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NEWS RELEASE Prime Minister Carney Advances New Trade, Economic, And Defence Partnerships With Indo-pacific Nations November 1, 2025 Gyeongju, Republic of Korea – The world is more dangerous and divided. The scale and speed of recent trade shifts and technological developments mean that Canada’s economic strategy must change dramatically. Canada’s new government is focused on

NEWS RELEASE Prime Minister Carney Advances New Trade, Economic, and Security Partnerships With ASEAN Nations October 27, 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The world is more dangerous and divided. The scale and speed of recent trade shifts and technological developments mean that Canada’s economic strategy must change dramatically. To that end, Canada’s new government is

NEWS RELEASE Minister Valdez Announces $189 Million Investment To Help Black Entrepreneurs Start Up, Scale Up, And Build Canada’s Economy October 20, 2025  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada TORONTO, Ontario – Growing an inclusive economy is essential to building Canada strong. When Black entrepreneurs have the tools to start and grow companies, they create

NEWS RELEASE Prime Minister Carney Announces New Measures to Lower Costs for Canadians and Help You Get Ahead October 10, 2025 Ottawa, Ontario – In a rapidly changing and uncertain world, Canada’s new government is focused on what we can control. We are protecting our communities and our country. We are building our economy with

NEWS RELEASE Making Home Heating More Affordable for Ontarians September 20, 2025 Natural Resources Canada Vaughan, Ontario – Canadians are looking for practical ways to reduce their energy bills and make their homes greener. Through the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program, the Governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to help income-qualified

NEWS RELEASE Protecting Canadian Labour: Replacement Workers Legislation now in Force June 20, 2025  Employment and Social Development Canada Gatineau, Quebec  – As of today, Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012, came into force. This legislation strengthens protections for Canadian workers – because they are

NEWS RELEASE Canada Bolsters Its Measures To Protect Canadian Steel And Aluminum Workers And Industries June 19, 2025  Department of Finance Canada Ottawa, Ontario  – Canada’s new government has a mandate to build the strongest economy in the G7. While the government negotiates a new economic and security partnership with the United States, we will

NEWS RELEASE Accessibility Standards Canada Publishes Revised Standard on Accessible Employment May 29, 2025 Accessibility Standards Canada Gatineau, Quebec  – Accessibility Standards Canada is pleased to announce today the publication of the revised CAN/ASC-1.1:2024 (REV-2025)-Employment standard. First released in December of 2024, this revised edition includes important updates. These revisions will help create a work environment that

NEWS RELEASE Labour Market Ministers Taking Action to Improve Labour Mobility in Canada May 28, 2025 Employment and Social Development Canada Federal, provincial and territorial Forum of Labour Market Ministers (FLMM) met virtually on Monday to discuss progress on their joint commitment to breaking down barriers to labour mobility as one of the strategies to