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Why does Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) require additional authorities in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027?
Why is Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) requesting $2.7 million of Funding to administer supplemental payments to Canada Disability Benefit recipients in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027?
Why is Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) requesting $20.0 million for Funding for the Migrant Worker Support Program in the Supplementary Estimates (A) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2027?
We are operating in a more contested and uncertain global environment. That is why the government is driving a new approach to foreign policy that is both principled and pragmatic.
Trade diversification is a leading pillar of the Government's economic agenda.
Canada is aware of the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that the tariffs applied by the United States under the IEEPA are invalid, including those imposed against Canada on
What are the financial highlights for the Department of Employment and Social Development’s Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027?
Why does Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) require additional authorities in the Supplementary Estimates (C) for fiscal year ending March 31, 2026?
Digital sovereignty refers to the Government of Canada’s ability to exercise autonomy over its digital assets and services, ensuring it can manage and protect its digital systems, data and information regardless of where technologies are developed, hosted, or supported. This protects national security, supports economic competitiveness and enables the Government of Canada to operate independently while reducing the risks of foreign interference in the digital age.
It includes:
• Data sovereignty: Ensuring data complies with national laws and remains under the jurisdiction and control of the country
• Operational sovereignty: Retaining control over how digital services are deployed and preventing reliance on, or interference from, foreign entities
• Technological sovereignty: Maintaining the ability to make independent decisions about technology without being overly dependent on monopolistic or foreign controlled vendors
How is the Government supporting Canada’s care economy, including through advancing a national caregiving strategy?