Ontario News

1. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory

   Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Callie Hill, Executive Director of Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na Language and Cultural Centre, and Chief R. Donald Maracle, Elected Chief of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte.

2. Government of Canada awards construction contract for Bascule Bridge rehabilitation project on LaSalle Causeway

   The Government of Canada is committed to ensuring that its infrastructure remains safe and operational for the travelling public.

3. Affirmation of Command Ceremony at Collins Bay Institution 

   On June 1, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held an Affirmation of Command Ceremony in the Ontario Region. This occasion marked the appointment of Christine Anderson to the position of Warden of Collins Bay Institution.

4. Affirmation of Command Ceremony at Joyceville Institution 

   On June 1, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held an Affirmation of Command Ceremony in the Ontario Region. This occasion marked the appointment of Mike Jensen to the position of Warden of Joyceville Institution.

5. Affirmation of Command Ceremony at Bath Institution 

   On June 1, 2023, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) held an Affirmation of Command Ceremony in the Ontario Region. This occasion marked the appointment of Larry Ringler to the position of Warden of Bath Institution.

6. Government of Canada supports Indigenous economic development in southern Ontario

   New, dedicated resources to help Indigenous-led businesses and organizations now available

7. Government of Canada and City of Brampton invest in transition to electric bus fleet

   Today, the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for Brampton West, Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Brampton East, His Worship Patrick Brown, Mayor of Brampton on behalf of Brampton City Council, and Josipa Petrunić, President & CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research & Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), announced a joint investment of $1.1 million to plan the electrification of the City of Brampton’s transit system.

8. Canada invests in active transportation infrastructure in Sault Ste. Marie

   Today, Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, His Worship Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, and Beverley Barber, Chair of Tourism Sault Ste. Marie, announced a federal investment of more than $1.2 million to support two active transportation projects.

9. Media Advisory - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

   Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie, Stéphane Lauzon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Rural Economic Development, His Worship Matthew Shoemaker, Mayor of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, and Beverley Barber, Chair of Tourism Sault Ste. Marie.

10. Government of Canada investment of over $15 million supports tourism recovery in Southwestern Ontario

    180 projects supported to enhance recreational facilities, parks and trails to attract visitors to region

11. Government of Canada investment of over $10 million supports tourism recovery in Bruce Grey and Simcoe

    Nearly 120 projects supported to enhance recreational facilities, parks and trails to attract visitors to region

12. Government of Canada investment of over $13 million supports tourism recovery in Kitchener-Waterloo, Guelph, Stratford and surrounding regions

    Nearly 190 projects supported to enhance recreational facilities, parks and trails to attract visitors to region

13. Governments Investing in Agricultural Leadership Development

    The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing more than $2.3 million over three years through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support 4-H Ontario programming. This funding will allow 4-H Ontario to continue to engage youth interested in a career in the agriculture and agri-food industries.

14. Minister of Transport announces new funding for essential equipment for Region of Waterloo International Airport

    The Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada is making important safety investments at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. Through Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance Program, the Government of Canada is providing the airport with close to $3 million to purchase two aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicles and associated equipment. These vehicles and equipment will help keep passengers and airport workers and crew safe by ensuring a rapid and effective response to aircraft emergencies.

15. Government of Canada to announce scale-up support for a cleantech innovative Mississauga-based manufacturer

    The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will make an important announcement in support of a rapidly growing innovative manufacturing company located in Mississauga.

16. Canada invests in the modernisation of Rankin Arena in Batchewana First Nation 

    Today, Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Sault. Ste. Marie, and Dean Sayers, Chief of Batchewana First Nation, announced a federal investment of $2,994,244 to modernize the Rankin Arena in Batchewana First Nation.

17. Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Collins Bay Institution

    May 23, 2023 – Kingston, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada On May 17, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution.

18. Minister of Transport announces funding for the second phase of the Port Weller Dry Docks Cargo Terminal Project

    Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced an investment of up to $5.2 million, under the National Trade Corridors Fund, for the second phase of the Port Weller Dry Docks Cargo Terminal Project.

19. Government of Canada and Town of Tecumseh invest in public transit and active transportation

    Today, Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion and Member of Parliament of Windsor—Tecumseh, and His Worship Gary McNamara, Mayor of the Town of Tecumseh, announced a federal investment of more than $3.6 million to electrify a portion of Tecumseh’s bus fleet and expand its active transportation network.

20. Canada invests in a new public library in Kitchener

    Today Valerie Bradford, Member of Parliament for Kitchener South—Hespeler, and Mary Chevreau, Chief Executive Officer of the Kitchener Public Library, announced a federal investment of more than $5.9 million to build a new public library in Kitchener.

21. FedNor announces support for Northern Ontario businesses participating in the world’s largest indoor agri-food exhibition

    Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, today announced a FedNor investment of $679,505 in Economic Partners-Sudbury East/West Nipissing Inc. to support the Northern Ontario Agri-Food Pavilion at the 2023 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, which will take place November 3-11, 2023 at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

22. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Tecumseh

    Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion and Member of Parliament for Windsor—Tecumseh, and His Worship Gary McNamara, Mayor of the Town of Tecumseh.

23. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Batchewana First Nation

    Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Terry Sheehan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and Member of Parliament for Sault. Ste. Marie, and Dean Sayers, Chief of Batchewana First Nation.

24. Minister Tassi Celebrates Start of Economic Development Week

    Canada is well positioned to capitalize on the economy of the future.

25. Government of Canada investment of over $40 million supports tourism recovery in Greater Toronto Area

    Over 300 projects supported to enhance recreational facilities, parks and trails to attract visitors to region

26. Minister Alghabra and Parliamentary Secretaries Bittle and Badawey to make an important funding announcement at the Port Weller Dry Docks Shipyard

    The Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament for St. Catharines, Chris Bittle, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, Vance Badawey, will make an important funding announcement at the Port Weller Dry Docks Shipyard.

27. MP Marc G. Serré to announce FedNor investment in Northern Ontario agri-food businesses by supporting participation in a major exhibition event

    Sudbury, ON, May 23, 2023 — Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Official Languages, will announce a FedNor investment to help Northern Ontario agri-food businesses reach new markets by participating in world-stage exhibition.

28. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Kitchener

    Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Valerie Bradford, Member of Parliament for Kitchener South—Hespeler, and Mary Chevreau, Chief Executive Officer of the Kitchener Public Library.

29. Media Advisory: Infrastructure Announcement in Guelph

    Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Lloyd Longfield, Member of Parliament for Guelph, and His Worship Cam Guthrie, Mayor of the City of Guelph.

30. Recapture of inmate from Collins Bay Institution – minimum security unit

    May 17, 2023 – Kingston, Ontario– Correctional Service Canada On May 17, 2023, inmate Joshua Kohl was apprehended by the Kingston Police.

31. Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Warkworth Institution

    May 17, 2023 – Campbellford, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada On May 14, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, a package containing contraband and unauthorized items was seized at Warkworth Institution, a medium security federal institution.

32. Escape from the minimum-security unit from Collins Bay Institution

    On May 16, 2023 during a formal count, staff members at the minimum-security unit from Collins Bay Institution, a multi-level security federal institution, discovered that Joshua Kohl was not accounted for.

33. CBSA cocaine seizure leads to RCMP charges 

    CBSA cocaine seizure leads to RCMP charges

34. End of lockdown and search at Joyceville Institution 

    May 12, 2023 – Kingston, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada The lockdown put in place at Joyceville Institution on May 10, 2023, has ended and the exceptional search has been completed. The institution has returned to its normal operations and visits have resumed.

35. The Government of Canada partners with Ontario communities to strengthen asset management

    Today, Jennifer O’Connell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Scott Pearce, Acting President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced a federal investment of more than $800,000 to help 18 Ontario communities put in place innovative asset management strategies.

36. Lockdown and search at Joyceville Institution

    May 10, 2023 – Kingston, Ontario – Correctional Service Canada On May 10, 2023, a lockdown was put in place at Joyceville Institution to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.

37. Search and Rescue stations across Ontario open for 2023 recreational boating season

    The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal lifeboat stations across the Great Lakes are all now open for the 2023 season. Stations in Ontario are located in Amherstburg, Cobourg, Goderich, Kingston, Meaford, Port Dover, Port Weller, Thunder Bay, and Tobermory.

38. Government of Canada to make an announcement about preventing gun crime and gang violence

    Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, to make a funding announcement under the Initiative to Take Action Against Gun and Gang Violence.

39. Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Millhaven Institution

    On May 3, 2023, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, several packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Millhaven Institution, a maximum-security federal institution. The items seized included approximately 123 grams of shatter (cannabis concentrate), as well as cell phones and accessories.

40. Lac La Croix First Nation, Canada and Ontario settle the First Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement claim

    Today, Chief Carrie Atatise-Norwegian of Lac La Croix First Nation; local Member of Parliament Marcus Powlowski, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations; and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs; announced that the Lac La Croix First Nation, the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario have concluded tripartite negotiations and signed a settlement agreement in relation to the Lac La Croix First Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement Claim. This settlement resolves a long-outstanding claim that the Nation did not receive all the lands owed to it under Treaty 3, which they signed in 1873.

41. Full closure of Chaudière Crossing due to rising water levels

    Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) wishes to advise the public that due to safety concerns over rising water levels, there will be a full closure of the Union Bridge on the Chaudière Crossing to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

42. FedNor investing more than $7.6 million in Community Futures Development Corporations across Northern Ontario 

    Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced investments totalling $7,666,477 in support of nine Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) projects across Northern Ontario.

43. FedNor investing more than $7.6 million in Community Futures Development Corporations across Northern Ontario 

    The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of small businesses in helping to create vibrant, interconnected communities, and that local networks that share time and energy understand and contribute to the strength of their neighbourhoods.

44. Canada, the Government of Ontario and Lac La Croix First Nation to make an announcement in relation to a Treaty Land Entitlement Claim

    Please be advised that Marcus Powlowski, Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Rainy River, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, with the Honourable Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Ontario Minister of Northern Development, and Chief Carrie Atatise-Norwegian of Lac La Croix First Nation, will be celebrating the settlement of the Lac La Croix First Nation’s Treaty Land Entitlement Claim.

45. Support to Research Projects to Improve Brain Health

    Health Canada, through the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF) Program has committed an overall federal investment of $200 million to Brain Canada in support of brain health discoveries. Awarded through Brain Canada’s 2021 Platform Support Grants Program, these projects are supported by Health Canada and matched funding from Brain Canada’s sponsors, donors and partners.

46. Government of Canada Supports Research to Improve Brain Health

    On behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, Jean Yip, Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt and Julie Dzerowicz, Member of Parliament for Davenport, announced two grants being awarded to Dr. Sean Dukelow of the University of Calgary and Dr. Trevor Pugh of the University Health Network - Princess Margaret Cancer Centre.

47. Government of Canada Supports Research to Improve Brain Health

    On behalf of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, the Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced three grants being awarded to Dr. Benicio N. Frey of St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University, Dr. Guy Rouleau of The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and Dr. Vivian K. Mushahwar of the University of Alberta.

48. Support to Research Projects to Improve Brain Health

    Health Canada, through the Canada Brain Research Fund (CBRF) Program has committed an overall federal investment of $200 million to Brain Canada in support of brain health discoveries.

49. FedNor investing more than $2.8 million to strengthen and grow Northern Ontario’s tourism sector 

    Today, in recognition of the National Tourism Week (April 24-30), the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced federal investments totalling $2,886,971 to protect, strengthen and grow Northern Ontario’s tourism sector.

50. FedNor invests over $2.8 million to support 14 tourism projects across Northern Ontario 

    In recognition of the National Tourism Week (April 24-30), the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, announced FedNor investments totalling $2,886,971 to protect, strengthen and grow Northern Ontario’s tourism sector.