Toronto – At Snowdon Pharmacy in downtown Toronto, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, highlighted the government’s plan to rollout the first phase of national universal pharmacare—an initiative that will be a part of the upcoming Budget 2024. This plan will break down …
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, recently met with Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, during his visit to Canada. The ministers met to discuss the shared interests of their two countries, including the promotion of inclusive security, stability and prosperity in Iraq and in the Middle East. During the meeting, Minister …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, joined by Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, and François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced new action, as part of Canada’s economic plan, to build more homes, faster, and strengthen competition to lower prices for Canadians. To scale-up new homebuilding technologies and drive innovation …
Ottawa – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland talked about on building more homes, faster. She said: Before we dive into today’s announcement, I would just like to take a moment to highlight Friday’s strong job numbers. Thanks to the hard work of Canadians and Canadian businesses, Canada gained 37,000 new jobs in January. That was double market expectations. Unemployment fell …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the federal government’s intent to extend by an additional two years the existing ban on foreign ownership of Canadian housing. For years, foreign money has been coming into Canada to buy up residential real estate, increasing housing affordability concerns in cities across the country, and particularly in major …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, said that the Liberal government is continuing to deliver “our economic plan in 2024! We are bringing down the cost of child care to $10-a-day in every province and territory, expanding dental care to more Canadians, creating good jobs, and building more homes, faster.”
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the appointment of Susana Lee as a member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), as well as the reappointment of Cheryl Beckett and Georges Bujold. All three appointments are for five-year terms. “The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is known around the world for its fair and timely …
Ottawa – Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, pursuant to her authorities under the Bank Act, approved the sale of HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC) to Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), subject to strict terms and conditions imposed on RBC. RBC’s proposed acquisition followed HSBC Global’s November 2022 announcement of its exit from the Canadian market, which is part of …
Government guarantees price of carbon for Canadian-made carbon capture technology Calgary – In Calgary,Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, welcomed the announcement of the second investment by the Canada Growth Fund—and the world’s first carbon credit offtake agreement of its kind. The Growth Fund’s $200 million direct investment and complementary carbon contract for difference in a world-leading …
Toronto – Mayor Olivia Chow together with Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, and Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced the allocation of $471 million in funding through the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF), which will result in achieving an additional 11,780 homes in Toronto on top of what has already been projected over the …
