| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander is adding new departure cities to the China Transit Program. This program allows eligible Chinese travellers to transit visa-free through Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport when they are en route to and from the United States.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
The mining industry in Saskatchewan will benefit from funding announced today by the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs Consular) and Member of Parliament for Blackstrap, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification.
| Service Canada | news releases
Residents of Nakusp will benefit from new water infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification and Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre-North, announced support of $190,000 for upgrades to the Olympic Oval at the University of Calgary under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Today, Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and for Western Economic Diversification, and Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced support of $150,000 for the Kamloops Curling Club, under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Spruce Grove, announced support of $385,800 for three projects under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with Bob Zimmer, Member of Parliament for Prince George-Peace River, 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; the Honourable Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for British Columbia; Pat Pimm, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Peace River North.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Spruce Grove, announced support of $82,660 for Namao School in Sturgeon County under the Government of Canada's Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with the Honourable Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Delta–Richmond East; Scott Hamilton, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Delta North; Greg Moore, Chair of Metro Vancouver Board of Directors and Mayor of the City of Port Coquitlam, and Chief Bryce Williams of Tsawwassen First Nation
| Natural Resources Canada | backgrounders
The Inuvik Satellite Station Facility (ISSF) has grown to accommodate three antennas, one owned by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), one by a partnership between SSC (formerly the Swedish Space Corporation) and France's Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), and one by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). SSC is installing their second antenna on the site in 2015. The ISSF is poised for significant further development.
