| Public Services and Procurement Canada
| news releases
The Government of Canada is investing in federal science to strengthen the safety of air, rail, marine and pipeline transportation systems that Canadians rely on every day. As part of the Laboratories Canada strategy, the government is developing the new Transportation Safety and Technology Science (TSTS) hub, which will transform how federal scientists and investigators work together by bringing them under one roof.
On May 17, 2025, 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.
On May 23, 2025, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Joyceville Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.
Following the Government of Canada’s May 2024 announcement of the acquisition of 71 new aircraft as part of the Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) program, Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force, will unveil the aircrafts’ official names and liveries (paint schemes) at CANSEC 25. The FAcT program, operated in collaboration with SkyAlyne, is the next-generation RCAF Aircrew training initiative, worth $11.2 billion, that will enable aviators to operate aircraft for Canada’s rapidly modernizing Air Force over the next 25 years.
An acclaimed look at activism that sparked the rise of Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ movement, Winnipeg director Noam Gonick and Toronto producer Justine Pimlott’s National Film Board of Canada (NFB) feature documentary Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance begins a national rollout in May.
As part of his commitment to provide solutions to longstanding procurement issues, the Procurement Ombud released a new Knowledge Deepening and Sharing study on the benefits of Negotiated Requests for Proposals (NRFPs) for government contracts.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| statements
The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement today to mark the start of Citizenship Week, which runs from May 26 to June 1, 2025:
| Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
| news releases
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission announced the Commission’s decision to amend Ontario Power Generation’s power reactor operating licence for the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station to authorize the production of lutetium-177 and yttrium-90.
