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“To support workers in Canada’s live performance industry, the government proposes $60 million in 2022-23 to establish the new Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund. This temporary program will aim to fund new or enhanced sector-led and -delivered initiatives that improve the economic, career, and personal circumstances of individual Canadian workers in the live performance sector. The government will provide Canadian Heritage with $2.3 million to administer the fund.”
On December 14, 2021, the federal government announced in its economic statement a $16 million reserve for the modernization of the Official Languages Act. On August 15th 2021, Bill C-32, an Act to amend the Official Languages Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, introduced on June 15th 2021, died on the order paper: The Liberal government committed to reintroducing the bill within the first 100 days of its mandate.
“To support workers in Canada’s live performance industry, the government proposes $60 million in 2022-23 to establish the new Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund. This temporary program will aim to fund new or enhanced sector-led and -delivered initiatives that improve the economic, career, and personal circumstances of individual Canadian workers in the live performance sector. The government will provide Canadian Heritage with $2.3 million to administer the fund.”
• Nominal sales of manufactured goods rebounded 4.3% in October, following a 2.8% decrease in September. This increase was in line with market expectations of 4.1% growth.
• In real (i.e., inflation-adjusted) terms, manufacturing sales grew 3.1%, following a 4.1% decrease in September.
Newfoundland and Labrador critics want vessel length rules scuttled
Parliamentary Budget Officer Report - Polar Icebreakers
Over the last few years there has been an influx of asylum seekers crossing from the U.S. into Canada on foot. These asylum seekers are crossing the border between ports of entry to avoid application of the Safe Third Country Agreement, which generally prevents persons entering Canada from the U.S. from making a refugee claim at the land border.
The Public Accounts of Canada for the year ended March 31, 2021 were tabled in Parliament by the President of the Treasury Board on December 14, 2021.
Renewal of the Fleet