Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Secretary of State (International Development), on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, will announce support for research in energy technologies at the Energy Modelling Hub Annual Forum 2025 in Ottawa.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, and the Honourable Demetrios Nicolaides, Alberta’s Minister of Education and Childcare, will be in Calgary to announce an extension to the Canada–Alberta Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Environment and Climate Change Canada’s scientists released the 2025–2026 winter seasonal forecast and launched the expanded Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution system to show how human-caused climate change affects extreme precipitation.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| backgrounders
The Rapid Extreme Weather Event Attribution system analyzes extreme weather events quickly and shows how human-caused climate change can impact the likelihood of extreme weather events happening. An extreme weather event is when we get unusual or unseasonal extremes compared to historical data.
| Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada
| backgrounders
The federal government is investing more than $3.7 million through the Rural Transit Solutions Fund (RTSF) to support 17 rural transit projects across Ontario.
Gatineau (Quebec) — The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon will make an announcement about the next steps for High-Speed Rail. He will be joined by Martin Imbleau, president and Chief Executive Officer of Alto.
On Tuesday, December 16, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will host virtual information sessions for media representatives regarding the Artemis II mission.
| Office of the Taxpayers' Ombudsperson
| statements
Today marks the end of the 100-day plan that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) was directed to put in place to strengthen services, improve access, and reduce delays.