Throughout the month of May, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) took part in 18 virtual events with members of numerous Asian communities across Canada. Chagger was also one of several speakers in a series of Asian Heritage Month virtual roundtables hosted by the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat. As Asian Heritage Month wraps … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and Canadian Heritage (Sport) Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Ont.), joined by Liberal MP Geoff Regan (Halifax West, N.S.), announced $354,470 for the Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic. The funding will support the Centre’s day-to-day activities, as well as its gender equity and safe sport initiatives. The full release … Read more
On behalf of Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) Élisabeth Brière (Sherbrooke, Que.) announced an investment of $250,400 for six Eastern Townships arts, culture and heritage organizations. The full release is available online.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) confirmed that the Government of Canada invested $1.6 million in 2020–2021 program funding to 30 organizations in Southern Ontario. All organizations received at minimum a 20 per cent increase since 2018. There were also four new organizations funded. The … Read more
Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) issued the following statement: “Today, on the occasion of Vesak, Buddhists across Canada and around the world are commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.” The full statement is available online. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) … Read more
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for culture and heritage held their annual meeting to discuss common priorities for 2021–2022. The meeting was co-hosted by Leela Sharon Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women for Alberta, and Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s meeting took … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.) announced an increase of $49 million to the Short-Term Compensation Fund for Canadian audiovisual productions. This will bring the STCF’s coverage capacity to $149 million until March 31, 2022, and will continue to support the industry’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Guilbeault and Christa Dickenson, Executive Director of Telefilm … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages (FedDev Ontario) Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans, Ont.) announced the Government of Canada has invested $1.6 million in 2020-2021 in eight organizations in Newfoundland and Labrador. That represents a 33-per cent funding increase since 2018, which goes directly to organizations in the province so they can play … Read more
Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), joined by Liberal MP Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.), announced an investment of $500,000 over three years for the Central Station Education Initiative to support the restoration of the historical Central Fire Hall in Welland. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101.
Liberal MP René Arseneault (Madawaska–Restigouche, N.B.), joined by Trevor Holder, New Brunswick Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour, announced that the governments of Canada and New Brunswick will each invest more than $390,000 in renovations to the science laboratory of the Louis-A.-Lebel Building at the University of Moncton, Edmundston campus. The full release is available online. Call 613-295-3617. Canadian … Read more
