Media

1. Minister MacAulay announces appointment of new Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission

   Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the appointment of David Hunt as Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC).

2. Biography – David Hunt

   David Hunt has significant leadership experience over his 28-year career in the agriculture sector.

3. Minister Beech and Minister Valdez to highlight housing plan investments through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation  

   The Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens’ Services, and the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business will make an announcement in Burnaby, British Columbia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments to build more homes.

4. Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages highlights budget investments in support of Indigenous reconciliation

   The Government of Canada recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation. It is a plan to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off and where they can buy a home—where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle-class life.

5. Minister Petitpas Taylor to highlight housing measures in Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation

   The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, will tour the PEI Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association.

6. Minister of Citizens’ Services Terry Beech highlights budget investments in support of Indigenous reconciliation

   Today, the Honourable Terry Beech, Minister of Citizens’ Services, and the Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health, met in Sechelt, British Columbia, to highlight Budget 2024’s investments that contribute toward a fair future for Indigenous Peoples.

7. Minister Sudds highlights budget investments in support of Indigenous Reconciliation

   Today, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, was in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to highlight Budget 2024’s investments that contribute towards a fair future for Indigenous Peoples.

8. Minister Hajdu in Vancouver to highlight budget 2024 investments in reconciliation

   Today, the Minister of Indigenous Services Canada, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, was present at Our Gathering kexwkexwntsút chet, tə sq̓əq̓ip ct in Vancouver, B.C., with First Nations leaders to highlight federal commitments under Budget 2024. This year marks the 11th annual Our Gathering meeting, a forum unique to British Columbia, where B.C. First Nations and Canada come together to discuss shared priorities in an open and honest way.

9. Minister Duclos highlights budget investments to create a fair future for Indigenous peoples

   Through Budget 2024: A Fair Chance for Every Generation, the Government of Canada is investing to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where young people can get ahead, get a fair reward for their hard work and be able to buy their own homes, and where everyone has a fair chance at a good life in the middle class.

10. Minister Hussen to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in Sault Ste. Marie

    The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development will make an announcement in Sault Ste. Marie to highlight the federal budget’s investments on Canada’s housing plan. Minister Hussen will be joined by Terry Sheehan, Member of Parliament for Sault Ste. Marie.

11. Minister Khera to highlight housing plan investments through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation

    The Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera, will host an event in Kingston to highlight Budget 2024 investments to build more homes.

12. Ministers Guilbeault, Champagne and Bibeau to make an announcement on housing and affordability

    Media representatives and others are advised that the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will make an announcement on housing and affordability.

13. Minister Patty Hajdu in Lytton, British Columbia, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in housing

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will attend an event in Lytton, British Columbia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in housing. She will also make a housing announcement on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, with Niakia Hanna, Chief of Lytton First Nation.

14. Minister Boissonnault to highlight housing plan investments through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation

    The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will attend an event in Edmonton to highlight Budget 2024 investments to build more homes.

15. Competition Bureau releases report identifying substantial competition concerns with Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra

    Competition Bureau releases report identifying substantial competition concerns with Bunge’s proposed acquisition of Viterra April 23, 2024– GATINEAU (Québec), Competition Bureau

16. Minister Boissonnault highlights Budget investments to support every generation and build more homes for Canadians

    Minister Boissonnault highlights Budget investments to support every generation and build more homes for Canadians

17. Minister Patty Hajdu in Vancouver, British Columbia, to highlight Budget 2024 : Fairness for Every Generation investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will hold a media availability in Vancouver, British Columbia, to highlight the Our Gathering Summit and the federal budget’s investments to advance Indigenous reconciliation

18. Minister Beech to highlight Budget 2024 investments on the Sunshine Coast

    Minister Beech to highlight Budget 2024 investments on the Sunshine Coast

19. Minister Khera wraps up her participation in the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent 

    Last week, the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera, concluded a productive working session at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent in Geneva. She was joined by a group of Canadians from civil society, who showcased Canada’s commitment to building a more equitable society.

20. Minister Anandasangaree at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation

    The Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, will make an announcement and hold a media availability in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, to highlight the federal budget’s investments in advancing Indigenous reconciliation.

21. Minister O’Regan appoints Industrial Inquiry Commission on longshoring disputes at Canada’s West Coast ports

    Today, Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan Jr. announced the appointment of an Industrial Inquiry Commission on the underlying issues in longshoring labour disputes at Canada’s West Coast ports. The Commission will be chaired by Vincent Ready and will include Amanda Rogers as a Member of the Commission. The Commission will soon begin meeting with stakeholders and reviewing consultation submissions from relevant parties. The Commission will present its findings and recommendations in a report to the Minister in Spring 2025.

22. Backgrounder: Industrial Inquiry Commission Terms of Reference

    Industrial Inquiry Commission Terms of Reference

23. Minister Boissonnault to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in Edmonton

    The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault, will make an announcement regarding Indigenous reconciliation.

24. Minister Duclos to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments to ensure a fair future for Indigenous peoples

    Minister Duclos to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments to ensure a fair future for Indigenous peoples

25. Investments in EV charging ports a bright spark for greener motoring in Greater Victoria

    Electric vehicles (EVs) will be getting a boost from the hundreds of public EV charging ports that will be installed throughout the Capital Regional District (CRD) after a combined investment of more than $8.7 million from the federal and provincial governments, the CRD, and the City of Victoria.

26. Thousands of great summer job opportunities for youth available now through Canada Summer Jobs

    A key pillar of the Government’s plan for youth is a focus on making life more affordable for young Canadians—because when young people have the support they need to thrive, they can contribute to the economy, build a better life for themselves, and play an active role in their communities.

27. Backgrounder: Canada Summer Jobs 2024

    Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) is part of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy, a horizontal federal initiative that supports youth aged 15 to 30—particularly those facing barriers to employment— to gain work experience and develop the skills they need to successfully transition into the labour market.

28. Minister Duclos highlights budget investments granted to Futurpreneur Canada

    Through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation the Government of Canada is investing to build a Canada that works better for everyone, where younger generations can get ahead, where their hard work pays off, where they can buy a home, and where everyone has a fair chance at a good middle-class life.

29. Minister Sudds to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in Thunder Bay

    The Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, will make an announcement regarding Indigenous reconciliation.

30. Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw and Minister Hajdu to welcome Band members back home after the Bush Creek East wildfire

    The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, will join Kúkpi7 James Tomma, Chief of Skwlāx te Secwepemcúl̓ecw, as well as members of the Band, to celebrate the opening of the first of four new subdivisions built after the Bush Creek East wildfire in 2023.

31. 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

32. 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.

33. Minister Guilbeault to make an announcement to help promote a circular economy and reduce plastic pollution in Canada

    Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, will make an announcement to help promote a circular economy and reduce plastic pollution in Canada alongside Parliamentary Secretary, Julie Dabrusin, and a number of innovative businesses who are developing solutions to cut plastic waste.

34. Seizures of contraband and unauthorized items at Port-Cartier Institution

    On April 17, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at Port-Cartier Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.

35. Minister Champagne to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in young entrepreneurs

    The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, will host an event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, to highlight how the federal budget's investments will support young entrepreneurs in launching and scaling up their businesses.

36. Minister of Citizens' Services highlights budget investments to support small businesses

    Minister of Citizens' Services highlights budget investments to support small businesses

37. Ministers Sudds and Anand highlight budget investments to support small businesses

    Ministers Sudds and Anand highlight budget investments to support small businesses

38. Minister Champagne highlights budget investments to support Canadian small businesses

    The federal government recently delivered Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation.

39. Minister Boissonnault to attend Edmonton Chamber of Commerce luncheon to discuss Budget 2024

    Minister Boissonnault to attend Edmonton Chamber of Commerce luncheon to discuss Budget 2024

40. Minister Petitpas Taylor to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments for young entrepreneurs

    The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Jenica Atwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, will make an announcement at Planet Hatch to highlight the federal budget’s investments to strengthen the economy, including by empowering young entrepreneurs.

41. Statement from the Minister of Indigenous Services on the preliminary findings from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

    Decades of discriminatory funding will not be undone overnight, but we are making progress.

42. Coming into Force of Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation's Child and Family Services Law, Nigig Nibi Ki-win

    On April 19, 2024, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation’s child and family services law, Nigig Nibi Ki-Win, came into force. Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation is the third Indigenous governing body in Ontario and the eleventh in Canada to have its own child and family services law.

43. Minister Hussen to highlight Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation investments in Winnipeg

    The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development will will make an announcement in Winnipeg to highlight the federal budget’s investments to support small businesses...

44. CBSA phasing in CARM: launching internally for CBSA use as planned in May and later in the fall for trade chain partners

    Today, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) provided an update on its plans for the launch of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) digital initiative, which will modernize the collection of duties and taxes for goods imported into Canada.

45. Minister Beech to highlight investments to support small businesses through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation

    The Minister of Citizens’ Services, Terry Beech, will make an announcement at an event in Richmond to highlight the federal budget’s investments to strengthen the economy in a way that is shared by all.

46. Ulkatcho First Nation to house largest off-grid solar project in Canada 

    A new solar energy project will provide the Ulkatcho First Nation with clean energy after a combined investment of $15,841,000 from the federal and provincial governments.

47. Samuel De Champlain Bridge: Special Illumination for the National Immunization Awareness Week

    On April 21, the Samuel De Champlain Bridge will be lit up in blue from sunset to 9 p.m. to commemorate the National Immunization Awareness Week.

48. Ministers Anand and Sudds to highlight investments to support small businesses through Budget 2024: Fairness for Every Generation

    The Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board of Canada will be accompanied by the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Jenna Sudds, in Ottawa to highlight the federal budget’s investments to strengthen the economy in a way that is shared by all.

49. Death of an inmate from Beaver Creek Institution

    On April 17, 2024, Gary Beach, an inmate from Beaver Creek Institution, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes.

50. Media Advisory: Youth Entrepreneurship Announcement in Bedford

    Members of the media are invited to an announcement with the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities; Lena Metlege Diab, Member of Parliament for Halifax West; Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax; Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth–Cole Harbour; and David Eisnor, Atlantic Team Lead, Futurpreneur.