Business & Industry

1. Government of Canada announces renewed funding to create more work placement opportunities for Canadian post-secondary students

   Canadian workers are among the most educated in the world; however, employers look for post-secondary graduates who have work-ready skills and are able to transition into the Canadian labour market immediately. Work-integrated learning (WIL) programs help bridge the gap between post-secondary students and employers by enabling crucial skills development and facilitating entry into the labour market.

2. Minister Champagne concludes visit to Japan

   Attends funeral of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo

3. Ian Scott to the Standing Committee on Industry and Technology

   Unwanted calls, which often are fraudulent in nature, seek to not only take advantage of Canadians, but also undermine their confidence in the telecommunications system. One of our priorities over the last few years has been to better protect Canadians and prevent as many of these calls from reaching them as possible.

4. Government of Canada launches new resource toolkit in support of the 50 – 30 Challenge

   Canadian organizations are now better equipped to meet their diversity and inclusion goals

5. Government of Canada to make announcement about supporting the advancement of national tourism priorities

   The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, will be making an announcement about National Priorities Stream funding and the government’s work to support and advance the Canadian tourism sector.

6. Minister Bibeau concludes G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

   The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, concluded a productive annual G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting, where Canada took a leadership role in advancing priorities and agricultural interests regarding global food security, resilient and sustainable agriculture and open and rules-based trade.

7. Canadians invited to share their views on application to raise basic TV package rate

   The CRTC is seeking comments from Canadians in response to an application filed by a group of television service providers to increase the price cap for the basic TV package from $25/month to $28/month, with subsequent yearly adjustments based on inflation.

8. Top educators across Canada receive Prime Minister’s Awards for their dedication and commitment to students

   Award celebrates exceptional educators who are empowering Canadian youth

9. Minister Ng joins workers to celebrate $150M Tenaris investment in Canada

   Foreign direct investment plays a critical role in creating jobs, economic growth and innovation in Canadian communities.

10. Minister Bibeau to hold a media call-back following the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting

    The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will hold a media callback at the conclusion of the G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting.

11. Livestock emergency response trailers going to Lower Mainland, Kootenays

    Agricultural producers in the Lower Mainland and Kootenays will have access to mobile livestock emergency response trailers through a pilot project funded by the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

12. Government of Canada announces appointment to Canadian Dairy Commission 

    The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, today announced the appointment of Shikha Jain to the Board of Directors of the Canadian Dairy Commission (CDC).

13. Biography – Shikha Jain

    Shikha Jain is the CEO of Green Energy Trading Corporation (GET Corp.), a green tech organization that supports the dairy industry in leading the sustainability journey through the conversion of on-farm organic wastes to renewable natural gas (RNG), while providing dairy producers key benefits of climate farming

14. Alicia Barin to the annual conference of the Canadian Communications Systems Alliance

    CCSA members face competition and have shown remarkable resiliency throughout periods of transformative change. Standing still has never been an option—particularly during the last 30 years.

15. Minister Ng to visit Tenaris Algoma Tubes

    The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will travel to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to visit Tenaris Algoma Tubes and participate in an event celebrating Tenaris’s recent investments in its Canadian operations.

16. Minister Champagne to attend the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo 

    Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will travel to Japan in place of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend the funeral of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo.

17. Governments of Canada and Alberta invest up to $70.6 million to bring high-speed Internet to more than 10,400 households in Alberta

    Residents of rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet

18. Governments of Canada and Alberta announce investment of up to $70.6 million to bring high-speed Internet to over 10,400 households in Alberta

    Residents of rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet

19. Governments of Canada and Manitoba launch e-book celebrating 150 years of agricultural history in Manitoba

    The governments of Canada and Manitoba have launched 150 Years of Farming in Manitoba, an e-book developed in partnership with Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) that shares the 150-year evolution of the agriculture and agri-food sector in Manitoba, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.

20. Minister Bibeau to participate in trade mission in Manila, Philippines (Sept 25-26)

    The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to the Philippines to advance international agricultural trade, promote Canadian agri-food products and grow market access.

21. Governments of Canada and Alberta to make an important announcement about high-speed Internet

    The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with the Honourable Nate Glubish, Minister of Service Alberta, and George Chahal, Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in rural Alberta. A media availability will follow.

22. Minister Ng to attend trade ministerial meetings for the G7, Association of Southeast Asian Nations and G20

    The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will promote international trade and investment best practices and opportunities during key meetings with her G7, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and G20 counterparts.

23. Statement from Minister Champagne on Canada’s Telecommunications Reliability Agenda following Rogers’ outage on July 8, 2022

    Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, issued the following statement

24. Competition and Green Growth Summit: Competition Bureau releases details about panels and expert participants

    On September 20, 2022, the Competition Bureau will host the Competition and Green Growth Summit, a full day event open to everyone virtually. The Summit will bring together international experts from various competition authorities, regulators, businesses, non-governmental organizations, lawyers and academics, to discuss the interaction between competition law and policy, and sustainability.

25. Government of Canada announces nearly $1.9 million in combined federal-provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to 663 rural British Columbia households

    Rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity to high-speed Internet

26. Minister Champagne to make announcement about improving the reliability of telecommunications services

    The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will make an announcement on improving the reliability of telecommunications networks across Canada. The announcement will be followed by a media availability.

27. Government of Canada invests over $1.4 million in SixRing clean technology 

    Clean technologies play an important role in helping Canada’s agriculture sector fight against climate change. Investing in clean technology initiatives that advance the bioeconomy can improve the bottom line for farmers, while lowering harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

28. Government of Canada to make important announcement about high-speed Internet access

    The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver–Sunshine Coast–Sea to Sky Country, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access in British Columbia. A media availability will follow.

29. Parliamentary Secretary Drouin to announce funding for clean technology in Calgary

    The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Francis Drouin, will make an announcement related to new funding from the Government of Canada to help the agriculture sector reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. Parliamentary Secretary Drouin will be joined by Ron Hoffmann, VP of Business Development and Markus Weissenberger, Chief Technology Officer of SixRing Inc.

30. Government of Canada to announce support for the City of Fredericton

    Government of Canada to announce support for the City of Fredericton

31. Government of Canada to announce support for community organizations in Central P.E.I.  

    Heath MacDonald, Member of Parliament for Malpeque, will make an announcement regarding support for seven projects in Central P.E.I.

32. CRTC to implement new 9-8-8 number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention

    Today, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced that it will adopt 9-8-8 as the number to call or text for Canadians who are in need of immediate mental health crisis and suicide prevention intervention.

33. Southern Ontario airports to receive over $2.8 million from Government of Canada to maintain regional connectivity

    FedDev Ontario supports four regional airports in Kingston, Cornwall, Huronia and Arnprior

34. Tax relief for Prairie livestock producers facing the impacts of extreme weather

    Canadian farmers are directly impacted by climate change and its effects can be detrimental to sustaining operations. To provide assurance for producers as they make difficult herd management decisions, today the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where Livestock Tax Deferral has been authorized for 2022 due to extreme weather conditions.

35. FedNor to announce support to expand presence of Northern Ontario’s mining supply and service sectors

    The Honourable Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, will make a virtual FedNor announcement in support of the expansion of Northern Ontario’s mining supply and service sectors. The announcement will be made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor.

36. Competition Bureau resolves competition issues with Couche-Tard’s acquisition of Wilsons gas stations in Atlantic Canada

    The Competition Bureau announced today that it reached an agreement with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and its affiliates related to their proposed acquisition of Wilsons. Wilsons operates and supplies Esso, Wilsons Gas Stops and Go! Store retail gas locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador.

37. Canada to challenge U.S. softwood lumber duties under Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

    The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the United States’ unwarranted and unfair duties on softwood lumber from Canada:

38. Regenerative agriculture funding stream added to revitalized Canada-B.C. program

    B.C. agriculture producers and processors will soon be able to apply for funding to help increase innovation and resiliency as they compete with the international market.

39. Joint media release of Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United States on the occasion of the APEC Food Security Ministers meeting

    We express our unwavering support for APEC and our deep appreciation of Thailand, as APEC Chair in 2022, for delivering a successful host year.

40. Government of Canada to announce support for regional air transportation in southern Ontario

    Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands on behalf of the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement supporting regional air transportation in southern Ontario.

41. Minister Ng speaks with Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry

    Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution and Textiles.

42. Minister Ng speaks with Belizean counterparts Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration, and Christopher Coye, Minister of State, Finance, Economic Development and Investment

    Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with 2 Cabinet ministers of the Government of Belize: Eamon Courtenay, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Immigration; and Christopher Coye, Minister of State, Finance, Economic Development and Investment.

43. Government of Canada announces up to $45.3 million to enhance African swine fever prevention and preparedness

    Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to $45.3 million to enhance efforts to prevent African swine fever (ASF) from entering Canada and prepare for a potential outbreak. The funding will be critical in reducing the risk of introduction and spread of ASF in Canada.

44. Enhancing African swine fever prevention and preparedness

    The Government of Canada is investing up to $45.3 million to prevent and prepare for African swine fever (ASF).

45. Government of Canada invests over $3.6 million in community infrastructure and tourism projects for the City of Hamilton

    FedDev Ontario supports six projects to drive community revitalization, tourism and local economic growth

46. City of Hamilton receives over $3.6 million for six community infrastructure and tourism projects

    Today, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Member of Parliament for Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas, announced a FedDev Ontario investment of over $3.6 million, through the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF) and the Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF).

47. Improved community facilities for Bas-Saint-Laurent residents thanks to Government of Canada support

    CED awards over $5 million for 24 projects to build or upgrade community spaces in Bas-Saint-Laurent region.

48. Backgrounder: Over $5M from Government of Canada to revitalize communities in Bas‑Saint‑Laurent region

    The following information is in addition to the news release issued on August 26, 2022, on CED’s financial assistance, the recipient communities, and their respective projects.

49. The Government of Canada invests in the growth and diversification of the Mauricie region tourism sector

    CED awards $335,123 to four organizations to allow them to go ahead with their projects or improve their tourism products.

50. Backgrounder: Over $300,000 from the Government of Canada to promote tourism development in the Mauricie region

    The following information is in addition to the news release issued on August 25, 2022, on CED’s financial assistance and the recipient businesses and their respective projects.