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Digital skills widen Canadians’ access to a world of possibilities. All Canadians should have the necessary skills to get online by using computers, mobile devices and the Internet safely and effectively. That is why the Government is putting in place initiatives to ensure no one is left behind as the world transitions to a digital economy.
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Canadians are understandably anxious about how their data is being used and how digital technologies are affecting their lives. Meanwhile, the data-driven economy represents limitless opportunities to improve the lives of Canadians—from producing faster diagnoses to making farming more efficient.
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From the discovery of insulin to stem cell research, Canadians have long been at the forefront of groundbreaking innovations in health and biosciences. That's why the Government of Canada organized a competition for innovation initiatives at the intersection of data and Canada's health and biosciences sector—to invest in better health outcomes while creating and maintaining good middle-class jobs across the country.
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The Government of Canada is advancing women’s economic empowerment with the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, a $2-billion investment that seeks to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025.
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Ms. Alaina Lockhart, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will highlight Creating Middle Class Jobs: a Federal Tourism Growth Strategy in St. John's as part of a tour of the Atlantic provinces.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 21, 2019—The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will announce funding through the Canadian Experiences Fund, in partnership with the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC), as part of the new Federal Tourism Growth Strategy.
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will deliver remarks at the Grange of Prince Edward Winery to emphasize rural and culinary tourism in Canada.
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Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, alongside Rachel Bendayan, Member of Parliament for Outremont, Anju Dhillon, Member of Parliament for Dorval–Lachine–LaSalle, and Emmanuella Lambopoulos, Member of Parliament for Saint-Laurent, will be joining local women entrepreneurs to announce a federal investment in women’s entrepreneurship.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Digital skills widen Canadians’ access to a world of possibilities. All Canadians should have the necessary skills to get online by using computers, mobile devices and the Internet safely and effectively. That is why the Government is putting in place initiatives to ensure no one is left behind as the world transitions to a digital economy.
