Shediac – Our National School Food Program provides healthy meals to kids and sets them up for success. It’s also saving families hundreds of dollars a year in grocery bills. Jenna Sudds, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Susan Holt, Premier of New Brunswick and Claire Johnson, New Brunswick’s Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, announced an agreement …
What it means to defer change to capital gains inclusion rate
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the federal government is deferring—from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026—the date on which the capital gains inclusion rate would increase from one-half to two-thirds on capital gains realized annually above $250,000 by individuals and on all capital gains realized by corporations and most types of trusts. …
2024 charitable donations extended to Feb 28, 2025
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, along with Élisabeth Brière, Minister of National Revenue, announced that the federal government intends to amend the Income Tax Act to extend the deadline for making donations eligible for tax support in the 2024 tax year, until February 28, 2025. Canada’s charities work tirelessly to address poverty and hunger, improve socioeconomic …
Feds announces transfer of over $100b to provinces, territories
Ottawa – The federal government is investing significant financial resources on an ongoing basis to support provincial and territorial governments in delivering their programs and services to Canadians. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the federal government will deliver $103.8 billion in major federal transfers to provinces and territories in 2025-26, in addition to other significant financial …
Correctional Service of Canada’s Health Centre of Excellence
Dorchester – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the results of the Request for Qualifications stage of the Health Centre of Excellence facility in Dorchester, New Brunswick. The proposed new and secure facility will help the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) provide a broad spectrum of health care services to incarcerated individuals – and this will lead …
Trudeau shuffles cabinet
Ottawa – Prime Minister Trudeau has reshuffled his cabinet. Liberal MPs who will be joining cabinet are: Quebec MP Rachel Bendayan, becoming Canada’s official languages minister and associate minister of public safety. Quebec MP Élisabeth Brière, becoming the minister of national revenue, taking over for Marie-Claude Bibeau who isn’t running again. Manitoba MP Terry Duguid, who becomes minister of sport and …
Canada announces plan to strengthen border security amid Trump`s threat
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, along with Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship and Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, released Canada’s Border Plan. Backed by an investment of $1.3 billion and built around five pillars, this plan will bolster border security, strengthen our immigration system …
Cyber Attribution Data Centre at University of New Brunswick opens
New Brunswick – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that Public Safety Canada will fund the establishment of a Cyber Attribution Data Centre (CADC) at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). The government is committing to fund this project up to a total of $10 million over …
Investing in for at-risk Indigenous youth in Paqtnkek First Nation
Nova Scotia – Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—Canso, on behalf of Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced an investment of $4.15 million to support at-risk Indigenous youth in the Paqtnkek First Nation community, in Nova Scotia. This project, …
Canada invests $4m to help stop gun violence in Yukon
Yukon – Brendan Hanley, Member of Parliament for Yukon, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $4 million in Yukon through the Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund. This funding will support efforts by community organizations and law enforcement to combat gun violence and keep our communities safe. This investment builds on the success of the Initiative to Take Action …