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Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak Responds to 2024 Fall Economic Statement
OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 20, 2024 – Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak is deeply disappointed with the 2024 Fall Economic Statement, which unjustly attributes the federal deficit to Indigenous legal claims. The 2024 Fall Economic Statement (FEC) asserts that the federal deficit of $61.9 billion was largely driven by the cost of Indigenous legal claims, suggesting that […]
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Joint statement from Premier Ranj Pillai and Minister Sandy Silver on Canada’s 2024 Fall Economic Statement
Dec 19, 2024 Premier Ranj Pillai and Minister of Finance Sandy Silver have issued the following joint statement: “This week, federal House Leader Karina Gould delivered an update on how Canada’s finances and economy are doing along with measures to address critical issues for Canadians in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement. Many of these issues […]
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2024 Fall Economic Statement Overlooks Key Urban Indigenous Priorities
December 19, 2024 OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) acknowledges the release of the 2024 Fall Economic Statement and the contributions of Budget 2024. However, we remain concerned about the absence of sustainable financial commitments for urban Indigenous peoples. Friendship Centres play a key role in delivering Indigenous-led programs and services […]
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Mackenzie Investments Announces 2024 Mackenzie Together Grant Recipients
TORONTO, ON – December 19, 2024 – Today, Mackenzie Investments (“Mackenzie”) announced the 2024 recipients of its Mackenzie Together Grant program. Announced in 2022, Mackenzie dedicated $500,000 to support Canadian charitable organizations that are focused on building financial well-being among women and closing the financial literacy gap, while also supporting their families through financial education […]
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Chiefs of Ontario responds to the 2024 Fall Economic Statement
(Toronto, Ont.–Dec. 18, 2024) The Chiefs of Ontario has issued the following statement on the Fall Economic Statement, tabled this week in Ottawa: Disappointingly, there do not appear to be many details on First Nations-specific investments in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement (FES). The Chiefs of Ontario continues to deliver strong messaging to the government […]
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First Phosphate signs long-term offtake agreements, advances talks with First Nation – Proactive financial news
December 18, 2024 First Phosphate Corp. (CSE:PHOS, OTCQB:FRSPF) said on Wednesday it signed two long-term offtake agreements with creditworthy partners for its future production in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, a move aimed at de-risking its projects and bolstering financing prospects. Definitive terms of the agreements, including delivery timelines and termination rights, will be outlined in separate contracts, […]
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Canadian Sustainability Standards Board Releases Landmark Standards to Drive Consistency and Comparability in Sustainability Reporting
TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2024 – The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) has launched its first Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs). The release of these standards marks a significant milestone in sustainability disclosure, enabling Canadian organizations to align with a global reporting baseline. CSDS 1 and CSDS 2, along with their supporting Bases for Conclusions, are […]
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Genius Metals Closes First Tranche of Private Placement for a total amount of $700,000
MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC, CANADA — (December 17, 2024) – Genius Metals Inc. (TSXV: GENI) (“Genius Metals” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement, raising total gross proceeds of $700,000 through the issuance of 8,750,000 units of the Corporation (“Units”) at a price of $0.08 per Unit (the “Offering”). The […]
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Innergex Closes $199.0 Million Non-Recourse Financings for the Ashlu Creek Hydro Facility and the Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n Wind Farm
$133.7 million non-recourse project financing set to mature in 2039 for the Ashlu Creek hydro facility in British Columbia $65.3 million non-recourse back leverage financing set to mature in 2036 for the Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n wind facility in Quebec $68.8 million of the proceeds will be used to repay the existing debt on the Ashlu Creek […]
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Cascadia Minerals Ltd. Announces Closing of Upsized C$1,750,000 Financing
December 17, 2024 – Vancouver, BC – Cascadia Minerals Ltd. (“Cascadia”) (TSX-V:CAM) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for total proceeds of C$1,750,000 (see news release dated December 4, 2024). Michael Gentile, a well-known strategic investor in the junior mining sector and key supporter of Cascadia, participated […]
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