Fredericton— The federal government has transferred more than $24 million to New Brunswick under the Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF) for the first payment of the 2024-2025 fiscal year. This will help communities across the province invest in their local infrastructure priorities. This is the first of two payments to New Brunswick for this fiscal year. The next payment is expected to be made prior …
Helping Canadians identify misinformation online
MONTRÉAL – Discerning fact from fiction in our online world has become an increasingly difficult problem. However, with the growing sophistication of online misinformation, it can be challenging to trust what you read online. Pascale St‑Onge, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced funding to the Université de Montréal for their project to combat online misinformation. This project will develop a website …
Measures announced to protect by-elections from foreign interference
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that moving forward, the measures brought in to protect recent by-elections from any potential foreign interference will be applied to all future by-elections, ensuring Canadians can continue to have confidence in the strength and the resilience of our democracy. This means that the Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections …
Making it easier to trade within Canada
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada is removing barriers to help commerce move more freely within Canada. Trade within Canada is a key piece of our economy. It drives commerce, creates jobs, facilitates business expansion and gives Canadians more choice. This is why we are taking action …
Canada invests $70m in New Brunswick small craft harbours
Caissie Cape, New Brunswick – Small craft harbours are the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together in work and play, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for over 45,000 Canadians. As part of Budget 2024, $463.3 million over three years will be invested for the repair and maintenance of small craft harbours, including those damaged by Hurricane …
New regulatory to improve border processing, support public safety
Ottawa – New regulatory amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) will help improve processing efficiency at the border, strengthen border integrity and enhance public safety. The regulatory amendments allow a Minister’s Delegate to issue a removal order directly at the port of entry for straightforward transborder criminal offences such as carrying a concealed weapon, smuggling drugs or the unauthorized possession of a …
X-ray scanner deployed at GTA to help detect more stolen vehicles
Mississauga – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced the deployment of a mobile X-ray scanner to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). This technology will increase the examination of containers in Ontario. This is one of the initiatives being undertaken as part of the National Action Plan Combatting Auto Theft, which focuses on disrupting, dismantling, …
Canada responds to AG’s Report on Combatting Cybercrime
OTTAWA – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, issued the following statement in response to the Auditor General of Canada’s performance audit report on Combatting Cybercrime: “I thank the Auditor General of Canada for her work and welcome the recommendations presented in her performance audit report. The Government agrees with the recommendations, which will help …
Canada announces measures to protect Toronto- St. Paul’s by-election from foreign interference
Ottawa – Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the measures brought in to protect by-elections from any potential foreign interference will be applied to the Toronto-St. Paul’s electoral district by-election to be held on June 24, 2024. These measures are continuously reviewed in light of the potential for new and evolving threats. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections …
Feds introduces legislation to counter foreign interference
Ottawa, Ontario Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced the introduction Bill C-70, An Act respecting countering foreign interference. Bill C-70 proposes to update existing laws to better equip the government to detect, disrupt, and protect against foreign interference threats …