Context  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed their final report in 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action (CTAs):  CTAs 53 and 54 call for the establishment of a National Council for Reconciliation (Council) with ongoing funding.  CTA 55 calls on the Government of Canada to provide key information to the Council to support their…

June 22, 2022 — Ottawa, ON — Unceded Traditional Territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg Nation – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, introduced Bill C-29, National Council for Reconciliation Act, in Parliament. In their Calls to Action, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) called…

June 22, 2022 — Pic River, ON — Indigenous Services Canada  Biigtigong Nishnaabeg is extremely pleased to celebrate the ground breaking of its new elementary school (kindergarten to grade 8) in the community in partnership with Indigenous Services Canada and the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC).  The Government of Canada has committed an…

June 22, 2022 – Ottawa Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced the Commission’s decision to renew, for a period of 10 years, the Class IB particle accelerator licence held by TRIUMF Accelerators Inc. (TAI). TAI’s particle accelerator facility is located on the campus of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and on…

June 21, 2022 –  Rankin Inlet, NU The Government of Canada understands the need for safe and accessible harbours for hunters, harvesters, commercial fishers, and others in the Arctic. The federal government is committed to working with communities in Nunavut to deliver infrastructure that improves lives and helps to build stronger communities. Today the Honourable…

June 21, 2022 · Moncton, New Brunswick The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), made the following statement about National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21: “On National Indigenous Peoples Day, observed each year on the summer solstice, we celebrate the heritage, achievements…