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Mattagami First Nation fire department buys new equipment with funding – TimminsToday
It received $20,000 from Mattagami Trust Thanks to new funding, the Mattagami First Nation Fire Department has made upgrades. The $20,000 funding is from the Mattagami Trust. The fire department used the money to buy a new auto extrication tool and radios. “We had a few radios and now we have one for everybody,” said […]
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Intact Announces $1.3 Million Commitment to Help Build More Resilient Communities
Intact Adaptation Action Grants awarded to projects that are helping people and communities adapt to floods, wildfire and extreme heat TORONTO, Nov. 24, 2020 – To help Canadians adapt to climate change and build more resilient communities, Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) is committing more than $1.3 million to five Canadian charitable partners. These partners […]
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Media Embargoed Reading of the Fall Economic Statement 2020
From: Department of Finance Canada November 23, 2020 The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, will present the Fall Economic Statement 2020 in the House of Commons on November 30, 2020 at approximately 4:00 p.m. ET. Media are invited to take part in a virtual embargoed reading and technical briefing […]
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Canada Revenue Agency opens applications for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy
From: Canada Revenue Agency November 23, 2020 Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to support millions of Canadian workers and businesses throughout the pandemic. Through the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS), the Government is providing targeted, direct relief to businesses, non-profits, and charities that continue to face the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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FMB Webinar: Plan Your First Nations’ Financial Future (November 25, 2020)
FMB Webinar: Plan Your First Nations’ Financial Future (November 25, 2020) Hear from First Nations leaders as they share their success stories of implementing strong economic and social development plans. Discover tools your First Nation can leverage, at no cost, to plan your financial future. Learn how to build or enhance strong finance and […]
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Ontario Launching COVID-19 Resilience Infrastructure Stream
Over $1 Billion Available to Support Long-Term Care, Education and Municipal Projects TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing up to $1.05 billion in combined federal-provincial funding through the new COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream to build or renovate health and safety related projects in long-term care, education and municipalities. The funding is part of the […]
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Bank of Canada will maintain current level of policy rate until inflation objective is achieved, recalibrates its quantitative easing program
The Bank of Canada today maintained its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of ¼ percent, with the Bank Rate at ½ percent and the deposit rate at ¼ percent. The Bank is maintaining its extraordinary forward guidance, reinforced and supplemented by its quantitative easing (QE) program. The Bank is recalibrating […]
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City of Toronto announces additional funds for community services to help vulnerable populations
Today, Mayor John Tory announced that approximately $1.9 million in additional funding will be distributed from the TO Supports Investment Fund to 33 community-based agencies supporting vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second installment of the City’s commitment of 20 per cent towards the provincial Social Services Relief Fund to support […]
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Central banks and BIS publish first central bank digital currency (CBDC) report laying out key requirements
Seven central banks and the BIS release a report assessing the feasibility of publicly available CBDCs in helping central banks deliver their public policy objectives. Report outlines foundational principles and core features of a CBDC, but does not give an opinion on whether to issue. Central banks to continue investigating CBDC feasibility without committing to […]
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Government of Canada supports climate action by not-for-profit and educational organizations
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada October 8, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario The Government of Canada will continue to protect the health and safety of all Canadians, while working towards a safe, sustainable, and green economic recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced […]
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