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Canada announces support for Turkish and Syrian temporary residents

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Saturday, March 18, 2023
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Now, we are also taking steps to make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada to extend their stay.

Key Points: 
  • Now, we are also taking steps to make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada to extend their stay.
  • Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced new immigration measures to support Turkish and Syrian temporary residents in Canada who may be unable to return home at this time due to the destruction caused by the earthquakes in the region.
  • An open work permit pathway will be made available for Turkish and Syrian nationals already in Canada.
  • These measures will make it easier for Turkish and Syrian nationals who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams.

Volt Carbon Technologies Announces Subsidiary Solid Ultrabattery as a Successful Applicant of the DAIR Green Fund

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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DAIR will be supporting 75% of total project cost, to a maximum of $75,000, and Solid Ultrabattery Inc. will contribute the remaining 25% of total project cost.

Key Points: 
  • DAIR will be supporting 75% of total project cost, to a maximum of $75,000, and Solid Ultrabattery Inc. will contribute the remaining 25% of total project cost.
  • The Government of Canada’s support through DAIR will help Solid Ultrabattery continue its drive to commercialize its intellectual property,” said V-Bond Lee, CEO and President of Volt Carbon.
  • Today, the team at Solid Ultrabattery joined DAIR and fellow DAIR Green Fund recipients at an event to celebrate being one of the eight innovative projects receiving Green Fund support.
  • The DAIR Green Fund provides supports to businesses who are leading the charge in creating sustainable innovations that will help grow Canada’s aerospace industry.

Statement - Minister Guilbeault's statement following the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023
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"Since its creation in 2009, the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate has given the 25 partner states an important setting to coordinate and implement ambition on climate action.

Key Points: 
  • "Since its creation in 2009, the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate has given the 25 partner states an important setting to coordinate and implement ambition on climate action.
  • "Today's meeting focused on five important themes: decarbonizing energy; deforestation; methane and non-CO2 reduction; carbon management; and climate finance.
  • It also comes as Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine continues to reverberate through the energy market, causing a doubling down of investment in renewable energy in Europe, as confirmed by the International Energy Agency.
  • "Canada is well-positioned to be a leader of this century's economic boom of clean energy and net-zero innovation.

Canada continues investing to protect nature and freshwater in Ontario

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
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Today, the Government is investing to continue protecting nature in Ontario.

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  • Today, the Government is investing to continue protecting nature in Ontario.
  • Spanning much of the province, the projects will protect from conversion up to 6000 hectares.
  • The projects will also restore another 300 hectares of habitat that supports 60 species at risk, including the Kirtland's Warbler.
  • These projects will help Canada meets its target to reduce five to seven megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually by 2030, using nature-based solutions.

BMO Partners with Immigration.ca to Help Newcomers to Canada Make Real Financial Progress

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - BMO is helping newcomers to Canada make progress and establish their financial life through a new and exclusive partnership with Immigration.ca , a leading immigration and newcomer resource in Canada.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2023 /CNW/ - BMO is helping newcomers to Canada make progress and establish their financial life through a new and exclusive partnership with Immigration.ca , a leading immigration and newcomer resource in Canada.
  • Newcomers will have access to trusted online resources and educational content to support financial literacy.
  • To help with their transition, BMO SmartProgress is a free online financial education program that provides newcomers with a customized, on-demand and interactive learning experience.
  • This financial literacy platform is geared to help educate newcomers on the Canadian banking system and assist them in creating good financial habits while starting a new life in Canada.

Applications for the Youth Employment and Skills Program are now open

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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The YESP Program offers support for 50% of wages to a maximum of $14,000 to agriculture employers hiring Canadian youth.

Key Points: 
  • The YESP Program offers support for 50% of wages to a maximum of $14,000 to agriculture employers hiring Canadian youth.
  • youth living with a disability – including physical, mental health related or learning disability
    Applications are now open for a limited time.
  • The Youth Employment and Skills Program helps eliminate barriers to employment by providing meaningful work opportunities for Canadian youth wanting to pursue a career in agriculture.
  • Programs like Youth Employment Skills Program make sure that everyone, regardless of their identity has a fair chance at success in many in-demand sectors, including the ever-growing agriculture sector."

ApprenticeSearch.com Welcomes Skilled Trades Job Seekers and Employers to the Gateway to the Trades Open House

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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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BURLINGTON, ON, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - ApprenticeSearch.com was thrilled to welcome skilled trades job seekers, employers, partners and government stakeholders to their Burlington offices on February 21 and 22, 2023 for their inaugural Gateway to the Trades Open House.

Key Points: 
  • BURLINGTON, ON, Feb. 23, 2023 /CNW/ - ApprenticeSearch.com was thrilled to welcome skilled trades job seekers, employers, partners and government stakeholders to their Burlington offices on February 21 and 22, 2023 for their inaugural Gateway to the Trades Open House.
  • The events featured ApprenticeSearch.com partner Skills Ontario, who brought their Trades and Tech Truck to give participants a hands-on skilled trades experience.
  • On Wednesday, February 22, 2023, Melissa Young, Chief Executive Officer and Registrar at Skilled Trades Ontario, addressed event participants to discuss Skilled Trades Ontario's mandate to simplify access to services for skilled trades professionals, promote the skilled trades as a career of choice and address the labour shortage in the skilled trades.
  • "By partnering with ApprenticeSearch.com on the Gateway to the Trades Open House, Skills Ontario is building on its mission to help youth explore pathways within the skilled trades and technologies.

Government of Canada invests nearly $4 million to OCAD University to support mental health of students

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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The Government of Canada is committed to improving mental health resilience for everyone, and particularly those who are disproportionately affected by mental health challenges or face barriers to mental health supports.

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  • The Government of Canada is committed to improving mental health resilience for everyone, and particularly those who are disproportionately affected by mental health challenges or face barriers to mental health supports.
  • The funding will support a comprehensive set of mental health promotion materials linked to a peer support network, in addition to a variety of mindfulness training and practice programs.
  • "Our government recognizes that the pandemic has added greatly to the pre-existing mental health and substance use challenges that many students and young people face.
  • The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the mental health of people in Canada through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Sustainable Development Technology Canada Invests $6.5M CAD in BrainBox AI, Increasing the Scope and Global Scalability of its Artificial Intelligence Technology

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Friday, February 17, 2023
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Today’s support from SDTC will be used to increase the automation of BrainBox AI’s deep learning-based technology as well as to reinforce its cloud computing infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • Today’s support from SDTC will be used to increase the automation of BrainBox AI’s deep learning-based technology as well as to reinforce its cloud computing infrastructure.
  • These technological reinforcements will increase the scope and global scalability of BrainBox AI’s technology, thereby furthering the built environment’s contribution to reducing its large energy usage and the associated greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Proudly based in Montreal, BrainBox AI’s mission is to be an international leader in the development and commercialization of disruptive decarbonization technology.
  • At its core, BrainBox AI aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the environmental impact of commercial buildings at scale.

The Government of Canada Announces Calls for Applications for Green Building Retrofits to Enable Climate Action in Industries and Communities

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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This call for applications is open to organizations including nonprofits, private firms, civil society, municipalities, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations and groups.

Key Points: 
  • This call for applications is open to organizations including nonprofits, private firms, civil society, municipalities, provinces and territories, and Indigenous organizations and groups.
  • The Government of Canada opened a call for applications for projects that will enable retrofits in the buildings sector."
  • The Government of Canada is supporting these efforts, including through the newly launched Deep Retrofits Accelerator Initiative and Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program.
  • Since 2016, the federal government has dedicated more than $10 billion toward decarbonizing homes and buildings, and incenting energy-efficient retrofits.