| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The Government of Canada continues to spur innovation by investing in the agriculture and agri-food industry, creating good middle-class jobs and ensuring the sector punches above its weight in a competitive global market.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
Jean-Claude Poissant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will announce a new funding competition under the government’s Strategic Innovation Fund.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Canada’s tourism sector plays an important part in the Canadian economy, supporting more than 1.8 million jobs in rural and urban communities. Unlocking the potential of the thriving global tourism industry could create 180,000 new jobs that would support the Government of Canada’s plan to grow the middle class.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will be speaking to the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal about the economic potential of tourism in Canada and how the sector creates good jobs for middle-class families, as well as about Canada’s upcoming federal tourism strategy.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, today announced that Sheldon Levy, an experienced innovation leader and CEO of NEXT Canada, has been named special advisor on scaling up small and medium-sized enterprises (SME).
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will participate in a fireside chat at the Toronto Global Forum, where he will discuss Canada’s leadership in the innovation economy and talk about how the government’s redesign of innovation policy is helping attract investment in middle-class jobs.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will deliver remarks at the Economic Club of Canada in Toronto. Minister Joly will discuss the economic potential of tourism in Canada and how this sector creates good jobs to support middle-class families. She will also talk about Canada’s upcoming federal tourism strategy.