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How is the Reaching Home program being implemented in Quebec?
What is the Government of Canada doing to address homelessness?
What is the Government of Canada doing to support social innovation and social finance in Canada?
Based on the findings of a third party review and additional consultations with stakeholders, the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development announced important reforms to the SST on August 15, 2019, which will make the appeal process quicker, easier, and more responsive to the needs of Canadians.
New investment of $25M over five years to build capacity in Black Canadian communities
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 majority of the new initiatives have been rolled-out.
In May 2019, the Government of Canada announced an investment of over 16 million dollars for a free program for learning and maintaining English and French as second languages.
On February 7, 2017, the Government of Canada announced the reinstatement of the modernized Court Challenges Program to improve access to justice and strengthen the protection of constitutional rights. Two independent Experts Panels are responsible for making decisions on funding granted by the Program. Panel meetings to make funding decisions are scheduled for mid-December 2019.
Amended Official Languages Regulations (Communications with and Services to the Public) were registered on June 25, 2019 following extensive cross-country consultations. They represent the first review of the Regulations in 25 years.
Canada and Ontario signed a memorandum of understanding on September 7, 2019, in which both parties agreed to conduct negotiations on the funding for establishing the Université de l’Ontario français following a due diligence process.