| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Thanks to a combined investment of close to $2.5 million from the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec and Bell, more than 1,650 households in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region, specifically in the communities of L’Anse-Saint-Jean, Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Saint-Félicien and Saint-Ambroise, now have access to a reliable, powerful high-speed Internet network. These infrastructure projects were carried out as part of a large intergovernmental initiative to provide connectivity to 24,000 households in 58 regions of Quebec.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Government of Canada turned to the private sector to find ways to improve the end-to-end traceability of the steel supply chain in Canada. By doing so, the government is using its advantage as the country’s single-largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services to support the growth of homegrown innovators and entrepreneurs.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, attended a virtual ceremony for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s inaugural Business Reinvention Awards, where she presented the day’s biggest award and namesake, the Reinvention Award, to Novo Textiles.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will virtually attend the inaugural Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s Business Reinvention Awards.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Black Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs make important contributions to the Canadian economy, yet they continue to face systemic barriers in starting and growing their businesses. This has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada is working to address these long-standing, systemic barriers with its first-ever Black Entrepreneurship Program.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate virtually in a roundtable discussion on supporting Black business owners and entrepreneurs, where she will provide an update on the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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Thanks to a combined investment of close to $365,000 from the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec and Bell, 326 households in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier now have better access to high-speed Internet. Completion of the construction of fibre-optic backbone networks means that the community of Valcartier can now benefit from quality Internet service at a reasonable price. This infrastructure project was carried out as part of a large intergovernmental initiative to provide connectivity to up to 24,000 households in 58 regions of Quebec.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying in touch with friends and family from home. Right now, too many Canadians living in rural and remote communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Through the Universal Broadband Fund’s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.
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Today, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, along with President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Dominic LeBlanc, met with Provincial and Territorial Ministers to discuss efforts to build biomanufacturing capacity in Canada.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, will announce a federal investment to improve high-speed Internet access in British Columbia. A media availability will follow.
