AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoHealth Funding: Ottawa extended $1.2 billion for home care, mental health and addiction services by a year, as health ministers meet in Winnipeg to discuss longer-term funding. Manitoba will also receive $6 million to fast-track licensing for up to 90 internationally trained doctors for rural and remote communities. Clean Energy: The federal government is committing $100 million to help advance Nova Scotia offshore wind projects, including $5 million for ocean and wind-measuring buoys ahead of a future investment call. Immigration Policy: A C.D. Howe Institute report urges Ottawa to restore a points-based system focused on applicants’ economic prospects, after changes under the Trudeau government. Mining Oversight: Briefing documents show Ottawa pressed Ecuador to speed up permits for Canadian mining projects, even as Ecuador faced protests over those projects and a crackdown on Indigenous demonstrators. Indigenous Business: New research from the Indigenous Prosperity Foundation says access to capital and trusted guidance could help Indigenous entrepreneurs secure contracts tied to Canada’s $125-billion nation-building agenda.
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