| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Driven by a shared desire to increase housing supply, the governments of Canada and Quebec strengthened their collaboration in January to accelerate residential construction and support community development. Through a memorandum of understanding designed to guide the harmonized deployment of Build Canada Homes in Quebec, in line with provincial priorities and jurisdictions, both governments are now delivering concrete results by working together to support nearly 865 new affordable homes across the province, representing a total investment of $200 million.
Today, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, announced a next step in strengthening the long-term conservation and rebuilding of wild Pacific salmon with the expansion of mass marking of all DFO hatchery-origin Chinook salmon in southern British Columbia.
On April 7, 2026, Kenneth Irwin, an inmate from Millhaven Institution’s Regional Treatment Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
On April 6, 2026, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Stony Mountain Institution.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie—Bathurst, the Honourable Gilles LePage, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship, Bernard Thériault, Mayor of the Town of Caraquet.
The Government of Canada proudly recognizes individuals who make lasting contributions to the well-being of Veterans and who help preserve the memory of their service, sacrifices and achievements.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Today, the Honourable Anna Gainey, Secretary of State (Children and Youth), and the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced a new school food-focused research funding opportunity as part of the National School Food Program: the Funding Research for Evidence in School Food and Health (FRESH) Team Grant.
Today, Claude Guay, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources — accompanied by Member of Parliament Jacques Ramsay — announced over $11 million in funding for three projects under Natural Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program (EIP) – Battery Industry Acceleration Call for Proposals. These investments will support innovation in battery materials and help strengthen Canada’s growing battery and critical minerals value chain, especially in Quebec, which already hosts nearly a quarter of battery firms in Canada.
