Canada and United Arab Emirates to strengthen ties

The Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced they would welcome United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) representatives His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, in Ottawa on September 27 and 28, 2016.

Minister of Health speaking at Queen's University

The Honourable Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health, will be the guest lecturer at the Duncan G. Sinclair Lecture in Health Policy at Queen’s University.

Statement from Health Minister Jane Philpott On Recent Media Coverage Regarding the Safety of Marijuana Dispensaries

In recent days, the Globe and Mail has run a series of articles suggesting that Health Canada has failed to inform the public about unsafe cannabis sold through illegal dispensaries.

Effective August 1, 2014, the definition of a dependent child for CIC’s immigration programs will change to under 19 years of age. New application kits will be available on CIC’s website on August 1st.

Providing greater opportunities for Canadian and San Marino youth

Young people from Canada and the Republic of San Marino, located in the Italian Peninsula, will now have more opportunities to work and travel abroad, thanks to the signing of a Working Holiday Youth Mobility Arrangement between the two countries.

Statement from Health Canada on the Testing of Marijuana

OTTAWA – Health’s Canada’s position on the risks of obtaining cannabis from dispensaries has been consistent: these facilities are unlicensed by the federal government, illegally supplied, and sell product that may be contaminated or otherwise unsafe.