Media

1. Death of an inmate from Beaver Creek Institution

   On December 2, 2024, Alvaro Bonfanti, an inmate from Beaver Creek Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

2. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Ottawa

   Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, and Corey Mayville, Executive Director of Bronson Centre.

3. Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Saskatchewan Penitentiary

   On November 30, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Saskatchewan Penitentiary, a multi-level security federal institution.

4. Government of Canada makes important investments in Alaska Highway

   Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded 2 contracts, totalling more than $103 million (excluding taxes), to Ledcor Highways Limited, for maintenance work on the Alaska Highway. The contracts were awarded following competitive procurement processes.

5. Making school meals a reality for more kids in Ottawa

   Every child deserves the best start in life—this begins with access to quality meals at school, so that they are ready to learn. That’s why the Government of Canada is creating a National School Food Program to help provinces, territories and Indigenous partners to expand and enhance their school food programming so they can reach even more children.

6. Yukon First Nations leaders, Government of Yukon, and Government of Canada meet at Intergovernmental Forum in Ottawa

   Today, leaders representing Yukon First Nations, the Government of Yukon, and the Government of Canada convened at the Intergovernmental Forum in Ottawa to advance common priorities, including a discussion on proposed collaborative approaches to funding the implementation of First Nations Final and Self-Government Agreements developed by Canada and Modern Treaty Partners.

7. Samuel De Champlain Bridge: Special Illumination for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

   Tonight, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in purple from sunset to 1:00 a.m. for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

8. Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in the Prairies and Across Canada

   Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with Member of Parliament George Chahal, announced over $2.6 million in funding for seven projects in the Prairies under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP). These projects aim to help small, rural and Indigenous communities in the Prairies and across Canada adapt to a changing climate by developing training, tools and resources. They will also advance collaboration and meaningful engagement with First Nations partners and support them with the planning and implementation of actions that will help them adapt to a changing climate.

9. Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in the Prairies and Across Canada

   On December 3, 2024, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, along with Member of Parliament George Chahal, announced over $2.6 million in funding for seven projects in the Prairies under Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP).

10. Federal government establishes council to deliver Canada’s first National Infrastructure Assessment

    Today, Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada, announced the new Canadian Infrastructure Council, an expert advisory body that will deliver the country’s first-ever National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA).

11. Government of Canada supports Black women and their families after experiencing gender-based violence

    Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, announced $373,000 for Maama Watali’s project On Solid Ground: Building our Capacity and Sustainability. Maama Watali is a Black-led nonprofit organization that supports Black women and their families as they move forward after experiencing gender-based violence.

12. New sidewalk in Port Williams

    Construction is now complete on 549 metres of new and rehabilitated sidewalk in the Village of Port Williams after an investment of more than $550,000 from the federal and municipal governments.

13. Government of Canada supports the well-being of children and childhood development in Ottawa

    The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, will make an announcement on the National School Food Program in Ottawa.

14. Winter is coming: Environment and Climate Change Canada to hold media availability on Canada’s winter seasonal weather outlook

    Media representatives are advised that Environment and Climate Change Canada will provide the seasonal outlook for the upcoming winter in Canada. A media availability will follow.

15. Canada signs General Security of Information Agreement with Ukraine

    Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada and the Department of National Defence, successfully negotiated a General Security of Information Agreement (GSOIA) concerning industrial security and national defence with Ukraine.

16. Village of St. Peter’s to create new community hub

    Government of Canada support to help strengthen community, boost tourism

17. Statement by the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    The Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities issued the following statement.

18. CBSA investigation into the importation of false documents results in prison sentence

    CBSA investigation into the importation of false documents results in prison sentence

19. Ministerial Statement in response to the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Digital Validation of Identity

    Minister of Citizens’ Services, Terry Beech, today issued the following statement regarding the audit of the Digital Validation of Identity to Access Services by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) as part of the overall performance audits of Government Services and Programs:

20. Ministerial Statement in Response to the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Programs to Assist Seniors

    Today, Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Seniors, issued the following statement regarding the audit of Programs to Assist Seniors by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) as part of the overall performance audits of Government Services and Programs:

21. Ministerial Statement in Response to the Auditor General of Canada’s Report on Canada Summer Jobs

    Following the tabling of the 2024 Fall Report of the Auditor General of Canada, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement.

22. Telling their own stories: Announcing Canada’s first Women Veterans Council

    The Council will advise the Minister on issues of importance to women Veterans

23. Manitoba Métis Federation and Canada sign first-of-its-kind Self-Government Treaty

    Today, David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, Government of the Red River Métis and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations announced that they have signed the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty. This Self-Government Treaty affirms and builds on previous work with the Manitoba Métis Federation in 2021.

24. Government of Canada invests in a new national guide and assistance dog training school

    By empowering local organizations to help break down barriers to accessibility, the Government of Canada is helping to ensure that more Canadians with disabilities can access the services and programs they need and fully participate in their communities.

25. Samuel De Champlain Bridge: Special Illumination for World AIDS Day and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week

    On December 1st, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in red from sunset to 1:00 a.m. for World AIDS Day and Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week.

26. Minister Anandasangaree and President Chartrand to sign a historic Self-government Treaty

    Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, National Government of the Red River Métis, will participate in the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty signing ceremony in Winnipeg.

27. New funding supports Indigenous food sovereignty, security

    Indigenous farmers, communities and governments can access new funding to help strengthen food security and sovereignty, and increase Indigenous participation in B.C.’s agriculture and food sectors.

28. Government of Canada boosts regional partnership to prepare for major potash development in Saskatchewan

    PrairiesCan funding to help communities near BHP’s Jansen potash site support rapid growth in East Central Saskatchewan

29. The Athabasca Denesųłiné, Ghotelnene K’odtįneh Dene, and the governments of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Canada reach important ratification stage for land claim agreements

    The Athabasca Denesųłiné (AD), and Ghotelnene K’odtįneh Dene (GKD), and the governments of Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and Canada are marking an important step toward renewing their Nation-to-Nation relationships. All parties have initialled the respective land claim agreements — the Athabasca Denesųłiné Agreement and the Ghotelnene K’odtįneh Dene Agreement — showing progress in implementing the AD and GKD’s visions of a better future for their communities.

30. More support for the social economy

    CED grants close to $1M for social economy projects in Quebec.

31. Canada and Manitoba First Nations collaborate to build more schools

    Every child deserves access to quality education in spaces that celebrate their culture and identity.

32. Government of Canada strengthens social equity and gender equality in the financial sector with new tool and funding to support implementation

    The Government of Canada is committed to greater social equity and gender equality. Today at the Sustainable Finance Forum, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jenna Sudds announced the launch of the Pilot Social Equity Lens Investment (SELI) Coding System. This new tool is a taxonomy that will define, assess, and track progress toward the Social Finance Fund's investment targets of advancing social equity and gender equality. The Pilot SELI Coding System will be used to ensure that the Government of Canada is meeting its social equity and gender equality goals when it comes to investing in social finance initiatives. Indigenous reconciliation has been integrated as a foundational principle within the Pilot SELI Coding System.

33. Investing in public transportation in Eskasoni

    The Eskasoni Transit Service is building five new bus shelters with an investment of $95,775 from the federal government.

34. MP Brenda Shanahan to announce investment to increase export activities among Montérégie‍-‍Ouest SMEs

    CED grants $630,000 to Commerce International Québec Montérégie-Ouest.

35. Government of Canada Takes Strides to Advance Decarbonization of Heavy-Emitting Industries in British Columbia

    Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $5 million in funding for Squamish-based Carbon Engineering ULC under the Energy Innovation Program to support the development of new, alternative energy solutions for powering direct air capture (DAC) systems, which pull carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. The project also aims to explore further electrification of the DAC process, which can address CO2 emissions from anywhere by decoupling the source of the emissions from the point of capture, providing an important tool to support a low-carbon future.

36. Government of Canada Takes Strides toAdvance Decarbonization of Heavy Emitting Industries in British Columbia

    On November 28, 2024, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced $12.5 million for six projects to accelerate the development of clean technologies that can significantly mitigate emissions from industrial activities in British Columbia.

37. First Nations, Canada and Manitoba come together to improve winter roads

    Today, First Nations leaders gathered in Winnipeg with the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services. This meeting, co-hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC), follows the roundtable held earlier this month in Ontario and provided an opportunity to discuss innovative solutions to the challenges faced by First Nation communities that rely on winter roads.

38. Federal, provincial and territorial ministers most responsible for early learning and child care meet to drive progress on a draft workforce strategy and discuss the long-term sustainability of their Canada-wide system partnership

    Federal, provincial and territorial ministers* most responsible for early learning and child care gathered today in Charlottetown to advance shared priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and the Honourable Rob Lantz, Prince Edward Island’s Minister of Education and Early Years.

39. The Government of Canada to announce funding to help stop crime and violence in Yukon

    Members of the media are invited to join Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, and the Honourable Tracy-Anne McPhee, Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister of Justice for Yukon, for an announcement on the federal government taking action to help stop gun crime and gang violence before it starts

40. Government of Canada marks significant milestone in Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre

    The Government of Canada, through the Laboratories Canada strategy, is committed to providing federal scientists and researchers with state-of-the-art, sustainable and collaborative facilities to support the transformative changes facing science today and into the future.

41. Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Grande Cache Institution

    Throughout the week of November 11-15, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized in the medium-security unit, at Grande Cache Institution.

42. Invitation to media – Minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada to participate in Grande rencontre de la Maison de l’innovation sociale 2024

    The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will participate in the Grande rencontre de la Maison de l’innovation sociale 2024, with its theme of Solving societal challenges: improbable meshes.

43. Manitoba First Nations and Minister Hajdu to announce school projects

    Please be advised that the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will be accompanied by the following Manitoba First Nations to make an announcement related to new school projects in their communities.

44. NICHI announces British Columbia recipients of funding to advance critical Indigenous housing projects in urban, rural and northern areas and address urgent and unmet needs

    Today, National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI) Chief Executive Officer John Gordon and Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, Patty Hajdu, announced the recipients of NICHI’s expression of need process to address the critical need for safe and affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing projects in British Columbia.

45. Government of Canada boosts investment in accessible infrastructure to empower Canadians with disabilities

    The President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Oakville, the Honourable Anita Anand, will be in Oakville to highlight funding for a national guide and service dog training school, under the Enabling Accessibility Fund program.

46. Equipment and technology mutualization: A lever to develop Quebec’s social economy enterprises

    CED continues to build solid, inclusive growth by creating the conditions for social economy enterprises and organizations to contribute to this growth to their full potential.

47. Statement from the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources on Site Decision for Canada’s Deep Geological Repository

    Today, marking an important step in ensuring the ongoing safe and secure management of these nuclear by-products in Canada, the NWMO announced the selection of the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation-Ignace area as the site for Canada’s deep geological repository (DGR) for high-level nuclear by-products. This follows over a decade of engagement between the NWMO and potential host communities and votes by Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation (WLON) and the Township of Ignace, Ontario in favour of pursuing next steps to host the DGR.

48. Shoppers, beware of cyber scams this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, federal partners warn

    CSE and Federal Partners warn shoppers about cyber scams ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

49. Minister MacKinnon will provide an update on misclassification in the trucking industry

    The Minister of Labour and Seniors, Steven MacKinnon, will be in Surrey to provide an update on misclassification in the trucking industry.

50. Government of Canada marks significant milestone in Laboratories Canada Strategy

    Government of Canada marks significant milestone in Laboratories Canada Strategy