| Health Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announced today that Health Canada is advancing regulations that will require the same medical-device safety standards for non-corrective or 'cosmetic' contact lenses as prescription or corrective contact lenses.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
As parents across the country prepare to send their kids back to school, the Government of Canada is providing them with much-needed support through the increased Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). Today, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, highlighted the boosted payments provided to families in Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo. The enhanced UCCB provides almost $2,000 per year for each child under 6 and $720 per year for each child aged 6 through 17.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, Minister of Natural Resources, and Member of Parliament for Kenora; the Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines and Member of Provincial Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; His Worship Doug Lawrance, Mayor of Sioux Lookout.
| Service Canada | backgrounders
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Phil McColeman, Member of Parliament for Brant, 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 Dave Levac, Member of Provincial Parliament for Brant, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and Ajay Kaushick, Lanewood Development Corporation.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Dr. Colin Carrie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment and Member of Parliament for Oshawa, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today launched consultations for the proposed boundaries of Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Located at the eastern end of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, the proposed Thaidene Nëné national park reserve is part of a larger group of proposed protected areas around the East Arm and Artillery Lake regions.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | news releases
Event date: July 30, 2015-The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and the Honourable Peter Kent, Member of Parliament for Thornhill, will announce support for food manufacturer in North York.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
The Govenlock Community Pasture will be transferred from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to Environment Canada.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
QUALICUM BEACH, British Columbia - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, highlighted today the Government of Canada's investment in 16 projects that support recreational fisheries on Vancouver Island. Through the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP), the groups carrying out these projects will receive up to $977,000 to support the conservation of fish habitat on Vancouver Island.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, 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; Grant Crack, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and Robert Kirby, Mayor of the Township of East Hawkesbury.
