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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, along with Rachel Bendayan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will virtually meet with the Jeune Chambre de Commerce de Montréal. They will discuss women’s entrepreneurship and the government’s continued support as small businesses recover.
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Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly and the Honourable Caroline Wawzonek,—Co-Chairs of the Canadian Council of Tourism Ministers (CCTM)—hosted a successful virtual meeting of Canada's tourism ministers.
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Today, the Government of Canada announced that it has appointed Lisa Campbell as President of the Canadian Space Agency. Ms. Campbell replaces Sylvain Laporte, who has been President of the agency since 2015.
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More than ever, Canadians are relying on wireless services for work, school, finances and health care, making access to high-quality and affordable wireless services absolutely essential. That is why the Government of Canada is making the right spectrum available at the right time to support competition, rural connectivity and the effective deployment of 5G technologies.
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will virtually tour three women-owned small businesses and Femmessor members—Happy Yak, Pourvoirie St-Zenon, and Tissus Garceau—to learn about their hard work and resilience amid COVID-19. They will talk about how the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and other emergency government supports are helping Canadian businesses like them on the road to recovery.
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Canadian women entrepreneurs are key to our economic success as a country, and make invaluable contributions to our communities every day. However, women today still face unique and systemic barriers to starting and growing a business – and these challenges have been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will visit family-run business African Soul Food, along with Greg Fergus, Member of Parliament for Hull–Aylmer, to discuss how trade is benefiting their business and how the government can continue to support businesses like them on the road to recovery.
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As Canadian small businesses continue to face unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada remains committed to continuing to listen to and support them through the economic recovery.
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will virtually visit small businesses in British Columbia to highlight the Government’s emergency COVID-19 supports and discuss how exporting to international markets is helping them rebuild on the road to recovery.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, today announced the appointment of Marsha Walden as President and Chief Executive Officer of Destination Canada effective August 24, 2020. This appointment was made following an open, transparent and merit-based selection process.
