Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced 29 organizations in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick will receive a total of $11,242,000 in Creative Export Canada program funding. In uncertain economic times, these investments will help create Canadian jobs and grow the economy. The full release is available online. Contact laura.scaffidi@pch.gc.ca.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Sport Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.) announced that ParticipACTION, as a national-level organization, will receive $4,667,000 in funding in 2022–23 from the Community Sport for All Initiative. ParticipACTION will have a call for applications in the fall to deliver grants to 800 community-level organizations … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) issued a statement: “August 15 is National Acadian Day. This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the culture, history and vitality of a people who have contributed so much … Read more
Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced funding of $1.2 million over two years to Université Sainte-Anne, Nova Scotia’s only Francophone university, to modernize its student information system. In addition, the Province of Nova Scotia is providing $104,573 over two years to this project. The full release is … Read more
Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing $4.6 million to help organize the next Congrès mondial acadien which will take place Aug. 10-18, 2024, in the Acadian regions of Clare and Argyle in southwestern Nova Scotia. The full release is available online. … Read more
Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) issued a statement: “What an exciting day! The Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games have begun. This event allows us to celebrate the determination of more than 5,000 up-and-coming athletes, their coaches and their … Read more
Minister for Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Pascale St-Onge (Brome-Missisquoi, Que.) announced that Canadian Women & Sport will receive $2,000,000 in funding in 2022–23 from the Community Sport for All initiative. Community-based groups will be invited in the fall to submit their proposals to Canadian … Read more
Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) issued a statement: “On Emancipation Day, we take a moment to acknowledge Canada’s dark history of slavery and the intergenerational impact that it has had on Black communities in our country. Over hundreds of years, unspeakable acts of violence were inflicted upon millions of enslaved … Read more
Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.), joined by Saskatchewan Minister of Advanced Education Gordon Wyant, announced $7.1 million in funding for the Fransaskois community to support three projects related to post-secondary education in French in Saskatchewan. The full release is available online. Contact marianne.blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued a statement: “On July 28, Canadians mark the Day of Commemoration of the Great Upheaval, a sad chapter in the history of the Acadian people. On this day in 1755, British authorities ordered the deportation of French settlers living on lands in New France, which we know today as Nova Scotia, … Read more
