Ottawa – Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister of Finance, hosted the third briefing with Canadian industry and labour stakeholders, and provincial and territorial representatives on Canada-US economic issues. Arun Alexander, Canada’s Deputy Ambassador to the United States, and Shannon Grainger, Assistant Deputy Minister, Portfolio Affairs and Communications, Public Safety Canada, also joined the call. During the session, officials underscored that preventing …
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, …
Ottawa – Public Safety Canada announced a federal investment of $219,974 over two years to Modus – Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung (modus|zad), in support of PreP-Ex, a collaborative project between German and Canadian subject matter experts to better address the rising threat of anti-authority forms of violent extremism. This funding was granted through the Community Resilience Fund (CRF). PreP-Ex, which …
Ottawa – Emergencies can happen at any moment and with little warning. Timely information is critical to ensure that Canadians can take the necessary steps to protect themselves, their families and their communities. Today, a test of the National Public Alerting System (NPAS) will be conducted in most provinces and territories over television, radio, and wireless devices. Harjit S. Sajjan, …
Ottawa – On March 13, 2024, Public Safety Canada announced a federal investment of $317,806 over two years to the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies, to better understand potentially harmful socialization processes on gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms through a gender lens. This funding was granted through the Community Resilience Fund (CRF). This project will analyze data …
Ottawa – Funding awarded under Public Safety Canada’s Indigenous Community Corrections Initiative (ICCI) will support communities and organizations that are working to provide alternatives to incarceration or reintegrate Indigenous offenders or offer alternatives to incarceration through project development and implementation, training and capacity building, communications, and policy development. Projects will offer a range of services that could include healing and …
