Children

1. Big changes underway for multi-use Cape Breton facility

   Government of Canada support for upgrades to Canada Games Complex will increase usage, attract premiere events

2. Government of Canada to announce support for Cape Breton University

   Government of Canada to announce support for Cape Breton University

3. MP Carr announces federal investment to enhance Centro Caboto Centre

   PrairiesCan support allows Centro Caboto Centre to renovate the interior and exterior structure

4. MP Carr announces federal investment in FortWhyte Alive

   PrairiesCan funding enables FortWhyte Alive to provide enhanced outdoor experiences to attract tourists and support Indigenous economic reconciliation

5. Government of Canada to announce support for Indigenous ecotourism

   The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, will announce funding for an ecotourism project retracting traditional canoe routes between Bear River and Kejimkujik.

6. Governments of Canada and New Brunswick to announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan 

   Governments of Canada and New Brunswick to announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan

7. Government of Canada invests in mental health and crisis services for children and young people in Canada

   Today, the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities and the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, highlighted funding in Budget 2024 of $7.5 million over three years to support Kids Help Phone (KHP) in its work providing mental health, counselling, and crisis support to young people.

8. Remarks by the Deputy Prime Minister on the National School Food Policy  

   I am glad to be here with the students, teachers and parents of this incredible school, Lord Roberts Elementary School, and the people of LunchLAB, who do something so amazing for the kids and the families and the communities here.

9. Shelburne embraces accessible outdoor recreation

   Our communities thrive when residents and visitors of all abilities can enjoy public spaces. The Government of Canada has invested to help make a community park and trail more accessible.

10. Government of Canada announces funding for Dakota Community Centre Fitness Playground

    Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, Special Advisor for Water, and Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South, on behalf of the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface – Saint Vital, will announce federal support for the Dakota Community Centre at the grand opening of the Fitness Playground.

11. TD Summer Reading Club is celebrating their 20th anniversary as a national program

    Get ready to blast off with the 2024 TD Summer Reading Club!

12. Federal investment will improve climate comfort centres in Antigonish and Pictou counties

    Climate comfort centres play an essential role during extreme weather events, offering residents a place to shelter, charge devices, use the internet, and check in with family and friends.

13. Backgrounder: Federal investment will improve climate comfort centres in Antigonish and Pictou counties

    By providing a space where people can feel safe, supported, and connected during times of upheaval and uncertainty, climate comfort centres help communities recover more quickly once the crisis has passed.

14. Energy efficiency upgrades underway at Gaelic College

    Cape Breton Island is focused on preserving and promoting its unique Highland history and heritage, and keeping the culture alive for residents and visitors. The Government of Canada is investing in improvements to the Gaelic College campus in St. Anns.

15. Historic Bellevue House reopens

    New exhibits and extensive restoration completed at former Sir John A. Macdonald residence.

16. Parliamentary Secretary’s visit spotlights Cape Breton’s unique cultural heritage

    During a three-day visit to Cape Breton that coincided with Atlantic Official Languages Week and Gaelic Nova Scotia Month, Darrell Samson, the Member of Parliament for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, met with educators, arts administrators, and economic development leaders to discuss the region’s unique cultural heritage, as well as its competitive advantages, challenges, and plans for future growth.

17. Re-opening the Gros Morne National Park Visitor Centre

    Enhanced Visitor Information Centre reopens and ready to welcome visitors

18. Bellevue House National Historic Site reopening with new exhibits and programming

    Bellevue House National Historic Site reopening with new exhibits and programming

19. Government of Canada will make an important announcement regarding early learning and child care in New Brunswick 

    Government of Canada will make an important announcement regarding early learning and child care in New Brunswick

20. Building more child care spaces for families in the Northwest Territories

    Every child deserves the best start in life. But for young families, including Millennial and Gen Z parents, the costs of child care can add up to a second rent or mortgage payment.

21. Building more child care spaces for families in Quebec

    Building more child care spaces for families in Quebec

22. Government of Canada will make an important announcement regarding Early Learning and Child Care in Manitoba

    Government of Canada will make an important announcement regarding Early Learning and Child Care in Manitoba

23. Decision by the independent Commission on the applicability of the environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology

    Backgrounder: Decision by the independent Commission on the applicability of the environmental assessment for the Darlington New Nuclear Project to Ontario Power Generation’s selected reactor technology

24. Independent Commission determines environmental assessment for Ontario Power Generation’s Darlington New Nuclear Project is applicable to the selected reactor technology

    Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision that the existing environmental assessment (EA) for the Darlington New Nuclear Project (DNNP) is applicable to the reactor technology selected by Ontario Power Generation (OPG), the General Electric Hitachi BWRX300 reactor.

25. Minister Hutchings and Minister Petitpas Taylor to announce support for childcare

    Minister Hutchings and Minister Petitpas Taylor to announce support for childcare

26. New federal law helps ensure families will benefit from affordable early learning and child care for generations to come

    Every family in Canada deserves access to high-quality child care when they need it and at a price that won’t break the bank.

27. Backgrounder: An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada 

    Bill C-35, An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada, was introduced in the House of Commons on December 8, 2022.

28. Child care announcement for families in Alberta

    The Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, will join the Honourable Matt Jones, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade for Alberta, to announce a fee reduction for licensed child care in Alberta.

29. Cape Breton organizations receive federal investment to recover, repair and rebuild post-Hurricane Fiona

    When Hurricane Fiona wreaked havoc on cities and towns along the Atlantic coast, the Government of Canada responded quickly with programs designed to help the region with long-term recovery efforts and adaptations to help businesses and communities recover, restore and rebuild for the future.

30. Backgrounder: Cape Breton organizations receive federal investment to recover, repair and rebuild post-Hurricane Fiona

    Hurricane Fiona was an unprecedented storm that wreaked havoc along the Atlantic coast, causing damage to businesses, communities and non-profit organizations. The Government of Canada recognizes the need to rebuild and adapt to future weather events, and is investing $6,437,005 in non-repayable contributions through ACOA’s Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund (HFRF) program to fund five projects that will restore and upgrade infrastrcuture.

31. Government of Canada to announce support to organizations impacted by Hurricane Fiona

    Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Sydney – Victoria, will announce support for five projects in Cape Breton County to help recover, repair and rebuild their facilities.

32. Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories announce early learning and child care three-year action plan

    The governments of Canada and the Northwest Territories announced today a three-year action plan to improve and expand licensed early learning and child care (ELCC) programming across the territory. The 2023 to 2026 action plan covers investments outlined in the Canada-Northwest Territories Canada-wide ELCC Agreement – 2021 to 2026 and the Canada-Northwest Territories ELCC Agreement – 2021 to 2025. The action plan sets a road map for strengthening and expanding the ELCC sector and improving access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive ELCC opportunities for families throughout the territory. It builds on progress achieved to date during the first two years of both agreements.

33. Northwest Territories to achieve average of $10-a-day regulated child care on April 1 

    Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to $10 a day on average for children five years of age and younger by March 2026.

34. Minister Sudds to announce child care fee reduction in Northwest Territories

    The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, will join Northwest Territories’ Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, Caitlin Cleveland, for an announcement in Yellowknife.

35. Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia Release Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan

    Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to $10-a-day on average by March 2026.

36. Early learning and child care announcement for families in Nova Scotia

    The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Jenna Sudds, will join Nova Scotia’s Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, the Honourable Becky Druhan, to announce an early learning and child care action plan in Halifax.

37. CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques to give virtual presentation at Let's Talk Space Rocks

    Today, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques and CSA mission scientist Patrick Hill will participate in a geology webinar for nearly 4,000 Canadian students in grades 9 to 12. It will be about rocks, both in space and on Earth, and the geology training that astronauts take in preparation for future lunar missions.

38. Federal investment will help Richmond County make climate comfort centres more accessible and well-equipped

    Climate comfort centres play an essential role during extreme weather events, offering residents a place to shelter, charge devices, use the internet, and check in with family and friends.

39. Prince Edward Island to achieve $10-a-day regulated child care two years ahead of national target

    Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to $10-a-day on average by March 2026.

40. Minister Sudds to make child care announcement in Prince Edward Island

    Minister Sudds to make child care announcement in Prince Edward Island

41. Canada-wide early learning and child care system improving access to child care and making life more affordable for families

    Every family in Canada deserves access to high-quality child care when they need it and at a price that won’t break the bank. The Government of Canada is working closely with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to make this a reality.

42. Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Gibbons to speak with students about Canada's role in lunar exploration

    On December 6, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Gibbons will connect with over 500 students around the globe to discuss Canada's role in lunar exploration.

43. Ingonish STEPping up regional tourism

    Today, Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Sydney-Victoria, announced a $95,500 non-repayable ACOA contribution to the Ingonish Development Society (IDS) to develop a regional tourism strategy.

44. Projects funded through the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund

    Backgrounder: The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children at Western University was funded in the amount of $1,999,997 to launch the project “Collaborating to Prevent and Respond to Violence and Harassment at Work”.

45. Message from the Minister of Health – National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

    Cancer is the leading cause of death from disease in children and adolescents in Canada. Approximately 10,000 children are living with cancer in this country and 1,500 more are diagnosed every year. September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – a time to reflect on how we can better understand and address the needs of children affected by cancer, as well as their families and caregivers.

46. Lake Banook boosts profile as premiere paddling venue

    New and improved docks and boardwalk offer better experience for paddlers and spectators

47. Upgrades underway for the Hector Heritage Quay

    Improvements to the Ship Hector site will better tell the story of the first Scottish emigrants to come directly from Scotland to Nova Scotia

48. Upgrades will help Acadian arts and culture thrive in Chéticamp

    Atlantic Canada’s rich multicultural heritage is central to the region’s identity, and supports a strong, vibrant, and welcoming society that attracts visitors and newcomers from around the world. The Government of Canada is investing to ensure that Acadian community art and culture, and the French language, continue to flourish in Nova Scotia.

49. Government of Canada and Province of Prince Edward Island to Announce Implementation of National Action Plan on Gender-based Violence

    On August 2, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, and the Honourable Natalie Jameson, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Education and Early Years and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will make an announcement supporting the implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence on Prince Edward Island.

50. Funding for five organizations supporting Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to prevent and address gender-based violence

    Backgrounder – Funding for five organizations supporting Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to prevent and address gender-based violence.