Canada announces $95m for development projects in Jordan

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Amman – Jordan is a long-standing partner of Canada in the Middle East. This year marks 60 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and Jordan and a long history working together to promote regional peace and stability, refugee protection, education, climate action and women’s economic empowerment. As part of its Middle East engagement strategy, Canada has provided, since 2016, significant …

49 Affordable Homes Built in Paris

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PARIS – Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, alongside Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Will Bouma, Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford-Brant on behalf of Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Ontario announced a combined $3 million investment that …

Ontario Providing More Supportive Housing in Hamilton

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Investment will support vulnerable people in the community Hamilton — The Ontario government is providing nearly $6.8 million through the Social Services Relief Fund to help create 85 supportive housing units in Hamilton. The funding was announced by Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, alongside Neil Lumsden, MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, and Donna Skelly, MPP for Flamborough-Glanbrook. …

Disability Inclusion Business Council created

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Gatineau – Approximately 2.2 million working age Canadians with disabilities are employed, and an additional 645,000, who are not employed and not in school, have the potential to work[1] and could help fill vacant job positions across the country. Persons with disabilities are disproportionately underrepresented in the labour force and face a range of physical, attitudinal, and institutional barriers that …