Apr 21, 2022 | International
Port Colborne, Ontario – Vance Badawey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, will be joined by Canadian Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Jim McKane to make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.
Port Colborne, Ontario – Vance Badawey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Niagara Centre, will be joined by Canadian Commissioner of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Jim McKane to make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022
Time: 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Location: Sugarloaf Marina
3 Marina Dr, Port Colborne
L3K 6C6
Note:
Please stay home if you are experiencing any of the symptoms of COVID-19, practice good hand washing and other hygiene steps, as well as physical distancing. Participants will be required to share their name and phone number for possible contact tracing.
Claire Teichman
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
604-679-5462
Claire.Teichman@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Apr 19, 2022 | International
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that her Parliamentary Secretary, Maninder Sidhu, will represent Canada at the Ministerial Conference on Migration in Panama on April 19 and 20, 2022.
April 18, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that her Parliamentary Secretary, Maninder Sidhu, will represent Canada at the Ministerial Conference on Migration in Panama on April 19 and 20, 2022.
The Conference will bring together leaders from the Americas to work collaboratively and to share solutions and the responsibility to address irregular migration and forced displacement in the hemisphere.
The Parliamentary Secretary will also travel to the Dominican Republic for high-level meetings and to gain a deeper understanding of how our two countries can advance collaboration.
“Canada is committed to working with our partners in the Americas to address collective challenges in our region. I look forward to using this visit to further hemispheric collaboration to achieve common objectives.”
– Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jan 24, 2022 | International
Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis and Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, will announce new recipients from Montreal who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
Montreal, QC – Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Francis Scarpaleggia, Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Louis and Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle, will announce new recipients from Montreal who have been selected to receive funding under the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund.
Parliamentary Secretary Samson, along with MPs Scarpaleggia and Dhillon and other event participants, will be available to media following the virtual event.
Date: Monday, January 24, 2022
Time: 2:30 p.m. EST
Registration:
Media who want to participate must register by contacting media@veterans.gc.ca with their name and media outlet to receive the video call link.
If you anticipate any accessibility barriers, please let us know and we will work with you to enable your participation.
Aug 12, 2021 | International
Media representatives are advised that the Parliamentary Secretary, Terry Duguid, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will make an announcement related to the protection of the Lake Winnipeg Basin. He will be joined by the Minister of Agriculture and Resource Development, the Honourable Ralph Eichler.
Event: Announcement and media availability (in-person or via Zoom)
Date: Thursday, August 12, 2021
Time: 11:00 a.m. (CDT) / 12:00 p.m. (EDT)
Location: The Forks
1 Forks Market Road
Winnipeg, Manitoba
(across the Canopy area and down the steps to the port area along the Riverwalk)
Please note masks are mandatory and social distancing will be in effect.
Media representatives are asked to register by contacting Media Relations at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Dial-in information will be provided upon registration. Local media can join in-person or via Zoom.
Joanna Sivasankaran
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
819-790-1907
Joanna.Sivasankaran@ec.gc.ca
Media Relations
Environment and Climate Change Canada
819-938-3338 or 1-844-836-7799 (toll-free)
media@ec.gc.ca
Aug 10, 2021 | Business
The Meeting of Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the M/o Housing and Urban Affairs was held in New Delhi today. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas Shri Hardeep Singh Puri chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Kaushal Kishore. Hon’ble Members of Parliament of various political parties took part in the meeting.The subject of the meeting was “Housing for All”.
In the meeting, it was informed that India is urbanizing rapidly. Almost 37 crore people lived in urban centers in 2011 and the figure is likely to go up to over 88 crore by 2050. The Real Estate Market is almost US $ 120 billion contributing to 7% of GDP and provides employment to over 5 crore people.
Regarding the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), it was informed that this is a transformative legislation, which was enacted in 2016, marking the beginning of the new era in the Real Estate Sector. The Act seeks to regularize and promote Real Estate Sector and protect interests of home buyers in transparent and accountable manner. It ensures fair transactions, timely delivery and quality construction through speedy adjudication of disputes. 35 States and UTs have notified the rules and 30 States/UTs have constituted the Regulatory Authorities. 67,844 projects are registered under the Act, and over 70,000 cases have been resolved so far.
Regarding Model Tenancy Act, it was informed that the Tenancy Laws are the State Subject. The Model Tenancy Act has been prepared by MoHUA in consultation with States and UTs and the same has been circulated to themwith the approval of Union Cabinet for adoption. It envisages to balance interests and rights of tenants and landlords in accountable and transparent manner. It aims to create vibrant and sustainable rental housing market and facilitate to unlock the vacant houses for rental purposes.
Regarding Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban [PMAY-(U)] , it was informed that it envisions to provide all weather houses to eligible urban households by the year 2022. All Statutory Towns and Notified Planning Areas have been covered under the scheme. The house has to be in the name of women or joint ownership, with lady as the first holder of ownership. The assessed demand for houses under PMAY(U) is at 1.12 crore. Against this, 1.13 Crore houses have been sanctioned, Out of them, 85 lakh have been grounded for construction and over 50 lakh completed/delivered.
Under the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), which is a Central Sector Scheme, interest subvention is provided on home loans taken by EWS/LIG/MIG for purchase, construction or enhancement of house. Out of 16.35 lakh CLSS beneficiaries, more than 6 lakh are from Middle Income Group. Committed Central Assistance on all houses sanctioned under PMUY(U) is Rs.1.82 lakh crore of which Rs.1.06 lakh crore has been disbursed.
For ease of living for urban migrants/poor, affordable rental housing complexes are envisaged. Projects are to be considered till March, 2022. This is for all Statutory Towns, Notified Planning Areas and areas under Special Area/Development Authorities/Industrial Development Authorities. Public/Private sector entities have approved for granting rental housing for over 1.02 lakh houses/dormitory beds.
It was also informed that infrastructure status of affordable housing has resulted in lowering the cost of borrowing encouraging private participation. 100% FDI under automatic route has been allowed in projects for construction of housing – residential/commercial premises, roads, education institutes etc.
Hon’ble Members of Parliament made several suggestions with regard to various initiatives and schemes in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Shri Puri thanked the Members for their participation.
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