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Canada Carbon Emissions Market
Government of Canada has launched “Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System”, in a bid to reduce carbon pollution. Reducing greenhouse gases from waste, which is responsible for 7 percent of greenhouse gases in Canada, is a key component for achieving Canada’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Canada’s Historic Tribal Land Claim Settlement
On June 2, 2022, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau signed a USD1 billion deal, to settle a century-old land claim of Blackfoot tribe. Key Points Government took around half of the reserve lands of tribes in Alberta province in 1910, in order ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
India-Canada CEPA Negotiations
India and Canada agreed to re-launch Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) Negotiations. India- Canada ministerial dialogue The decision regarding the re-launch of CEPA negotiations was announced following the fifth India- Canada ministerial dialogue on trade and investment, held on 11th ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024
Canada’s digital services tax
Canada has decided to impose a digital services tax on large companies that sell various services in Canada. About the tax Under the new rules of the Canadian government, a 3% digital services tax will be imposed on the companies ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024
Deer-to-Human COVID-19 Transmission
According to a new study, the first potential case of the novel coronavirus being passed to a person from a deer has been reported in Canada. Overview: Highly mutated clusters of SARS-CoV-2 genomes were identified by researchers in white-tailed deer, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
First Plant-Derived COVID Vaccine
The first country in the world that has authorized the use of a plant-based COVID-19 vaccine is Canada. The two-dose vaccine of Medicago can be given to adults who are aged between 18 to 64, but little data is available ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs