On September 15, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband items were seized at Drummond Institution, a medium security federal institution.
The Chief Mountain port of entry at the Canada-United States land border between Alberta and Washington is closing for the season on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). It will reopen in the spring of 2027.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, along with other Atlantic federal ministers, will join business, government and community leaders, as the Atlantic Economic Panel unveils its final report and recommendations for our region’s economic future.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Gregor Robertson, Minister of Housing and Infrastructure and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, announced that, following an open call for applications, the Canadian Housing Acquisition Fund (CHAF) has been selected as the successful applicant to deploy investments from the $1.5 billion CRPF. CHAF will leverage the CRPF to help community housing providers acquire and renew existing affordable rental housing. CHAF will also attract additional funding from charitable organizations, private investors and government, while allowing repaid funds to be reinvested in future acquisitions to protect more affordable homes across the country.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will welcome Germany’s Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Johann Wadephul, to Canada from September 24 to 25, 2026.
NASA and SpaceX are now targeting 11:10 a.m. on October 1 as the earliest launch opportunity for the Crew-13 mission in which Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Colonel Joshua Kutryk will participate.
On September 21, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Springhill Institution, a medium security federal institution.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| statements
Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, issued the following statement for the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China.
| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
| news releases
Today, Chief David Mushquash of Pays Plat First Nation, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, the Honourable Mandy Gull-Masty, Minister of Indigenous Services, and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario's Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation, announced a 4,203-acre increase - to Pays Plat First Nation's land base through the Additions to Reserve process.
The Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against five individuals and five entities under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations for their role in the Iranian regime’s brutal repression of its population.