Department of Finance CanadaCanada News Centre2024-03-28T17:19:44-04:00https://www.canada.ca/en/news.htmlhttps://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/assets/wmms-blk.svgGovernment extending support for mineral exploration in Canadahttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/03/government-extending-support-for-mineral-exploration-in-canada.htmlToday, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced that the federal government will extend the 15-per-cent Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for investors in flow-through shares for an additional year, until March 31, 2025. Department of Finance Canada2024-03-28T17:19:44-04:00Remarks by the Deputy Prime Minister on fairness for every generationhttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/03/remarks-by-the-deputy-prime-minister-on-fairness-for-every-generation.htmlMany younger Canadians had a tough introduction to their adult lives. Millennials coming of age in the early 2000s endured the chaos and challenge of the Great Recession. Many in Gen Z became adults during the Covid pandemic. Both generations have strived to pursue careers and start families in a time of high inflation, high interest rates, and high housing costs.Department of Finance Canada2024-03-27T13:32:49-04:00Deputy Prime Minister welcomes the Canada Growth Fund’s third investmenthttps://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/news/2024/03/deputy-prime-minister-welcomes-the-canada-growth-funds-third-investment.htmlToday, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, welcomed the announcement of the third investment by the Canada Growth Fund—a $50 million investment in Montréal-based Idealist Capital. This will help innovative clean tech businesses across Canada to scale-up their ideas into solutions that will create good jobs, grow the economy, and accelerate Canada and the world’s progress towards net-zero. Department of Finance Canada2024-03-25T10:45:48-04:00