TIGNISH, Prince Edward Island - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today an investment to improve working conditions for fishermen at Tignish Harbour in Prince Edward Island.
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, will highlight the first boosted Universal Child Care Benefit payments being delivered to over 3.8 million families.
Haley Street Adult Services Centre Society is expanding its portfolio of social enterprises ahead of the 2015 home-heating season. The Government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's Innovative Communities Fund, is providing a $37,323 contribution to help Haley Street Adult Services Centre Society purchase equipment to establish a home-heating pellet manufacturing facility at its site in North Sydney.
Today, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, along with Daryl Kramp, Member of Parliament for Prince Edward−Hastings, announced an investment of up to $2.175 million for Halla Visteon Climate Control Canada Inc. (Halla Visteon Canada) to launch a new line of thermal engine control parts.
Veterans Affairs Canada is interested in alternative therapies to assist Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions.
Our Government understands that manufacturing is a vital part of our economy. As Minister Goodyear stated, the manufacturing sector employs more than 1.7 million Canadians. The measures we have put in place are designed to help businesses that fuel Canada's economic growth and help develop prosperous communities.
Nanaimo, British Columbia, July 24, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure funding announcement. Participating government representatives include the Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State, Chief Government Whip and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec; Joe Stanhope, Chair of the Regional District of Nanaimo; and Don Buchanan, Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the Village of Alert Bay.