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Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) announced three key measures to strengthen federal emergency management. These measures include: enhanced federal coordination and emergency response capacity through a new operations centre at Public Safety Canada, launching a public and stakeholder engagement opportunity … Read more

Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) and Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty (Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou, Que.) provided an update on the 2025 wildfires: 2025 has been the second worst wildfire season in Canadian … Read more

Meeting for the fifth international Counter Ransomware Summit in Singapore on Oct. 24 2025, the 74 members of the Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI) reaffirm our joint commitment to:  Build collective resilience to ransomware and support members facing attacks including learning from each other on policy and operational response. Hold criminal ransomware actors and their enablers … Read more

Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “As we mark International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, we reflect on this year’s theme of “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”. It’s a timely reminder that investing in preparedness, prevention, and resilience is far … Read more

The Government of Canada is moving forward with the implementation of the voluntary Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP) for individual firearms owners, starting with a pilot in Nova Scotia that began on Sept. 23. The compensation program will then open to all eligible firearms owners with a nation-wide declaration period later in fall 2025, followed … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Que.) announced $1,361,900 in funding to St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., for their three-year project entitled Closing the Gaps: Addressing Critical Challenges in Arctic Ground Search and Rescue. Public Safety Canada will fund the initiative through the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund. The … Read more

The Government of Canada announced that it will match every dollar donated to the Canadian Red Cross 2025 Newfoundland & Labrador Wildfires Appeal to support wildfire disaster relief efforts across Newfoundland and Labrador. Donation matching will be open for 30 days, retroactive to when the appeal first opened on August 14. The funds raised will be used … Read more

Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “Wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador are stretching firefighting resources amidst challenging weather conditions. The situation is posing a significant risk to critical infrastructure and communities, some of which have been ordered to … Read more

Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “The wildfires currently burning across the province of Saskatchewan continue to pose a significant risk to many communities, some of which have been ordered to evacuate. Today, in my capacity as Minister … Read more

Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada Eleanor Olszewski (Edmonton Centre, Alta.) issued a statement: “Major wildfires continue to spread in Manitoba, threatening communities and forcing the need for evacuations across the province. Yesterday evening, in my capacity as Minister of Emergency Management, I approved an additional … Read more