British Columbia

Government of Canada invests over $30 million to help B.C. businesses navigate trade disruptions and seize new opportunities
As global trade disruptions continue to create business uncertainty, the Government of Canada is investing in B.C. businesses to help them adapt and seize new opportunities for growth.
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Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests over $30 million to help B.C. businesses navigate trade disruptions and seize new opportunities
As global trade disruptions continue to create business uncertainty, the Government of Canada is investing in B.C. businesses to help them adapt and seize new opportunities for growth.
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Inmates temporarily relocated from Matsqui Institution due to water damage
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has temporarily relocated 218 inmates from Matsqui Institution, a medium-security federal correctional institution in British Columbia, following significant flooding and damage caused by a burst water pipe within the facility on August 8, 2026.
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Four shellfish harvesters fined a combined $18,000 for illegal fishing and obstruction in Deep Bay, British Columbia
Illegal shellfish harvesting threatens the sustainability of fisheries resources and undermines conservation efforts. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers play a critical role in protecting Canada's fisheries through enforcement, education, monitoring, and compliance activities.
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Government of Canada announcing investments to help B.C. businesses navigate trade disruptions and seize new opportunities
Government of Canada to announce investments that will help B.C. businesses and organizations navigate trade disruptions, remain competitive, and seize new opportunities.
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Secretary of State Fuhr to announce new measures to protect Canadians by supporting private sector emergency response capabilities
The Honourable Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), on behalf of the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant, will make an announcement regarding the sale of military assets in support of emergency response efforts.
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Strengthening Indigenous leadership in British Columbia’s forest sector
Today, Wade Grant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced over $1.2 million in funding to Iskum Investments LP for a project that will lay the groundwork for a potential new state-of-the-art wood processing facility in coastal British Columbia that would be majority Indigenous-owned and operated and could support over 700 jobs along British Columbia’s coast.
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Fisheries and Oceans Canada to share results of the 2026 Operation North Pacific Guard mission in the Indo-Pacific
Fisheries and Oceans Canada officials, as well as officials from the Canadian Coast Guard, will provide a wrap-up of this year’s Operation North Pacific Guard mission, a high seas mission to detect and deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the North Pacific Ocean.
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Building Communities Strong in British Columbia with 54 new infrastructure projects
More than $152 million is being invested in 54 new infrastructure projects across British Columbia through the Strategic Priorities Fund. This federally funded program supports infrastructure projects that are beyond the financial capacity of a single local government, under the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) Community stream in B.C.
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Infrastructure Announcement in Victoria
Members of the media are invited to an infrastructure announcement with Will Greaves, Member of Parliament for Victoria; Darlene Rotchford, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Esquimalt-Colwood; Jenna Stoner, First Vice President, Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM); and His Worship Cliff McNeil-Smith, Chair of the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board and Mayor of Sidney.
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