The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada, in coordination with its G7 partners, is imposing new import restrictions on Russian diamonds and diamond jewellery related products.
The Honourable Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), today concluded her participation in the 2023 United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial (UNPKM) meeting hosted by Ghana.
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Pam Damoff, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs), will represent Canada at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial (UNPKM) meeting on December 5 and 6, 2023, in Accra, Ghana...
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today welcomed Manuel Tovar, Minister of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica and President of the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter, to Ottawa.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development championed Canada’s innovative nuclear energy sector as she led a prominent Canadian business delegation at the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) in Paris, France.
On November 17, 2023, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Canada’s Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, an agreement to support a clean energy hub that EverWind Fuels is developing in Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will represent Canada at the 30th meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial Council in North Macedonia. The Parliamentary Secretary will then travel to Bulgaria to meet with senior officials.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, today announced the signing, at the World Nuclear Exhibition, in Paris, of a 3-way contract between the Canadian Commercial Corporation, Societatea Națională Nuclearelectrica SA and AtkinsRéalis to support the work to extend the life of the Unit 1 CANDU reactor at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant, in Romania.
Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced that Canada is allocating the remaining $16.2 million in funding, from the already announced $60 million, for humanitarian assistance to address needs stemming from the crisis in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and neighbouring areas. This funding supports United Nations and Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement appeals and will help Canada’s partners provide food, water, emergency medical assistance, protection services, relief items and other life-saving assistance. The funds are being allocated as follows: