Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced a major investment of more than $18.3 million in four innovative programs to help young Francophones reach their full potential. The full release is available online. Contact mathis.denis@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca. Minister for Sport and Physical Activity Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) issued a statement: “Today marks the official … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced more than $2.7 million in funding over two years for the Université de Moncton. To support the project, the Government of Canada is contributing $580,282 in 2024–2025 and $805,545 in 2025–2026, for a total of $1,385,827. The full release is available online. … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) announced $40,000 in funding for the 2024 MUTEK festival in Montréal, Que., through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. The full release is available online. Contact charles.thibault-beland@pch.gc.ca.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) and Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “On National Acadian Day, we celebrate the resilience, determination and courage of the Acadian people who help strengthen Canadian culture, identity and values. This special day is an opportunity to appreciate the … Read more
Last week, on behalf of Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business and to Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario Bryan May (Cambridge, Ont.) announced $99,000 in federal funding for Drayton Theatre. The full release is available online. Contact charles.thibault-beland@pch.gc.ca.
On behalf of Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.), Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health Ya’ara Saks (York Centre, Ont.) announced funding of $5 million for the Makwa Waakaa’igan project at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie. The full release is available online. Contact charles.thibault-beland@pch.gc.ca.
Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) attended the premiere of Anangong Miigaading, the Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) version of Star Wars: A New Hope. The project received a $300,000 investment from the Indigenous Languages Program, allocated to the Dakota … Read more
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced $227.9-million investment over five years to support the health of services offered in official language minority communities. The investment was made through bilateral agreements with provincial and territorial governments. The full release is available online. Contact mathis.denis@hrsdcrhdcc.gc.ca.
Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced $1,547,459 in funding for l’Acadie de Chezzetcook in Chezzetcook, N.S. The funding, from Canadian Heritage’s Community Spaces Fund of the Development of Official Language Communities Program, will be used to purchase and renovate the former St. Anselm Church and its presbytery, to create … Read more
Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera (Brampton West, Ont.) issued a statement: “On Emancipation Day, we all have a duty of remembrance and action, to ensure that we never forget our shameful history with slavery and continue our fight for a more equitable society. One hundred and ninety years ago, the British … Read more
