News by subject: CPG

CDPQ today released its Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022, titled Creating value in an environment like no other (in French only ? English available soon). In addition to the financial results published on February 23, CDPQ presents...

Canada's Premiers are committed to the safety and wellbeing of Canadians. As part of this ongoing work, the Council of the Federation will meet with the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police on April 21. The April 21 meeting builds on the...

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Don McMorris, Saskatchewan's Minister of Government Relations, announced a joint investment of more than $42.1 million to...

The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for New Brunswick has concluded its work of redrawing the province's federal electoral map. This independent Commission , established in November 2021, worked to set boundaries so that each electoral...

The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) are inviting media representatives to a press conference at which details of an official process regarding the legislative provisions of the Official...

The Lion Electric Company ("Lion" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced today that it officially inaugurated its new manufacturing factory that will produce lithium-ion batteries for...

The Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal is proud to launch five new art installations, sensory experiences and fun activities in downtown Montréal. As part of the "I love working downtown" initiative and supported by the Ministère de...

Human beings assume throughout their lives different forms of "us," whether a family, a culture, a nation, or a generation, which can be viewed through the prism of art.  ...

Today, Judy Desjarlais, Chief of Blueberry River First Nations; Trevor Makadahay, Chief of Doig River First Nation; Darlene Hunter, Chief of Halfway River First Nation; Justin Napoleon, Chief of Saulteau First Nations; and Roland Willson, Chief of...

A Vancouver mining company and its former CEO made misrepresentations and filed misleading statements by omitting from its disclosure that most of the funds raised in two private placements would be used to pay consultants, a B.C. Securities...

Saskatchewan Blue Cross® has issued the first of what will be an annual Community Investment Impact Report, highlighting the many ways the not-for-profit insurer is advancing health literacy and supporting 139 communities across the province through...

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) congratulate Charles-Antoine St-Jean on his appointment as the first-ever Chair of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board of Canada (CSSB). The CSA welcomes continued engagement with the CSSB ? and...

Eleven major projects in Northern Quebec will benefit from an overall support of $14.5 million from the Northern Action Plan's Opportunity Budget. The selected projects represent a total investment of over $61.5 million. Jean Boulet, Minister of...

The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry and Minister responsible for the Société du Plan Nord (SPN), Mrs. Maïté Blanchette Vézina, has announced an investment of $28.8 million to support 34 projects from every region of Northern Quebec, as...

Forests Ontario is preparing for a transition of its top leadership, which will see longtime CEO Rob Keen step down from his role and be succeeded by new CEO Jessica (Jess) Kaknevicius.Rob Keen has served as CEO for Forests Ontario since its...

On April 10, 2023, Renald Lepage, an inmate from the Federal Training Centre, died while in our custody of apparent natural causes. At the time of death, the inmate had been serving a sentence of four years for sexual interference and invitation to...

The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) and its Foundation are proud to contribute to the recognition and effervescence of Québec contemporary art. Since 2013, in collaboration with RBC Foundation, its valued financial partner, it has...

Higher Landing President Jackie Rafter today announced the launch of the company's Woman Rising Program, in partnership with the Government of Alberta under the Workforce Strategies grant program....

Ford is investing C$1.8 billion to transform Oakville (Ont.) Assembly Complex into a Canadian hub of electric vehicle manufacturing that will include vehicle and battery pack assembly; site transformation key to Ford's plan to reach a global...

Indigenous Tourism Ontario (ITO) and Camping In Ontario (CIO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 27th, 2023 in Alliston, Ontario. The Memorandum of Understanding solidifies the partnership and joint commitment to the joint principles of...

Toronto Hydro is sending four crews to eastern Ontario to help Hydro One restore power to tens of thousands of customers following a storm that impacted residents across Ontario on Wednesday, April 5, 2023....

This is the last press release presenting the results of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data will remain available on Québec.ca, the open data website of the gouvernement du Québec or on the INSPQ website. A review of the data available on Québec.ca as...

You could win $60 million at the next Lotto 6/49 draw, to take place on Saturday, April 8! The draw machine now only contains...

There is a food insecurity crisis in Toronto. With record-high rates of inflation, rising rents, and stagnating incomes, Torontonians are struggling more and more to put food on the table....

On April 6, the MSSS will release its last press release presenting the data on the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the data will remain available on Québec.ca, the open data website of the gouvernement du Québec or the INSPQ website. The most recent...

Hundreds of nurses and health-care professionals who are members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and their supporters are holding a direct action to highlight the urgent need for better staffing, wages and care in our public hospitals and...

As the temperature begins to rise, Ontario's largest electricity distribution utilities are reminding customers and contractors of the steps to take before digging, planting or starting any outdoor project this season....

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, announced the successful allocation of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program (ICIP)'s entire provincial funding envelope. The...

Note: All times local Lévis, Quebec 9:45 a.m. The Prime Minister will make an announcement with the Premier of Quebec, François Legault. He will be joined by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Helena Jaczek, and the Minister of Health,...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the results of the provincial election in Prince Edward Island: "On behalf of the Government of Canada, I congratulate Dennis King and the Progressive Conservative Party of...

Note: All times local Lévis, Quebec 9:45 a.m. The Prime Minister will make an announcement with the Premier of Quebec, François Legault. He will be joined by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, Helena Jaczek, and the Minister of Health,...

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for Cape...

On April 6, the MSSS will release its last press release presenting the data on the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the data will remain available on Québec.ca, the open data website of the gouvernement du Québec or the INSPQ website. The most recent...

A $5 393 032 grant has been awarded to the Kativik Regional Government to enhance residual materials management in the territory of Nunavik communities. Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks and Minister...

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) will officially go into effect on April 1, 2023. The federal, provincial and territorial governments collaborated in the renewal of this important five-year policy framework to...

The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show: 365 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 1,328,673*;10 new deaths, for a total of 18,298 deaths, i.e.;1 death in the last 24 hours,2 deaths...

As part of its distribution operations and in keeping with Québec government regulations, Hydro-Québec issued a tender call for 1,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity generated from wind power to meet the long-term electricity needs of its Québec...

The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show: 449 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 1,328,308*;2 new deaths, for a total of 18,288 deaths, i.e.;0 deaths in the last 24 hours,1 death...

The provincial government's decision to make simple but crucial blood tests for celiac disease available at no cost to patients will improve the quality of life for as many as 128,000 Ontarians and potentially save Ontario's health care system as...

Today, Québec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd released an investigative report titled Under tutorship but vulnerable nonetheless - Protect the assets of incapable adults under private protective supervision regimes....

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, Québec Ombudsman Marc?André Dowd will release the findings of his special report titled Under tutorship but vulnerable nonetheless: protect the assets of incapable adults under public protective supervision regimes. This...

In June 2022, the government of Quebec announced its intention to table legislation on cultural safety and Indigenous languages. After several attempts to obtain clarification of said intentions, the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) and its...

Yesterday an Ontario court heard the three biggest Canadian tobacco companies reapply for another stay under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), which would be the tenth such renewal since the original March 8, 2019 order allowing them...

Hydro-Québec signed today a power supply contract with Alliance de l'énergie de l'Est and Valeco Énergie Québec, the proponents of Grosse-Île wind farm (Parc éolien de Grosse-Île s.e.c.). The project, for which analyses have been ongoing since...

In response to Minister Mike Farnworth's  announcement last Tuesday, in which he introduced a new $25 million initiative to address community safety concerns across the province, BC's independent convenience retailers are asking Minister Farnworth to...

The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19, in the last 24 hours, in Québec show: 411 new cases, bringing the total number of people infected to 1,327,859*;7 new deaths, for a total of 18,286 deaths, i.e.;1 death in the last 24 hours,1 death...

Human beings assume throughout their lives different forms of "us," whether a family, a culture, a nation, or a generation, which can be viewed through the prism of art.  ...

FACIT announced $1.5 billion in follow-on investment attracted to its portfolio of cancer biotechnology start-ups in Ontario, a significant milestone for life science commercialization in Canada. FACIT partners with start-ups to commercialize their...

New research from the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) confirms a strong intention by Ontarians to travel this spring and summer. According to a survey of 1,200 Ontarians, 68% of survey respondents intend to travel within Ontario, 51% intend...

The Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) is pleased to announce the second-annual Canadian Orthopaedic Care Day happening today. Over 160,000 Patients Across Canada are Waiting for Life-Changing, Restorative Orthopaedic ProceduresAn initiative...