Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “This year, Canada will mark Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 5-11. We continue to witness the devastating effects of wildfires, across the country. Families have been displaced, homes destroyed and communities have … Read more
Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada has listed the Bishnoi Gang as a terrorist entity under the Criminal Code. The full release is available online. Contact Simon.Lafortune@ps-sp.gc.ca.
The Government of Canada is moving forward with the implementation of the voluntary Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) for individual firearms owners, starting with a pilot in Nova Scotia that began on Sept. 23. The compensation program will then open to all eligible firearms owners with a nation-wide declaration period later in fall 2025, followed … Read more
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement on Firefighters’ National Memorial Day: “Today, the Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation held their annual memorial ceremony to honour the memory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice and to provide support to … Read more
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) and Paul Kovacs, founder and executive director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), announced the launch of the Canadian Centre for Recovery and Resilience at ICLR’s Disaster Resilience Display Centre in Toronto, Ont. The centre … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Que.) announced $1,361,900 in funding to St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., for their three-year project entitled Closing the Gaps: Addressing Critical Challenges in Arctic Ground Search and Rescue. Public Safety Canada will fund the initiative through the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund. The … Read more
The Government of Canada announced that it will match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador Wildfires Appeal to support wildfire disaster relief efforts across Newfoundland and Labrador. Donation matching will be open for 30 days, retroactive to when the appeal first opened on August 14. The funds raised will be used … Read more
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “In my capacity as Minister of Emergency Management, I have approved a Request for Federal Assistance from the Government of Nova Scotia to provide resources to support wildfire suppression efforts. Public Safety’s … Read more
Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Guildwood—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced a new call for proposals under the 2025 Cyber Security Cooperation Program (CSCP), to strengthen the country’s cyber resilience and address evolving cyber threats. The CSCP 2025 call for proposals will provide up to $10.3 million over five years to support initiatives that promote cyber security innovation, … Read more
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “Wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador are stretching firefighting resources amidst challenging weather conditions. The situation is posing a significant risk to critical infrastructure and communities, some of which have been ordered to … Read more
