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May 21, 2025

What are the employer’s obligations under the Canada Labour Code with regards to providing regular breaks to employees? How do the associated regulations modify the application of those entitlements, and how do the entitlements apply in a unionized workplace?

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Hajdu, Patty (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Jobs and Families

May 21, 2025

FedNor Accomplishments

Organization: Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
Minister by name: Hajdu, Patty (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

May 21, 2025

Immigration Pathways for Caregivers and Processing Plan

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister by name: Diab, Lena Metlege (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

May 21, 2025

Canada-Québec Accord and immigration-related issues

Organization: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Minister by name: Diab, Lena Metlege (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

May 21, 2025

• Canadian research community is vulnerable to foreign threat actors seeking to exploit Canadian knowledge, data, and expertise.
• The Government of Canada is taking concrete measures to protect cutting-edge Canadian research, development, and technology that is being actively targeted by foreign state actors to advance their geopolitical, economic, and security interests.

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

May 21, 2025

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

May 21, 2025

• 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.
• 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.

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

May 21, 2025

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)’ 2024 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on June 13, 2025.
• The report provides details on CSIS’ intelligence operations, engagement efforts, and workforce and culture.

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

May 21, 2025

• Enforcing removal of people who do not have the right to stay in Canada.

Organization: Public Safety Canada
Minister by name: Anandasangaree, Gary (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Public Safety

May 20, 2025

Release of income, poverty and food insecurity statistics from the 2023 Canadian Income Survey

Organization: Employment and Social Development Canada
Minister by name: Hajdu, Patty (Hon.)
Minister by title: Minister of Jobs and Families