Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that a delegation from the organization Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, headed by Her Royal Highness Princess Mabel van Oranje, will visit Canada from November 17 to 21, 2014. The delegation will visit Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal. Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 400 civil society organizations from over 60 countries working to address child marriage and enable girls to fulfill their potential.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, and the Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will deliver keynote remarks and make an announcement at the 14th Annual Mining Day on the Hill luncheon hosted by the Mining Association of Canada.
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The National Research Council of Canada's Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) provides a range of technical and business-oriented advisory services, as well as necessary financial support, to qualified innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada.
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Industry Minister James Moore, accompanied by Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans, today announced that ING Robotic Aviation in Orléans will receive up to $349,000 from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to develop and assist in the commercialization of the next generation of unmanned aircraft systems in the 25 kg class.
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, today hosted the inaugural meeting of the new Underground Economy Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives from key industry stakeholder organizations representing a broad cross-section of the Canadian business community and tax professions, is the first of its kind. The Advisory Committee will provide the Minister and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) with unprecedented direct access to industry perspectives and input to help inform the Government of Canada's strategy for tackling the underground economy.
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is seeking comments from the public on the Crown Mountain Coking Coal project and its potential effects on the environment.
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Event date: November 18, 2014 - The Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), will speak at the annual Mitacs Awards Reception. Mitacs is a not-profit organization that promotes research and innovation by building links between industry and academia.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that a delegation from the organization Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, headed by Her Royal Highness Princess Mabel van Oranje, will visit Canada from November 17 to 21, 2014. The delegation will visit Ottawa, Toronto and Montréal. Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 400 civil society organizations from over 60 countries working to address child marriage and enable girls to fulfill their potential.