Scotstown – The governments of Canada and Quebec and Investissement Québec are providing a total of $1,675,200 to Emballages Façoteck for it to improve its productivity and production capacity. The project involves purchasing and installing an automated encapsulating machine, a metal detector for quality control, and commercial vacuums. Minister of National Revenue, Marie-Claude Bibeau, on behalf of the Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for …
Quebec – New, low-carbon construction materials and technologies allow us to build and use greener, climate-resilient homes in Canada. Thanks to innovative solutions, the construction and automobile sectors are reducing emissions and supporting sustainable job creation across the Canadian supply chain. Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis, on the behalf of Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, …
Gatineau – The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is designed as an extraordinary measure to be used only when qualified Canadians and permanent residents are not able to fill job vacancies. Unfortunately, the TFW Program has been used to circumvent hiring talented workers in Canada. That is why, earlier this month, Minister Boissonnault brought together business organizations to inform them …
Dartmouth – Canada is facing a housing crisis that is impacting lives and communities across the country. We need to build more homes, faster, to get Canadians into homes that meet their needs, at prices they can afford. To support this, Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, and Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced 5 …
Alberta— Communities throughout the country are adopting strategies to minimize greenhouse gas emissions, including lowering carbon emissions from public transit systems. Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Aaron Nelson, Acting Director of Community Development with the City of Medicine Hat, and Josipa Petrunic, President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), announced a …
BRAMPTON, ON – The City of Brampton will begin the Downtown Brampton Streetscape work along Main Street (between Nelson Street and Wellington Street) and Queen Street (between Mill Street and Chapel Street) beginning September 2024 until December 2027. This project is a key element in the Council-approved plan to revitalize the downtown core, aimed at enhancing public spaces, supporting business growth …
LONDON — The Ontario government is investing more than $23 million to enable the construction of 17,576 new homes in the City of London. The funding is being delivered through the first round of investments under the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund, which includes $970 million to help municipalities develop, repair, rehabilitate and expand drinking water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. “We’re working with …
Fort Nelson – Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is committed to protecting the safety of Canadians through ongoing investments and mitigating risks to our infrastructure as a result of climate change. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a contract worth over $4.3 million (excluding taxes) to In-Line Contracting Partnership …
Iqaluit —The federal government has transferred $9 million to Nunavut under the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) for the first payment of the 2024-2025 fiscal year. This will help communities across the territory invest in their local infrastructure priorities. This is the first of two payments to Nunavut for this fiscal year. The next payment is expected to be made prior …
Alberta -Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, spoke on the Canada Growth Fund’s investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while supporting jobs in Alberta. She said: I do want to start by saying on behalf of the government and myself personally how sad we are about the wildfires in Jasper and other parts of Alberta. I do really want to thank …
