| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State (Social Development), will highlight the importance of saving for children's post-secondary education during Financial Literacy Month at the Meridian Credit Union. She will also take part in the launch of a new online tool to help Canadians apply for Registered Education Savings Plans.
November 14, 2014 - Québec, Quebec
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Quebec, wants to inform the Mid North Shore population that the harvesting of shellfish is now forbidden due to pollution and toxicity, in accordance with the prohibition order mentioned below, and pursuant to subsection 3(1) of the Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations, in the following shellfish area:
Prohibition Order 2014Q-ST-109
On Monday, November 17, 2014, the Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, will announce how the Government of Canada is taking action to combat the harm caused by those who participate in the underground economy in Canada.
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, announced the re-appointment of Louise Fecteau to the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) for a three-year term. She began to serve as Vice-Chairperson of the CIRB on October 1, 2003.Ms. Fecteau has extensive experience in collective bargaining and grievance arbitration.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
| news releases
Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, announced today that the Government of Canada is improving public access to Chignecto National Wildlife Area (NWA).
Through its Building the Canadian Advantage: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy for the Canadian International Extractive Sector, first launched in 2009, the Government of Canada provides CSR-related guidance and support to Canadian oil and gas and mining companies, thereby increasing their ability to manage the social and environmental risks of operating abroad.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will announce the government's enhanced corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy for the Canadian international extractive sector.
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will launch a webinar discussion on maternal, newborn and child health at the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (CHU Sainte-Justine) in Montréal. The Minister's address will be broadcast live and connected to satellite events taking place at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and the BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre and BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver.