From October 22 to 24, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is hosting the 38th Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) plenary meeting. The CEOS plenary brings together the expertise and knowledge of some 80 international representatives from space agencies and government entities to maximize the benefits of satellite Earth observation initiatives, particularly related to protecting and preserving our planet's biodiversity.
On October 17, 2024, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Donnacona Institution, a maximum-security federal institution.
Today, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montréal returned to its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, having completed its six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region under Operation HORIZON.
The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement:
Seal harvesting is an important and valuable activity for many Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. In Canada, it is managed in a sustainable, well-regulated, and humane way that supports Canada’s Indigenous, rural, remote, and coastal communities.
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Our recent 2030 Nature Strategy, released ahead of COP16, charts our path to achieving our objectives. To hold this and any future government accountable to fulfill those goals, we introduced the Nature Accountability Bill that requires the Government to transparently report on their progress.
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance will provide an update on the government’s economic plan. She will be joined by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, Jean-Yves Duclos, and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, Randy Boissonnault.
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The National Women's Health Research Initiative (NWHRI), a joint initiative between the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Women and Gender Equality Canada, was announced as part of the 2021 federal budget to advance a coordinated research program that addresses under-researched and high-priority areas of women's health and to ensure new evidence improves women's, girls’, and gender-diverse people's care and health outcomes. The initiative aims to ensure that all people in Canada navigating the health system have access to gender-sensitive, culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, non-stigmatizing, evidence-based, high-quality health care throughout their lives.