Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs) Pam Damoff (Oakville North—Burlington, Ont.) will represent Canada at the high-level segment of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council and at the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland. Contact media@international.gc.ca.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will attend the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference from June 12-15. Call 613-612-0482.
Minister of Labour Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will deliver a plenary address at the 110th session of the International Labour Conference from June 7-8, 2022. Contact daniel.pollak@labour-travail.gc.ca.
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will attend the 75th World Health Assembly from May 22-24. He will deliver Canada’s plenary statement highlighting our continued commitment to international and multilateral engagement to protect the health and safety of Canadians. Call 613-957-0200.
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will be meeting her World Trade Organization partners in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 10 to 12, 2021. She will participate in bilateral meetings and roundtable events with representatives from WTO member nations. Ng will also host Members of Ottawa Group to discuss their ongoing work ahead of … Read more
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton–Riverview–Dieppe, N.B.) will lead Canada’s delegation at the 71st World Health Assembly where health leaders and experts will gather to discuss the health challenges facing the world today. The delegation includes Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer; Simon Kennedy, Deputy Minister of Health Canada; Conservative Shadow Minister for Health … Read more
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould (Vancouver-Granville, B.C.) will lead a delegation that will give testimony concerning Canada’s human rights record during the country’s third assessment under the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review process. A live stream and recording of the session will be available online.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will be in Geneva, Switzerland to address the Conference on Disarmament and discuss nuclear disarmament, landmines and Canada’s arms exports regime. She will then convene a panel discussion on diversity and inclusion. Finally, Freeland will address the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) is in Geneva to participate in the 106th Session of the International Labour Conference, where Canada will ratify International Labour Organization Convention 98 on the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining. On June 14 at 1:30 EST, she will hold a media teleconference. Call 819-994-5559.
Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk (Kildonan-St. Paul, Man.) will announce the Government of Canada’s ratification of the International Labour Organization’s Convention 138 Concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. She will attend the conference on June 8 and 9, 2016. More details are available online.
