The lockdown put in place at Springhill Institution on January 3, 2025, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has resumed its normal operations and visits have resumed.
On January 13, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband was seized at Joyceville Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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The Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, will make an important announcement to support innovation in southern Ontario’s housing sector.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), along with Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary for Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Windsor-Tecumseh, announced a combined investment of over $1.4 million through the Tourism Growth Program (TGP) for 10 organizations enhancing tourism offerings in southern Ontario.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Southern Ontario offers unique organizations and attractions that showcase our country's history, geography, culture and experiences that bring people into our communities to see all that Canada has to offer.
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will hold a media callback (audio-only) to wrap up his visit to Washington, D.C.
the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced an investment of more than $900,000 to Integrity Reforestation for a major reforestation project that will help to restore wildfire-impacted land and caribou habitat in Ontario’s Ogoki Forest.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada
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Through the Women’s Capacity Fund, Women and Gender Equality Canada will provide funding to 170 women’s and Indigenous women’s organizations to strengthen their capacity and advance gender equality.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada
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Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, announced up to $40 million for 170 women’s and Indigenous women’s organizations.