| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 10, 2016 - The Honourable Bardish Chagger, Minister of Small Business and Tourism, will deliver remarks to entrepreneurs and small business owners at Invest Ottawa, announcing improvements to small business access to financing.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 10, 2016 - The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, will speak with 100 Grade 9 and 10 students participating in a Microsoft YouthSpark event.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | statements
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, made the following statement marking International Women's Day:
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 8, 2016-The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, will host a reception on Parliament Hill to honour Dr. Art McDonald, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2015. Dr. McDonald's award, which he shares with his colleague Takaaki Kajita of Japan, represents a global recognition of their groundbreaking scientific experiments to demonstrate that neutrinos have mass. Prior to the reception, Minister Duncan and Dr. McDonald will attend Question Period.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is a foundation that funds Canadian cleantech projects. It was founded in 2001 and is funded by the Government of Canada. SDTC provides funding and coaching to entrepreneurs to ensure that Canadian cleantech innovation grows and prospers. SDTC defines cleantech as "technologies that improve business performance, while using resources more responsibly, and that reduce or eliminate negative environmental impact."
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, today announced over $206 million in funding for 36 clean technology projects across Canada.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
SYnC is a youth employment initiative delivered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and administered by the P.E.I. Student Financial Assistance Corporation. Funding is provided by ISED for youth interns to work out of local community centres and not-for-profit organizations.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
The government is making Canada a more digital nation by providing Prince Edward Island youth with the tools and skills they need to embrace the opportunities of the digital age. Today, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, announced that the Government of Canada is providing $543,500 in fiscal year 2015–16 to the P.E.I. Student Financial Assistance Corporation to fund over 60 youth internships. These internships are designed to help develop skills in the areas of small business, entrepreneurship and career awareness, with an overall focus on information and communications technologies (ICT).
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 4, 2016-The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will deliver remarks at a breakfast reception hosted by the Alberta Enterprise Group.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | media advisories
Event date: March 4, 2016-On behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a joint announcement with the Honourable Richard Brown, Prince Edward Island's Minister of Workforce and Advanced Learning, to benefit local youth in the province.
