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  1. The Minister of Labour, Seamus O’Regan Jr., will be meeting with members of LiUNA Local 837 to tour their training facility in Grimsby.
  2. The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement today on the International Transgender Day of Visibility.
  3. The world is moving toward a global, net-zero economy in order to address the existential threat of climate change. This transition is generating a significant increase in demand for clean energy and technologies, and the raw materials that enable them.
  4. Government of Canada to Begin Mediation with Public Service Alliance of Canada
  5. Today the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, was in Yellowknife to highlight Budget 2023: A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy, Healthy Future and investments to make life more affordable.
  6. The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould will be at the University of Manitoba to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
  7. The Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, will be at Niagara College to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
  8. Veterans Affairs Canada honours those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace, and helps keep the memory of their achievements and sacrifices alive for all Canadians.
  9. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will attend the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023, in Berlin, Germany.
  10. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced federal support for 45 new projects related to adopting more efficient grain drying technology by farmers across Canada.
  11. On Monday, April 3, at 10:00 a.m. CT (11:00 a.m. ET), the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will join NASA leadership and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) President Lisa Campbell in Houston to announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the Artemis II Moon mission.
  12. The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will hold an event to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
  13. Members of the media are invited to join Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, accompanied by the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for the presentation of the Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case.
  14. Please be advised that the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, and the Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and CanNor, will host an event at Aspen Apartments to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.
  15. The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) will host Forum 2023: The Changing World of Work (Forum), September 26-27, 2023, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  16. Collins Bay Institution and Henry Traill Correctional Community Centre are now open to the public and have resumed their normal operations. Visits have resumed at Collins Bay Institution.
  17. Child care is not just a social policy - it is an economic policy, too. Access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive child care will grow the economy, allow more women to enter the workforce and help give every child in Canada the best start in life. That is why the Government of Canada signed agreements with each province and territory to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that will benefit children and families from coast-to-coast-to-coast.
  18. The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted the underlying systemic causes of ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic also created unprecedented challenges for victims seeking help and the frontline organizations that support them.
  19. In January 2022, Women and Gender Equality Canada launched a call for proposals in order to bolster the capacity of Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to provide gender-based violence prevention programming that will address the root causes of violence.
  20. For the first time in two decades, Japan is reopening its doors to Canadian processed beef.
  21. The United States of America and Canada share the common vision of a safe and secure global energy system. Last week, President Joseph Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meeting at Ottawa, Canada, affirmed their intent to promote enhanced collaboration on nuclear energy and technology between their two countries. As such, the Department of Energy of the United States of America (DOE) and the Department of Natural Resources of Canada (NRCan) have made the following statement:
  22. Minister Fortier announces consultation to inform the Annual Regulatory Modernization Bill to hear from Canadians on potential changes to legislation to modernize regulations.
  23. The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, will attend the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023, in Berlin, Germany.
  24. Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, congratulated the organizations on their new partnership, which is supported by Nutrition North Canada (NNC), a Government of Canada program that helps make nutritious food more affordable and accessible in northern and isolated communities and strengthens access to traditional foods and sharing networks.
  25. Statement from Minister Hutchings on the Auditor General of Canada's report on rural and remote connectivity
  26. Today’s national data release on opioid- and stimulant-related harms is another tragic reminder that the toxic drug and overdose crisis is one of the most serious and unprecedented public health threats in Canada’s history. Our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones to this crisis.
  27. Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, issued this statement on a report published by the Office of the Auditor General on the Government of Canada’s efforts related to accessibility in transportation.
  28. The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) welcomes Kathy Neil as the Deputy Commissioner for Indigenous Corrections (DCIC). Ms. Neil will assume her new duties on May 1, 2023.
  29. The Correctional Service of Canada announces Deputy Commissioner for Indigenous Corrections – Biography of Ms. Kathy Neil
  30. Canada’s economic recovery and critical labour shortages in key sectors are driving higher demand for workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). In response, the Government of Canada is taking a balanced approach to improving the program, with measures designed to respond to emerging labour market needs while also protecting Canadian workers.
  31. Canada’s Minister of Seniors, Kamal Khera, today announced she will be in New York to participate in the 13th Session of the United Nations Open Ended Working Group on Ageing (OEWGA), which is taking place from April 3 to 6, 2023. OEWGA considers the existing international framework of the human rights of older persons and identifies possible gaps on how to best address them, including by considering, as appropriate, the feasibility of further instruments and measures. The 13th Session will focus on the right to health and access to health services and social inclusion.
  32. Puzzle Medical Devices, a business co‑founded and led by a woman, receives $300,000 in financial assistance from CED to increase its productivity.
  33. Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, opened two calls for proposals for Indigenous-led projects, one under the Zero-Emission Vehicle Awareness Initiative (ZEVAI) and the other under the Zero Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Program (ZEVIP). These funding streams are part of NRCan’s work to build meaningful partnerships and ensure Indigenous Peoples benefit from funding opportunities that can help create good jobs, make EV charging more accessible, spread awareness about EVs and clean fuels, and contribute to our shared fight against climate change.
  34. Investments support a growing Canadian cleantech company and will help Canada meet its climate objectives
  35. OTTAWA, March 27, 2023 – Today, the Taxpayers’ Ombudsperson, Mr. François Boileau, released Charity Begins with Fairness: More to Explore. This report is in response to the request made by the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, in August 2021, after the Government of Canada’s National Summit on Islamophobia. The Minister asked the Ombudsperson to examine concerns raised by certain Muslim-led charities, engage other registered charities led by racialized communities about their experiences with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), and clarify the CRA’s role in national security.
  36. Ministers respond to performance audit reports of the Auditor General of Canada
  37. Montréal, Quebec, March 24, 2023— On March 25, the architectural lighting of the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be switched off from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in support of Earth Hour. Safety lighting will remain on.
  38. Today, at a ceremony in Enderby, British Columbia, Kukpi7 (Chief) Doug Thomas of Splatsin; the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Federal Minister of Indigenous Services; and the Honourable Mitzi Dean, BC Minister of Children and Family Development; celebrated the signing of the first coordination agreement in British Columbia, pursuant to the Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, Métis children, youth and families.
  39. The minimum, medium, and maximum-security levels at Collins Bay Institution and the Henry Traill Community Correctional Centre are now closed to the public until further notice due to an ongoing police investigation in the area.
  40. Tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks continue to be an unfortunate and unnecessary reality in Inuit Nunangat.
  41. On March 18, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized on the perimeter of the Federal Training Centre, a multi-level security federal institution. The contraband and unauthorized items seized included 177 grams of marijuana, 119 grams of hashish, 5 grams of cocaine, 4 grams of cannabis wax, and 441 grams of tobacco. The total estimated institutional value of the items seized is $47,124.
  42. Today, Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of the Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Colleen Erickson, Board Chair of the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), are pleased to jointly announce $12.5 million in federal funding towards the construction of a new healing centre at Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc.
  43. Today, C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner of the First Nations Tax Commission Harold Calla, Executive Chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board; Ernie Daniels, President and CEO of the First Nations Finance Authority; Allan Claxton, Chair of the First Nations Infrastructure Institute Development Board; and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; announced new proposed amendments to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, which were introduced in Parliament on March 23, 2023.
  44. Today, C.T. (Manny) Jules, Chief Commissioner of the First Nations Tax Commission Harold Calla, Executive Chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board; Ernie Daniels, President and CEO of the First Nations Finance Authority; Allan Claxton, Chair of the First Nations Infrastructure Institute Development Board; and the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; announced new proposed amendments to the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, which were introduced in Parliament on March 23, 2023.
  45. BPR to pay $485,000 following seventh Québec bid-rigging settlement March 23, 2023 - GATINEAU, QC - Competition Bureau
  46. Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and Her Worship Nicole Minions, Mayor of the Town of Comox, announced a joint investment of more than $485,000 to modernize the Comox Community Centre.
  47. Since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken action to fight poverty, support Canadians and strengthen the economy. The results speak for themselves: Canada’s overall poverty rate decreased substantially between 2015 and 2020, falling from 14.5% to 6.4%. This represents close to 2.7 million Canadians lifted out of poverty, including 782,000 children and 187,000 seniors. These are encouraging results. It is important to consider them in the context of the pandemic, during which unprecedented income support measures were put in place.
  48. St. Albert, Alberta, March 23, 2023 – Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, and Duncan McIntyre, CEO of Highland Electric Fleets, announced more than $2.9 million in joint funding for the purchase of five zero emission school buses and related charging infrastructure to service the St. Albert Public School Division.
  49. Today, on World Water Day, I join people from around the globe to highlight the importance of water in its many forms for human life, health and vitality.
  50. An unparalleled gathering place in the heart of the city, the Plains of Abraham will once again welcome the biggest acts of the Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ).