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Canadians, businesses, and visitors rely on safe and well-maintained airports to stay connected and keep people and goods moving. Local and regional airports are vital links for rural and remote communities, supporting access to health care, emergency response services, business opportunities, and essential travel.
As the cost of living continues to rise, the Government of Canada is acting to make life more affordable for seniors, and to help them stay active and connected to their communities. Alongside direct support to ease everyday costs, the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funds projects that keep thousands of seniors engaged and giving back to their communities.
Investments to enhance Canada’s strategic position while unlocking economic opportunities to support workforce development and Indigenous-led resource development
Matt Jeneroux, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend to announce federal funding in support of economic development opportunities in the Cold Lake Region on behalf of the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada.
For generations, First Nations have served as stewards of Pacific salmon and the watersheds that sustain them. Collaboration between Indigenous governments and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) continues to play an important role in rebuilding vulnerable salmon populations in British Columbia and Yukon.
Hatcheries play a vital role in efforts to conserve and rebuild vulnerable Pacific salmon populations while strengthening the social, cultural, and economic fabric of the communities they serve.
Pacific salmon have long held cultural, economic, and ecological significance for First Nations peoples and all British Columbians. Climate change, habitat loss, and fishing pressures are causing many salmon populations, such as Fraser River Chinook salmon, to experience serious declines.
The Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Steven MacKinnon, will make an announcement regarding critical infrastructure for airports in British Columbia at the Prince Rupert Airport.
The Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, hosted by Chief Dolleen Logan, on behalf of Lheidli T’enneh First Nation, will announce funding for three new Pacific salmon conservation hatcheries in British Columbia.
Canada and British Columbia’s fish and seafood sector is evolving rapidly and needs the tools to adapt to changing market, environmental, and technological realities. Helping the industry innovate and reach new markets is central to keeping it competitive and resilient for the long term.
Victoria, British Columbia – British Columbia's Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, the Honourable Randene Neill, and the federal Minister of Fisheries, the Honourable Joanne Thompson, will co-chair the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM) on August 19-20, 2026.
An investment of more than $175,000 from the federal government will help maintain and expand community transit services for rural and remote communities in Pender Harbour, on the Sunshine Coast.
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, the Honourable Randene Neil, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship and Member of Legislative Assembly for Powell River – Sunshine Coast, Nick Gaskin, Executive Director, Pender Harbour Health Centre, Diane Hopkinson, Board President, Pender Harbour Health Centre Society, and Lesley Durrant, Auxiliary President, Pender Harbour Health Centre.
Building a strong economy starts with a strong workforce. As the economy continues to evolve, demand for skilled workers is growing. Across Canada, skilled trades workers are driving economic growth, supporting key industries, strengthening supply chains and building the homes and infrastructure Canadians rely on every day.
As global trade disruptions continue to create business uncertainty, the Government of Canada is investing in B.C. businesses to help them adapt and seize new opportunities for growth.
As global trade disruptions continue to create business uncertainty, the Government of Canada is investing in B.C. businesses to help them adapt and seize new opportunities for growth.
Government of Canada to announce investments that will help B.C. businesses and organizations navigate trade disruptions, remain competitive, and seize new opportunities.
The Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), on behalf of the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, will make an announcement regarding the sale of military assets in support of emergency response efforts.
Today, Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced over $1.2 million in funding to Iskum Investments LP for a project that will lay the groundwork for a potential new state-of-the-art wood processing facility in coastal British Columbia that would be majority Indigenous-owned and operated and could support over 700 jobs along British Columbia’s coast.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials, as well as officials from the Canadian Coast Guard, will provide a wrap-up of this year’s Operation North Pacific Guard mission, a high seas mission to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific Ocean.
The Law Commission of Canada (LCC) is pleased to announce that Kaitlyn Blaser, Marie-Pier Jolicoeur, and Leanna Katz have been selected as Emerging Scholars for the Spring-Summer 2026 term.
