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What is the Canada Revenue Agency doing to address the Underground economy (UE)?
Implementation and status update of virtual citizenship ceremonies.
Canada-Quebec relationship on immigration matters
On March 28, 2018, the Government of Canada unveiled its 2018-2023 Action Plan for Official Languages, which includes nearly 500 million dollars in new funding over five years. Implementation of the Action Plan’s new initiatives is well underway. The vast majority of the new initiatives have been rolled-out.
The Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction between the Government of Canada and provinces and territories has been concluded for 2019-2023. Multi-year education agreements are in place or are being negotiated with all of the provinces and territories.
The mandate letter of the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages includes a commitment to review and strengthen the powers of the Commissioner of Official Languages, as part of the modernization of the Official Languages Act.
The Governments of Canada and Ontario signed a bilateral funding agreement for the establishment of the Université de l’Ontario français on January 22, 2020. An administrative monitoring committee was established in order to undertake the due diligence process and follow the implementation of the Université de l’Ontario français project.
The situation in Quebec’s long-term care facilities has stabilized, but the need for support remains. The Government of Canada continues to offer federal support to the province by funding the Canadian Red Cross’s ongoing efforts.
The Government of Canada is exploring procurement options for construction of the Polar icebreaker. No decision has been taken.