Category: Economic

MONTRÉAL, June 5, 2026

Canada’s Men’s National Team represents a generation of players that has helped transform soccer in Canada and inspired fans from coast to coast to coast. Tonight in Montréal, the team will play its final home match before the FIFA World Cup 2026™, giving Canadians one more opportunity to rally behind the maple leaf before Canada welcomes the world and competes on home soil.

The Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) and Canada’s FIFA Sherpa, will attend tonight’s match, where young players and families will be among the fans taking part in this important send-off moment for soccer in Canada. Their participation is supported through the Government of Canada’s $300,000 investment in Canada Soccer, which is helping expand youth engagement initiatives across the country. These include school outreach and opportunities for approximately 5,000 young players and their families to attend Canada Men’s National Team matches in person, including tonight in Montréal, earlier this week in Edmonton and last March in Toronto.

Also today, Canada Celebrates the FIFA World Cup 2026 reaches Whitehorse, Yukon, as part of its cross-country tour bringing free, community-based soccer celebrations to 39 stops in 35 communities. The Government of Canada is supporting this national initiative to help ensure the excitement of the tournament reaches Canadians beyond the host cities of Toronto and Vancouver.

Sport brings people together, and this is exactly what these initiatives are designed to do. By supporting youth soccer experiences and community celebrations across the country, the Government of Canada is helping turn this send-off into a national moment, one that brings Canadians together behind the team today and inspires the next generation to see themselves in the game. As Canada prepares to welcome the world, these initiatives are helping ensure the excitement of the FIFA World Cup 2026 is felt in communities from coast to coast to coast.

OTTAWA, June 4, 2026

In Francophone minority communities, learning and developing reading skills are essential tools in protecting and promoting the French language.

Today, Marie-France Lalonde, Member of Parliament (Orléans), announced $43,000 in funding for an ambitious Association Lire et faire lire Ontario reading project. She made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages

The Development of Official-Language Communities Program investment will help with the coordination of the project, mobilization of experts as well as the establishment of roundtables in several Ontario regions.

This support is part of the Action Plan for Official Languages 2023-2028, which provides an historic $4.1 billion in investments that support the protection and promotion of official languages in our country. Today’s announced investment marks another step in supporting the vitality of Francophone communities in Ontario.

MONTRÉAL – The Honourable Adam van Koeverden, Secretary of State (Sport) and Canada’s FIFA Sherpa, will be in Montréal on Friday, June 5, to attend Canada’s Men’s National Soccer Team’s final friendly match before the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026™, where young players and families will be among the fans taking part in this exciting moment for soccer in Canada.

Please note that all details are subject to change.

Media representatives interested in booking an interview with the Secretary of State are asked to send their full name and the name of their media outlet to media@pch.gc.ca.

GATINEAU, June 3, 2026

Canada is a country of storytellers. Canadian stories bring us together. They reflect who we are as a country, and support good jobs for artists, creators, producers and workers across the cultural sector.

Canada’s new government is committed to supporting Canadian culture and making life more affordable for Canadians. That is why, today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced federal investments of $600 million to provide stability and immediate support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors and to keep our culture accessible and affordable for all Canadians.

The minister is also directing the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commissions (CRTC) to review its recent decision to regulate online streamers and Canadian broadcasters.

In 2023, the Parliament of Canada passed the Online Streaming Act to update Canada’s broadcasting system for the digital age. On May 21, 2026, the CRTC, which is responsible for implementing the Act, announced new requirements for large foreign streaming services and Canadian broadcasters to spend a portion of their Canadian revenues on the acquisition or production of Canadian programming.

The CRTC’s new requirements would impose new costs on the companies providing these services, which could ultimately fall on Canadian consumers through higher prices. At a time when Canadians face cost-of-living pressure, now is not the time to make culture and entertainment more expensive.

To that end, the government will develop new policy directions to adjust the implementation of the Online Streaming Act. The new policy directions will be guided by clear objectives:

• Keeping streaming and broadcasting services affordable for Canadians;
• Protecting choice for consumers by protecting a healthy and diverse audio and audiovisual sector;
• Ensuring flexibility for both online streamers and Canadian broadcasters;
• Leveraging new government investments to maintain strong support for Canadian stories, local news, French-language content, Indigenous storytelling, content created by and for equity-deserving groups and official language minority communities, and services of exceptional importance, including CPAC, APTN, and TV5/Unis.

The additional federal investments will ensure Canadian creators, producers and broadcasters receive the financial support they would otherwise have had as a result of the CRTC decisions. Additional details on these investments will be announced after consultation with the sector. They will ensure strong support for French-language productions. Once the new CRTC rules are finalized, the level of government investment will be adjusted as appropriate.

Canada’s stories and collective memories reflect who we are as a country and remind us that we are part of something bigger—a creative, diverse and ambitious country. The measures announced today will allow for the time and stability needed to get the framework right; one that continues to defend Canadian culture, while ensuring Canadians do not pay more to enjoy their culture at a time when affordability remains the government’s top priority.

OTTAWA, June 1, 2026

The installation ceremony of the Honourable Louise Arbour as the 31st Governor General of Canada will take place at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa on June 8, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.

The ceremony will include the swearing-in of the new Governor General, the presentation of Canadian honours and the Great Seal of Canada, and an address by the Prime Minister.

During the ceremony, the Honourable Louise Arbour will give her first speech to the Canadian people as Governor General.

The ceremony will also feature Indigenous ceremonial elements and artistic performances that reflect the Governor General’s interests and values, while highlighting Canada’s cultural diversity and inclusive nature.

Once the installation ceremony is over, the Governor General will proceed to the National War Memorial, where she will inspect the Guard of Honour and lay flowers in tribute to Canadians who died in combat. This will be her first official engagement as Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.

The ceremony and the visit to the National War Memorial will be broadcast live across the country. They will also be available on Canadian Heritage’s YouTube channel and on CPAC.