Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will welcome His Excellency Joachim Gauck, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, and his partner, Ms. Daniela Schadt, to Rideau Hall, on the occasion of their State visit to Canada, from September 24 to 27, 2014.
On September 13, 2014, at 5:00 a.m., staff members confiscated one package containing contraband at Drummond Institution, a medium security federal institution.
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Industry Minister James Moore today concluded a successful two-day visit to Washington, D.C. The Minister travelled to the U.S. capital for a series of meetings with representatives from the U.S. government, including Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and a number of representatives and senators.
Minister of Finance Joe Oliver will take part in the G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting with engagement groups.
Location: Hotel Pullman Cairns International, 17 Abbott Street, Cairns, Australia
Media and the public are invited to join His Excellency, David Johnston the Governor General and Commander-Chief of Canada and the Honourable Rob Nicholson
On September 18, 2014, the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, and Dr. Ernest Moniz, U.S. Secretary of Energy, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Energy Cooperation between Natural Resources Canada and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Following the G7 Energy Minister's meeting, Canada and the United States committed to helping Ukraine by supporting the diversification of its energy sources and by sharing our expertise and knowledge. Events in Ukraine underscore the importance of energy diversification as a cornerstone of economic and global stability. Vulnerable or unreliable energy supplies are having a serious impact in Ukraine and are a cause of increasing concern across Europe.
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, and Dr. Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) launching an agreement on enhanced energy collaboration between Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The signing today continues a long and productive history of Canada–United States collaboration on a wide range of energy issues and shared interests in greater energy security, environmental responsibility and sustainability.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) reminds travellers that the Little gold-poker Creek port of entry will close for the season at 9 p.m. on Sunday, September 21, Pacific Daylight Time.
As marine experts gather for the Ocean's 14 conference in St. John's Newfoundland, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is announcing a program aimed at finding economical and viable business based technological solutions to improve the safety and performance of marine vessels such as cargo ships and fuel tankers.