Young people have been among the hardest hit throughout the pandemic – experiencing more job losses than any other age demographic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government has moved swiftly to implement a number of measures to ensure students and recent grads have access to the financial assistance they need to help support their post-secondary education. These measures included the historic Canada Emergency Student Benefit, which provided income support to over 700,000 students last summer and the creation of over 300,000 youth and student employment opportunities since the start of the pandemic.
Day: July 30, 2021
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced new funding to help the Vancouver International Airport recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to support important transportation infrastructure projects at the airport.
Stephanie Labbé emerged as Canada’s hero by making two critical saves in a 4-3 shootout victory to send Canada’s women’s soccer team through to the Olympic semifinals. But as John Molinaro writes, they wouldn’t have even been in a position to win had it not been for the veteran shot stopper’s performance through the entire tournament.
An increasing number of Canadians have faced challenges in putting food on their tables due to COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, too many Canadians were struggling to access safe and healthy food. The Government of Canada is committed to helping communities invest in infrastructure that will improve their food security and increase access to healthy, nutritious and local foods for families in need.
Parks Canada launches public engagement on concepts for Rouge National Urban Park’s flagship visitor, learning and community centre