Quebec News

The Quebec News Centre offers you quick access to the provincial news of the day.
  1. Montréal organization receives over $1.5M in financial assistance from CED.
  2. Member for Duplessis, Minister of Employment and Minister Responsible for the Côte-Nord Region Kateri Champagne Jourdain is proud to confirm an investment of nearly $2.3 million from the Government of Quebec to support the launch of and operations at the Centre d’innovation du Cégep de Sept-Îles. In addition to this amount, the Government of Canada is providing $1.08 million.
  3. The federal government is partnering with The Pepper Pod and investing close to $950,000 in a project that will help address homelessness among women Veterans in the National Capital Region.
  4. Quebec’s fish and seafood industry needs to adapt to an ever-changing market. Working together through the Quebec Fisheries Fund (QFF), the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec are helping the industry to innovate and encourage the use of new technologies and processes to support the sustainable development of the sector.
  5. Three projects in the Gaspé Peninsula and the Lower St. Lawrence funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ) under the Quebec Fisheries Fund.
  6. Members of the media are invited to an announcement with Sophie Chatel, Member of Parliament for Pontiac, on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Sandra Perron, Founder and CEO of The Pepper Pod and Joanne Bilodeau, Program Director at The Pepper Pod.
  7. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will make an announcement addressing encampments and homelessness in Quebec, along with other federal representatives.
  8. Rivière-au-Renard (Quebec) – The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will hold a press conference to announce major financial support for the Gaspé Peninsula fishing industry.
  9. 2024 Year in review: Day in and day out, some 8,500 frontline employees play a crucial role protecting our communities by preventing illegal goods and inadmissible people from entering Canada.
  10. 2024 Year in review for the Quebec Region: CBSA seizes 1,191 firearms and weapons and makes 3,672 illegal drug seizures
  11. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will be the guest speaker at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal’s Headline’s breakfast event on December 9, 2024.
  12. As part of the Government of Canada's commitment to grow the economy, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, announced today an investment of $27 million for the fishing harbours of Natashquan, Kegaska and Baie-Trinité, on Quebec's North Shore.
  13. Québec, Quebec – The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will hold a virtual press conference to announce significant investments in small craft harbours on the North Shore.
  14. CBSA investigation into the importation of false documents results in prison sentence
  15. Natashquan, Quebec – The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will hold a press conference to announce significant investments in small craft harbours on the North Shore.
  16. CED grants close to $1M for social economy projects in Quebec.
  17. CED grants $630,000 to Commerce International Québec Montérégie-Ouest.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, along with Stéphane Lauzon, Member of Parliament for Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizens’ Services, will announce new support for social economy mutualization projects under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program.
  21. The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations in Québec, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Rivière-au-Renard and Havre-Saint-Pierre will close between November 26 and 30, 2024. The Cap-aux-Meules station will close on December 31, 2024.
  22. Acknowledging and addressing past wrongs is key to advancing reconciliation and renewing the Inuit-Crown relationship.
  23. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, and Annie Koutrakis, Member of Parliament for Vimy and Parliamentary Secretary, will make an announcement that will put more money in your pockets, so you can buy the things you need and save for the things you want.
  24. Starting December 14, 2024, the Government of Canada is giving a tax break to all Canadians. With a GST/HST exemption across the country, Canadians will be able to buy essentials such as groceries, snacks and children’s clothing—all tax free.
  25. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Hochelaga, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will make an announcement that will put more money in your pockets, so you can buy the things you need and save for the things you want.
  26. Avianor receives $7.6M in financial assistance from CED.
  27. Please be advised that the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will deliver an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to Nunavik Inuit for Canada’s role in the killing of qimmiit (sled dogs) in Nunavik in the 1950s and early 1960s.
  28. The federal government is investing in strengthening the country's supply chains and increasing opportunities for our companies to expand into global markets.
  29. Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and to the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of National Revenue, and Geneviève Hébert, Member of the National Assembly for Saint-François, visited CAP Estrie today to announce significant support for the organization and four other projects in the region. The total amounts to over $2.5 million, through the New Canada-Quebec Contribution Agreement, for local organizations to address substance use and addictions.
  30. The Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Labour and Seniors, will make a housing announcement in Montreal.
  31. Élisabeth Brière, Parliamentary Secretary of the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health and MP for Sherbrooke, will hold a news conference to announce funding related to the Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) that will support organizations in the Estrie region.
  32. The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, will announce contract awards to further enhance the capabilities of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and create more good jobs in Montérégie.
  33. Thirteen non-profit organizations (NPOs) receive a total of $16M in financial assistance from CED for the next four years (2024‑2028).
  34. The following information is in addition to the news release issued on November 12, 2024, on CED’s financial assistance, the recipient organizations, and their respective projects.
  35. A contribution agreement was signed with the Centre de recherche sur les milieux insulaires et maritimes (CERMIM), as part of funding from the Habitat Stewardship Program (HSP) for a two-year project.
  36. A contribution agreement was signed with the Comité Zone d’Intervention Prioritaire (ZIP) des Îles-de-la-Madeleine as part of funding under the Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund for a three-year project.
  37. Six projects in the Magdalen Islands funded by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec under the Quebec Fisheries Fund.
  38. Minister MacKinnon to provide an update on the status of labour disputes at Canada’s ports
  39. Small craft harbours are at the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together for work and leisure, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for more than 45,00 Canadians.
  40. Temporary measures that will be put in place following the fire at the Grande-Entrée harbour in the Magdalen Islands on June 30, 2024.
  41. At approximately 10:10 a.m. on November 9, 2024, Martin Ethier was apprehended by the Saint-Jérôme Police Department.
  42. On November 8, 2024, during the 7:30 p.m. count, staff members of the minimum-security unit at Archambault Institution, a multi-level security federal institution, discovered that Martin Ethier was not accounted for.
  43. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will announce Government of Canada financial assistance for 13 Quebec organizations offering incubation and acceleration services to boost the development of innovative start-ups in Quebec.
  44. The Canada Border Services Agency announces the opening of new border crossing facilities in Sainte-Aurélie
  45. CED launches one-time initiative targeting innovative manufacturers in multi-unit residential construction industry.
  46. Characteristics of the modernized Sainte-Aurélie border crossing
  47. Cap-aux-Meules (Quebec) – The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will hold a press conference to announce support for the Magdalen Islands fishing industry.
  48. The Honourable Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, will announce the launch of the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative for multi-unit homes in Quebec. This initiative is an important component of Canada’s Housing Plan, aimed at imagining the housing solutions of tomorrow today.
  49. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry; with the Honourable Benoit Charette, Quebec’s Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks; and the Honourable Jean Boulet, Quebec’s Minister of Labour, announced a federal contribution of more than $8 million to Kruger Wayagamack Pulp and Paper Mill for its Decarbonization of Kruger Wayagamack Mill Using an Innovative Molten Borates Technology project.
  50. On October 25, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.