VICTORIA – The Honourable Pascale St-Onge, Minister of Sport and Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, will announce the third national-level organization to receive funding from the Community Sport for All initiative on Tuesday. The Minister will also announce additional funding through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund…

OTTAWA, July 1, 2022 Happy Canada Day! Today we come together to celebrate Canada and what it means to be Canadian. Of course, this may mean something different to each of us. But what we do have in common are our shared values and the strength of our linguistic, ethnic, cultural and regional diversity that makes…

MONTRÉAL, June 30, 2022 The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pablo Rodriguez, announced Government of Canada support for the 42nd Montréal International Jazz Festival today. Canadian Heritage has provided $800,000 for the 2022 event through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund. This funding will give the public exceptional access to a diversified program and allow music fans to rediscover…

OTTAWA, June 29, 2022 In Canada, diversity is a fact, but inclusion is a choice. The Government of Canada is taking action to address the troubling rise in hate across the country, which is having devastating consequences on victims, families and communities. Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, joined…

OTTAWA – The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, will join the Canadian Anti-Hate Network to make an important announcement to support educators, parents and communities in confronting and preventing hate in Canadian schools. Following the announcement, Minister Hussen will take questions from reporters. For Virtual Event And Media Availability: Media…

OTTAWA, June 27, 2022 Today, on Canadian Multiculturalism Day, we celebrate one of the core principles that unite us as a country. Canada is what it is because of its people and we are fortunate to live in a society that celebrates everyone’s unique background and culture.   As the first country in the world to…