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GST/HST HOLIDAY IS ENDING!:FEBRUARY 15TH, 2025

What is the GST/HST Holiday?

From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025, the Canadian government temporarily removed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) on select essential items. The goal of this break was to provide financial relief to consumers during the high-cost holiday season and help mitigate the impact of inflation on daily expenses, especially groceries.

Niriqatiginnga:A Framework for Northern Food Systems Innovation

Introducing one of our latest projects: Niriqatiginnga: Enhancing A Framework for Northern Indigenous Food Systems Innovation. This proposed, new pilot program is being designed to tackle food insecurity in northern communities through creative arts, cultural entrepreneurship, and technology-driven solutions.

Tony Eetak, Hon. Dan Vandal, Constance Menzies and Jamie Bell took in the sights and sounds outside Chocolatier Constance Popp during the start of this year’s Canada Day long weekend in Historic St. Boniface.

Connecting Community:Celebrating Canada Day in historic St. Boniface

Tony Eetak, Hon. Dan Vandal, Constance Menzies and Jamie Bell took in the sights and sounds outside Chocolatier Constance Popp during the start of this year’s Canada Day long weekend in Historic St. Boniface.

Tony Eetak (Creativity for Entrepreneurship), Nunavut, Dan Vandal (our local Member of Parliament for St. Boniface and St. Vital), Constance Menzies (Chocolatier Constance Popp) and Jamie Bell (Inclusion in Northern Research) take in the sights and sounds of historic St. Boniface during the start of this year’s Canada Day long weekend in Winnipeg, Manitoba.