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On February 15, 2024, the New Democratic Party, three of Canada’s major labour unions, and Mouvement Action-Chômage de Montréal held a press conference to “urge the Liberal government to change the punitive and discriminatory EI rules against new parents.”
The inability of EI claimants to receive more than 50 weeks combined of regular, maternity and/or parental benefits is the subject of an ongoing legal challenge by six women in Québec, alleging discrimination under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In January 2022, the Social Security Tribunal (SST) – General Division ruled in favour of the claimants. This decision was subsequently overturned on January 9, 2024 by the SST – Appeals Division, and most recently, the claimants, supported by Mouvement Action-Chômage de Montréal, have filed a leave to appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal on February 8, 2024.
SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES (C) 2023-24
2024-25 Main Estimates – Canadian Heritage
2024-25 MAIN ESTIMATES – CANADIAN HERITAGE
BUDGET SUPPLÉMENTAIRE DES DÉPENSES (C) 2023-2024
The Department of Canadian Heritage is estimating budgetary expenditures of $1.89 billion in the 2024-25 Main Estimates of which $636.2 million is related to Official Languages programs.
Did the pandemic shutter over 120,000 businesses?
A CBC article reported that an ATIP’d Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre (ITAC) assessment found that extremists could inspire and encourage serious violence against the 2SLGBTQI+ community
Canada’s international assistance is addressing the root causes of poverty and inequality and improving the lives of the poorest and most marginalized.
Canada has no plan to achieve the 0.7% ODA/GNI target, but is committed to increase international development assistance every year to 2030 to realize the SDGs.