Event Location: Ottawa

Canada 2020 hosts the Net-Zero Leadership Summit, a day-long event exploring the challenges and opportunities of achieving a net-zero economy. Participants include Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.); Mark Carney, chair of the Canada 2020 Advisory Board and UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance; and former cabinet ministers Anne McLellan and Lisa Raitt, co-chairs of the Coalition for a Better Future. This … Read more

Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will announce recipients of funding through the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy. This event will be  held at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, 100 Kent St. Call 343-576-4365.

Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Filomena Tassi (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas, Ont.), joined by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), will make an  announcement in support of women entrepreneurs in Ontario. This event will be held at Coworkly, 261 Montreal Rd. Contact Edward.Hutchinson@feddevontario.gc.ca.

Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.), joined by Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.), will visit Collège La Cité to announce investments under the Skills for Success program. This event will be held at 801 Aviation Pkwy. Contact tara.beauport@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

Canadian Harvard Research Fellow, Heidi Legg, and CEO of Advanced Symbolics, Erin Kelly, will present new data that tell us about news ownership and consumption in Canada as well as live data from artificial intelligence pollster, Poly. Presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with Allan Thompson, head of Carleton’s Journalism Program, and Shawn … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, will visit Canada from March 6-8, 2023. Contact media@pmo-cpm.gc.ca.

Bloc Québécois status of women critc Andréanne Larouche (Shefford, Que.) and heritage critic Martin Champoux (Drummond, Que.) will hold a press conference. The will be joined by filmmakers Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist to discuss the campaign #StopLesCyberviolences. This event will take place in Room 135B, West Block, Parliament Hill. Call 613-402-0443.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) Treasury Board President Mona Fortier (Ottawa-Vanier, Ont.) will announce funding for a new research hub that will improve pandemic readiness and the overall health and well-being of Canadians. This event will take place at the University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, Room 2006, 451 Smyth Rd. … Read more

Governor General Mary Simon will meet with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. This event will take place at Rideau Hall, 1 Sussex Dr. Call 343-573-7563.

On behalf of Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Carolyn Bennett(Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.), Liberal MP David J. McGuinty (Ottawa South, Ont.) will announce funding to promote mental health among teachers in Canada. This event will take place at the Canadian Teachers’ Federation, 2490 Don Reid Dr. Call 343-552-5568.