| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, will make an announcement regarding support through the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund
Atlantic Canada is known for its innovative startups that generate sustainable solutions and good jobs that fuel the economy. The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador are investing to help Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Grenfell campus (Grenfell) strengthen its Navigate Incubator and Makerspace to deliver more opportunities and resources for entrepreneurs in Western Newfoundland.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
| media advisories
The Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for ACOA, along with the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills, on behalf of the Honourable Andrew Parsons, Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology, will make an announcement regarding support for entrepreneurs in Western Newfoundland.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
On September 7, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with the Honourable Lisa Beare, British Columbia's Minister of Citizens' Services, announced over $58 million in federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 5,400 households in rural and remote communities in the Columbia Basin area of British Columbia.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
On September 5, 2023, the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, together with Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Jaime Battiste, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, announced nearly $1.2 million in federal funding to bring high-speed Internet access to over 1,600 households, including over 440 Indigenous households, in 16 rural and remote communities on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Innovative clean tech companies operating out of the Verschuren Centre in Cape Breton are helping advance strong, sustainable solutions to the world’s biggest environmental challenges. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to supporting clean technologies which help diversify economies, create jobs and shape a stronger future for Canadians.