| Prairies Economic Development Canada
| news releases
PrairiesCan funding of $20 million for performing arts organizations will increase the sustainability and growth of the Prairies’ performing arts sector.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| media advisories
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Physical Activity and Member of Parliament for Delta and His Worship George V. Harvie, Mayor of the City of Delta.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| news releases
Today, Sean Fraser, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced two new measures that will help unlock more homes across the country.
Between October 12 – 29, 2024, 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.
On November 2, 2024, Angel Jones, an inmate from the Regional Treatment Centre (Pacific Institution), died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced that now nearly 1 million Canadians have opened a Tax-Free First Home Savings Account to save for their first downpayment.
Guelph, Ontario – Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph along with Dr. Mazyar Fallah, Dean of the College of Biological Science at the University of Guelph will make a funding announcement in support of research to help protect wild Pacific salmon.
On November 6, 2024, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, provided an update on the important progress made under the 2BT program since March 2023. The Minister also announced over $200 million in investments for more than 30 new projects which will help further restore forests and improve climate resilience by increasing carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
Unfortunately, the twin threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, compounded by natural disasters made worse by global warming and deforestation, are putting Canadian trees at risk. By restoring nature and giving it room to grow, we can help slow down and fight climate change by removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. For example, Canada’s iconic boreal forest stores some of the biggest amounts of carbon on Earth — and we are taking the necessary steps to protect and grow it.