Difference between revisions of "November 21, 2022 - Updates, priorities of the week"
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| + | == Notes and action items == | ||
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| + | ==== Passports ==== | ||
| + | ● Making quality of life updates to check status workflow. | ||
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| + | ● Working to consolidate the How to apply pages | ||
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| + | ==== Covid ==== | ||
| + | ● No updates | ||
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| + | ==== Dental ==== | ||
| + | ● Pages launching November 28, with benefit applications beginning in December | ||
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| + | ==== LAC ==== | ||
| + | ● [https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census2/index New census search tool] has been soft launched | ||
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| + | ● It’s currently in beta and will fully launch next week | ||
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| + | ==== Health Canada ==== | ||
| + | ● Had a comment come in from a member of the public about broken links to Consultations pages - the pages are being fixed | ||
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| + | ● Reminder to run broken links checks and watch for expiring redirects | ||
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| + | ==== Jobs and Benefits ==== | ||
| + | ● Updated the [https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/calendar.html Benefits payment dates web page] with the 2023 payment dates | ||
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| + | ==== CRA ==== | ||
| + | 2 benefits using a “get ready to apply” approach: | ||
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| + | ● [https://www.canada.ca/en/services/taxes/child-and-family-benefits/top-up-canada-housing-benefit.html One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit] - tax-free one-time payment of $500 if your income and the amount that you pay on rent qualify | ||
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| + | ● [https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/dental-benefit.html Canada Dental Benefit] - interim benefit to help lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year | ||
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| + | ==== NRCan ==== | ||
| + | [https://www.canada.ca/en/natural-resources-canada/news/2022/11/making-home-heating-more-affordable-for-canadians-while-fighting-climate-change.html News release: Making home heating more affordable] while fighting climate change - program to help households move to electric heat pumps instead of expensive home heating oil | ||
Latest revision as of 09:40, 13 December 2022
Back to GC Web Priorities Meetings - Réunions des Priorités Web du GC
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Monday, November 21, 2022 – 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Agenda
1. Updates
2. Roundtable
Notes and action items
Passports
● Making quality of life updates to check status workflow.
● Working to consolidate the How to apply pages
Covid
● No updates
Dental
● Pages launching November 28, with benefit applications beginning in December
LAC
● New census search tool has been soft launched
● It’s currently in beta and will fully launch next week
Health Canada
● Had a comment come in from a member of the public about broken links to Consultations pages - the pages are being fixed
● Reminder to run broken links checks and watch for expiring redirects
Jobs and Benefits
● Updated the Benefits payment dates web page with the 2023 payment dates
CRA
2 benefits using a “get ready to apply” approach:
● One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit - tax-free one-time payment of $500 if your income and the amount that you pay on rent qualify
● Canada Dental Benefit - interim benefit to help lower dental costs for eligible families earning less than $90,000 per year
NRCan
News release: Making home heating more affordable while fighting climate change - program to help households move to electric heat pumps instead of expensive home heating oil
