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The Prosperity and Growth Strategy for Northern Ontario will highlight regional economic growth opportunities as well as the efforts required to diversify the economic base of the region’s communities. The strategy aims to provide information that will facilitate discussion and inform future budget planning options for economic development in Northern Ontario.
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Northern Ontarians will benefit from new jobs and business opportunities that diversify and strengthen the region’s economy as a result of increased funding worth $25 million over five years.
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Ottawa, April 19, 2017—The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will deliver a keynote address at the Public Policy Forum’s Growth Summit II.
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April 19, 2017 – Ottawa – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and Tourism, today announced the appointment of eight experienced leaders from the tourism industry to Destination Canada’s Board of Directors.
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The Post-Secondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) is a $2-billion initiative designed to modernize research and commercialization facilities at Canadian universities, colleges and polytechnics.
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David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development—on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development—and Hélène David, Quebec Minister responsible for Higher Education, today announced a historic investment to help equip young Quebecers with the quality post-secondary education that will help them achieve their goals.
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North Bay, Ontario, April 18, 2017—The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will make an announcement tomorrow at the Discovery North Bay Museum about a plan for building a better Canada by investing in regional innovation and development.
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Dr. Marie Lucy Stojak is the Director of the School on Management of Creativity and Innovation at HEC Montréal, Canada’s oldest business school. She is a space law expert and has over 25 years of international experience in the aerospace sector, including interests in space commercialization, space and security, and Earth observation data policy issues.
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April 18, 2017 – Ottawa – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Canada’s world-class space sector can shape our future as a nation of innovators, while also addressing some of our most pressing challenges.
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David Lametti, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will be at the Université du Québec à Montréal to announce post-secondary infrastructure funding.