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Addressing spousal sponsorship processing times during Covid-19 pandemic.
Aug. 9 article from Jerusalem Post on GAC Lebanon Matching Fund with the Humanitarian Coalition, alleging connections between Islamic Relief Worldwide and Hamas.
Support provided to businesses through the CEBA and BCAP.
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is working with the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Health Canada and Industry, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED), along with the COVID Vaccine Task Force to prepare for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies.
Note: All questions regarding the rolling regulatory review of vaccines (including the latest on AstraZeneca) would be directed to Health Canada.
Canada-Quebec relationship on immigration matters
GAC continues to support procurement of medical supplies from China. Trade with China has been decreasing in 2020 due to COVID-19 but this decline is unrelated to failures in some procured PPE.
What is the Government doing to help improve the agriculture and agri-food processing sector’s access to labour?
16 notifications of non-compliance received from China for imported Canadian logs.
US Trade Representative Testimony to House Committee on Ways and Means Calling for “Broad Reset at the WTO”