Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) and Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) appointed 14 part-time members to two expert panels of the modernized CCP. The two panels, responsible for official language rights and human rights, will assess funding applications to the CCP for court cases of national significance and … Read more
Canadian Heritage will lead a creative industries trade mission to Latin America from February 10 to 19, 2019. The delegation will be composed of experienced, export-ready businesspeople from different sectors of the creative industries—including music, film, television, visual effects, animation, video games, museums, publishing and the performing arts. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced $1.5 million in support from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund for two cultural infrastructure projects in the Quarters area in downtown Edmonton: $750,000 will be used for a project to renovate and retrofit a structure built in 1962, to be used as an Indigenous contemporary art centre and … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Marc Miller (Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada is providing $344,292 over two years to the Centre de Développement Communautaire Autochtone de Montréal in order to preserve, promote and revitalize Indigenous languages in the Greater Montréal area. This funding was provided through the Aboriginal Languages Initiative. The … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced the appointment of three new part-time commissioners to the board of directors of the National Battlefields Commission. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
As part of the Festival jeunesse de l’Acadie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Sean Casey (Charlottetown, PEI) announced $40,000 in funding to support the annual festival’s programming. This funding was provided through the Development of Official Language Communities Program. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101.
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) was joined by Ludwik Klimkowski, Chair of Tribute to Liberty, and other dignitaries to mark the beginning of the construction phase of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism – Canada, a Land of Refuge.They took part in a sod-turning ceremony at the site of the memorial on the west … Read more
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) issued the following statement: “Today, members of Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist communities in Canada and around the world celebrate Diwali, also known as the Festival of lights, and Bandi Chhor Divas. These celebrations symbolize the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, … Read more
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) spoke at the Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario’s annual conference. Joly highlighted the Action Plan for Official Languages 2018–2023: Investing in Our Future, which was announced earlier this year. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-9101.
Heritage and Multiculturalism Minister Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.) announced an important adjustment to the Endowment Incentives component of the Canada Cultural Investment Fund. Effective immediately, the government is eliminating the lifetime maximum of $15 million per eligible arts organization. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-7788.
