PM, Minister of Sport meet eligible families who received Canada Child Benefit

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Ottawa – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport, met several families to inquire if they were receiving Canada Child Benefit. Pascale said: “More money in the pockets of families, that’s what matters to you and to your government. The next payment of the #CanadaChildBenefit was issued to eligible familieson July 20. Up to $7,500 this year.” …

Nova Scotia, Antigonish county invest in drinking water infrastructure

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Antigonish – Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, Michelle Thompson, Minister of Health and Wellness and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Antigonish, Her Worship Laurie Boucher, Mayor of Antigonish, and Owen McCarron, Warden of the Municipality of the County of Antigonish, announced a combined investment of more than $5.9 million to …

New living lab in Ontario announced

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Elora– Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, while attending the Ag Innovation Spotlight event hosted by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) at the Grand River Agricultural Society, Tim Louis, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, on behalf of Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the creation of a new living lab in Ontario. Led by OSCIA, this living …

Investing in active transportation, water, wastewater infrastructure

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Rivière-du-Nord – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, Réjean Savoie, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, His Worship Denis Losier, Mayor of the Regional Municipality of Tracadie and His Worship Joseph Lanteigne, Mayor of the Town of Rivière-du-Nord, announced a joint investment of more than $15.5 million, with more than $7.23 …

Supporting competitive, sustainable agriculture and agri-food sector

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Fredericton – The annual conference of Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture was held in Fredericton, New Brunswick, from July 19 to 21, 2023. Ministers discussed the agriculture and agri-food sector’s key issues, including the successful launch of the $3.5 billion Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) that came into effect on April 1, 2023. In the face …

Investing in new Centre régional des générations

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Caraquet – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Serge Cormier, Member of Parliament for Acadie‒Bathurst, Réjean Savoie, Minister responsible for the Regional Development Corporation, and His Worship Bernard Thériault, Mayor of Caraquet, announced a joint investment of $22.5 million to build the new Centre régional des générations in Caraquet. This investment will enable the replacement of the Colisée …

Online consultation for Safe Long-Term Care Act launched

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Ottawa – Every senior in Canada deserves to live in dignity, safety, and comfort, regardless of where they live. While a majority of Canadians want to age closer to home and their family, they also expect and deserve long-term care—if it is needed—to be high quality and safe. Budget 2023 outlined the Government’s plan to provide close to $200 billion …

Ontario Welcomes $18.4M Manufacturing Investment

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Breadsource Corporation expansion will create good-paying jobs in Scarborough SCARBOROUGH — The Ontario government is welcoming an $18.4 million investment by Breadsource Corporation, a family-owned company that produces baked goods. The investment will be used to build a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough and create 13 new jobs. Current workers will also be trained on state-of-the-art technology at the new …

$180M offered for child care spaces for schools 

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Winnipeg – Families across Canada are striving every day to give their children the best possible start in life. That is why the Government of Canada is working with our provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners on building a Canada-wide early learning and child care system that offers families better access to high-quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive child care and early …