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o The Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) helps provinces and territories manage large-scale natural disasters by cost-sharing eligible recovery expenses. Since 1970, Canada has contributed $9.6 billion, with $5 billion in outstanding liabilities. Provinces administer their own aid programs and may request federal support. A modernized DFAA launched April 1, 2025.
o Provide an update on funding provided to non-governmental organizations through the Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) program.
o Canada’s Criminal Code listing regime is an important tool for countering terrorism in Canada and globally, and is part of the government’s commitment to keep people in Canada safe.
o The Criminal Code sets out a terrorist listing regime to help prevent the use of Canada’s financial system to further terrorist activity, and to assist in the investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences.
The CCB has helped reduce the number of children living in poverty by hundreds of thousands since its introduction in 2016.
The Canada Child Benefit is tax free and provides more support for low-to middle-income families with children. Because it is based on income, it provides more support to those who need help the most.
The CCB has been annually indexed since 2018 to keep up with the rising cost of living.
The Government will continue to support Canadians who are currently facing rising costs of living, to make life more affordable, and build a strong economy that benefits all Canadians.
How is the Government supporting Canada’s care economy, including through advancing a National Caregiving Strategy?
Canada Child Benefit
Canada has now welcomed more than 59,000 Afghans under the Afghan Resettlement Initiative (ARI). Exceptional measures and funding ended March 31, 2025.
The Government of Canada has created a new Defence Investment Agency to modernize defence procurement.
The Government of Canada has created a new Defence Investment Agency to modernize defence procurement.
Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have been negotiating new collective agreements for more than one year. The collective agreements expired on May 22, 2025.
The union representing Canada Post workers said its members would immediately go on strike after the federal government announced a broad overhaul of the beleaguered Crown corporation, including an end to door-to-door delivery.
Ottawa had said that Canada Post would have 45 days from Thursday to present a plan to the government on how it would alter the postal service based on these directives. A new collective bargaining agreement has still not been finalized.
Canada Post workers strike over Ottawa's call for cutbacks
Canada Post workers walk off the job after government demands reforms | CBC News