Hamilton – Canada’s pollution pricing system creates incentives for industries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions; drives innovation and sustainable business practices; and fosters a cleaner, more environmentally responsible future. Through the Decarbonization Incentive Program, the Government of Canada returns a portion of the proceeds collected from the federal pollution price on large industrial emitters to support clean technology projects. …
Boosting Holocaust Education to Counter Rising Antisemitism
Revisions to the Grade 6 Social Studies curriculum will help challenge biases and discrimination at an earlier age TORONTO — As Ontario marks Holocaust Education Week, Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education, today unveiled a series of reforms to combat rising antisemitism across Ontario schools, including the introduction of mandatory Holocaust learning for the first time in elementary schools. “We are …
Funding for Canadian universities on planetary, astronomy missions
Longueuil – Four grants totaling $493,081 are being awarded to Canadian universities to advance scientific knowledge of the Sun–Earth system, the solar system and the universe through participation in international science missions. The researchers from these institutions are: Dr. Ed Cloutis from the University of Winnipeg, who is a co-investigator on the Mastcam-Z instrument on the Perseverance rover; Dr. Wesley Fraser from the University of …
Ontario Training More Doctors as it Builds a More Resilient Health Care System
BRAMPTON — The Ontario government is expanding medical school education as it continues to build a stronger, more resilient health care system, especially in growing and underserved communities. Ontario is adding 160 undergraduate seats and 295 postgraduate positions over the next five years, the largest expansion of undergraduate and postgraduate education in over 10 years. “As our province grows, our …