Media Advisory - Government of Canada provides an update on collective bargaining and service disruptions

OTTAWA, ON, April 19, 2023 /CNW/ - Federal ministers will hold a media availability to provide an update on collective bargaining and labour disruptions in the Core Public Administration and the Canada Revenue Agency. The following Ministers will provide brief remarks and be available to take questions from media:

• The Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board of Canada
• The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
• The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue
• The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

Media Technical Briefing:

The Ministers' media availability will be preceded by an embargoed technical briefing with senior officials from the following departments and agencies:

• Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
• Employment and Social Development Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency
• Veterans Affairs Canada
• Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
• Indigenous Services Canada
• Transport Canada

The technical briefing will be held by teleconference and is not for attribution. To receive embargoed briefing materials and the dial-in information, please register with Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat at [email protected]. By registering to receive materials in advance, participants agree to the embargo until the Ministers' media availability.

Date
April 19, 2023

Time (EDT)
11:00am-12:00pm
Media technical briefing (under embargo) 

12:30pm-1:00pm
Ministers' media availability (embargo is lifted)  

Location
Details to be provided upon registration

*To note, participation in the question-and-answer portion of this event is for accredited members of the Press Gallery only. Media who are not members of the Press Gallery may contact [email protected] for temporary access.

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SOURCE Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat

Contacts (media): Monica Granados, Press Secretary, Office of the President, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, [email protected], 343-551-6020; Media Relations, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Telephone: [phone], Toll-free: 1-855-TBS-9-SCT (1-855-827-9728), Teletypewriter (TTY): 613-369-9371, Email: [email protected]