Today, the Honourable Mark Holland, Canada’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable Sylvia Jones, Ontario’s Minister of Health, announced a bilateral agreement investing over $535 million to improve access to selected new drugs for rare diseases, and to support enhanced access to existing drugs, early diagnosis, and screening.
“Canada has been a leader in global education for decades. We know that stronger, more inclusive education systems not only help communities succeed economically, they also promote peace, improve security and drive better health and climate outcomes. .."
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
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Dr. Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for the Yukon, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Yukon Premier and Minister of Economic Development Ranj Pillai will announce support for the Yukon Venture Angels to build a private capital ecosystem in the Yukon.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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The Impact Assessment Agency (IAAC) announced today that the Boat Harbour Remediation Project in Nova Scotia is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) when mitigation measures are taken into account. This ministerial decision was informed by the conclusions of the project's Environmental Assessment Report prepared by IAAC.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, the Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens’ Services, and Kevin Quinn, Chief Executive Officer of TransLink, and members of the TransLink Mayors’ Council.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
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Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of Public Safety, and Mark Sutcliffe, Mayor of Ottawa.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Manitoba Agriculture Minister, Ron Kostyshyn announced details of the 2025 AgriInsurance program, administered by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC).
Between January 12 and 20, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Warkworth Institution, a medium security federal institution.
Today, the Department of Finance released draft legislation (and related explanatory notes) to amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for making donations eligible for tax support in the 2024 tax year to February 28, 2025.