the G7 RRM (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union) as well as G7 RRM associate members (Australia, New Zealand) issued the following statement:
Today, the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced that the first CGHAP agreement has been reached with Manitoba. The federal government will provide nearly $30 million to support Efficiency Manitoba for the program.
