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Feb 8, 2024

A Fraser Institute report states that federal day-care program has resulted in little-to-no change in the female labour force participation rate or industry employment (news release)

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Sudds, Jenna (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

Feb 6, 2024

Are there anomalies in BDM’s procurement process?/

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Beech, Terry (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Citizens’ Services

Feb 1, 2024

Lori Idlout (NDP) raised concerns about the challenges faced by Nunavut athletes in accessing expedited passport services

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Beech, Terry (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Citizens’ Services

Feb 1, 2024

How does the New Horizons for Seniors Program community-based stream support Canadian seniors and their communities?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: O'Regan, Seamus (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Labour and Seniors

Jan 31, 2024

The Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) has been reviewing all contracts awarded to DALIAN Enterprises, Coradix, and GC Strategies, as part of the ArriveCAN Application investigation, which was launched following allegations of procurement misconduct in October 2022. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) received a parliamentary question in November 2023 regarding the types of contracts awarded by the department to DALIAN Enterprises since November 2015, the services being provided, and the total contract values.

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Boissonnault, Randy (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

Jan 30, 2024

Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia

Organization: Canadian Heritage
Minister by name: Chagger, Bardish (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth

Jan 30, 2024

What is the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) support and what is its current status?

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Minister by name: Valdez, Rechie (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Small Business

Jan 30, 2024

Reducing disaster risk through pro-active investments in prevention/mitigation

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Sajjan, Harjit S. (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Emergency Preparedness

Jan 29, 2024

Pensions client in dire need of expedited pension application

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Boissonnault, Randy (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages

Jan 29, 2024

What are the details of the Canada-Alberta broadband partnership announced March 9, 2022?

Organization: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Minister by name: Hutchings, Gudie (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Rural Economic Development