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Canada Student Grant for Full-Time Students Restriction Exemption Criteria

Mar 16, 2026

Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Reference Number:
2026 NHQ 000486
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Sector:
Learning Branch
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Decision

Canada’s Participation at the Fifth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, Geneva, Switzerland, 14 to 17 April 2026

Mar 16, 2026

Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Development
Reference Number:
2026 NHQ 000311
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Sector:
Income Security and Social Development Branch
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Decision

Approval of Ontario’s 2025-2026 Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan

Mar 16, 2026

Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Reference Number:
2025 NHQ 002208
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Sector:
Income Security and Social Development Branch
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Signature

Approval of Ontario’s 2025-2026 Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Fund Action Plan

Mar 16, 2026

Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Reference Number:
2025 NHQ 002209
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Sector:
Income Security and Social Development Branch
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Signature

Policy Subcommittee Recommendations on Unreported Lobster Landings and Cash Sales

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
2026-701-00022
Organization:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sector:
Gulf Region
Addressee:
Deputy head (including a person appointed to a position of an equivalent rank)
Action Required:
For Information

Meeting with Area 19 Snow Crab Fishermen's Association

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
2026-009-00099
Organization:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sector:
Gulf Region
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Information

2026 Management Approach for Newfoundland and Labrador Snow Crab

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
2026-102-00018
Organization:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sector:
Newfoundland and Labrador Region
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Decision

Instructions for the Canadian Delegation to the Annual Meetings of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
2026-FHM-00037
Organization:
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sector:
Fisheries and Harbour Management
Addressee:
Deputy head (including a person appointed to a position of an equivalent rank)
Action Required:
For Decision

Overview of Ministerial and Governor-In-Council Appointments

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
328253
Organization:
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Sector:
Corporate Operations Directorate, Deputy Minister’s Office
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Information

Publication of the Watch List Approach

Mar 16, 2026

Reference Number:
328516
Organization:
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Sector:
Environmental Protection Branch
Addressee:
Minister
Action Required:
For Decision