Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced that, as of November 1, 2021, the prohibition of cruise ships in Canadian waters would no longer be in effect if operators are able to fully comply with public health requirements. Transport Canada will continue to work with the Public Health Agency of Canada, other levels of government, the … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced that the National Trade Corridors Fund has officially received additional funding of $1.9 billion and that projects can now be financed. Applications are now being accepted and assessed under the fund’s continuous call for proposals. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced that the National Trade Corridors Fund has officially received additional funding of $1.9 billion and that projects can now be financed. Applications are now being accepted and assessed under the fund’s continuous call for proposals. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced a Ministerial Order to immediately enact precautionary safety measures to further protect against wildfires in the context of extreme weather conditions in B.C. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) announced that Transport Canada is issuing a Ministerial Order in the interest of safe railway operations, and to protect public safety for the temporary return of residents to inspect their homes in Lytton, B.C. The full release is available online. Call 613-290-8656.
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development Maryam Monsef (Peterborough-Kawartha, Ont.) and Mayor of the City of Peterborough, Diane Therrien, announced the Government of Canada is taking the first steps in preparing for the procurement process to build a new train service in the Toronto to Quebec … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez (Honoré-Mercier, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport Soraya Martinez Ferrada (Hochelaga, Que.), President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail, Cynthia Garneau, and Mayor of Montreal, Valérie Plante, announced the Government of Canada is taking the first steps in preparing for the procurement process … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.), Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Joël Lightbound (Louis—Hébert, Que.), the Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, Ehren Cory, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Via Rail, Cynthia … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) and Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) were at the Saint John Airport to welcome the arrival of Air Canada’s inaugural reinstated direct flight to Saint John from Toronto. This direct Toronto-Saint John route, and many other regional routes across the country, were reinstated by Air Canada as a … Read more
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced that the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport will receive over $1.8 million from Transport Canada’s Airport Relief Fund to help the airport recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support … Read more
