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The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage, has announced the launch of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund. This new temporary funding program will provide $60 million to help workers in the live performance sector. It will finance initiatives led and delivered by organizations in the sector to directly support independent and self-employed […]

Watch the Black History Month video greetings from the Liberal Caucus by clicking on the link below. Black History Month video from the Liberal Caucus

Black history is Canadian history, and Black History Month represents a time to honour the legacy of Black Canadians, both past and present, as we reflect on the many contributions they have made to our country. We also continue to honour and advance the spirit of the International Decade for People of African Descent. . […]

Almost two years ago, our government put in place an economic response plan with unprecedented measures to meet the unprecedented challenge of the pandemic. Our plan is working. We have now surpassed our target of creating a million jobs. In fact, as of December, we have recovered 108 per cent of the jobs lost at […]

Today, Minister Fraser announced measures to improve the applicant process and modernize the immigration system. These measures are part of a broader process to address key challenges faced by applicants. We are working to digitize our systems and reduce inventories of applications that grew during the pandemic, including for visitor visas, study permits, work permits, […]

Today, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Fraser’s announced he plan to reduce immigration processing times.  To learn more, here are links to the backgrounder and the news release which accompanied the announcement. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/01/measures-to-improve-client-experience-and-modernize-canadas-immigration-system.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/01/modernizing-canadas-immigration-system-to-support-economic-recovery-and-improve-client-experience.html

Join us Monday night to celebrate Lunar New Year’s eve. Date: January 31st, 2022 Time: 7 pm EST Register here: [https://us06web.zoom.us/…/tZEkcu6tqTgtGNRuWcL…]

On January 29th, 2017, worshippers at the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec were attacked in the worst act of Islamophobic violence in this country’s history and the worst act of anti-religious violence towards any religious group in a generation. May we never forget those who were killed and all of the families whose lives were […]

As Canadians continue to be impacted by COVID-19 and regional public health measures and lockdowns, our Liberal government will always ensure they have the support they need to get through the pandemic.   That’s why we introduced measures to support workers and their families. We introduced the Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit, and extended the Canada Recovery […]

Today, we remember the more than 6 million Jews who were brutally murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. We remember the countless Romani, members of the LGBTQ+ community, persons with disabilities, and political dissidents who were persecuted and killed, and we honour all those who stood against Nazi atrocities.