Please be advised that the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will be accompanied by the following Manitoba First Nations to make an announcement related to new school projects in their communities.
Today, First Nations leaders gathered in Winnipeg with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services. This meeting, co-hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), follows the roundtable held earlier this month in Ontario and provided an opportunity to discuss innovative solutions to the challenges faced by First Nation communities that rely on winter roads.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Lantz, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Education and Early Years, will deliver remarks as co-chairs following the meeting of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers most responsible for Early Learning and Child Care.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
| news releases
The governments of Canada and Ontario are still accepting applications for 3 initiatives designed to enhance the province’s $50.7 billion agri-food sector through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).
It’s great to be here in the heart of such an important community, so close, to make some announcements that will really help middle class Canadians with the issue they are most worried about, and that is affordability.
I’d like to start by talking about the good news on inflation. Inflation was two per cent in October. That means for the past 10 months inflation in Canada has been within the Bank of Canada’s target range.
The government can’t set prices at the checkout, but it can help Canadians with more money in their pocket. To help them buy the things they need and save for the things they want, today the government introduced Bill C-78, the Tax Break for All Canadians Act in Parliament. Bill C-78 proposes to provide a two-month Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) break for holiday essentials, like groceries, restaurant meals, drinks, snacks, children’s clothing, and gifts.
Today, the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, issued the following statement to mark the Royal Assent of Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts:
On November 27, 2024, Bill S-13, An Act to amend the Interpretation Act and to make related amendments to other Acts, received Royal Assent and immediately came into force. This legislation adds a standardized non-derogation clause (NDC) to the federal Interpretation Act.