| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced the signing of a $30-million contract for the sale of 6K low-profile shipboard-use forklifts by Manitex Liftking to the United States Department of Defense.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
Government of Canada announces support for the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival
| Service Canada | news releases
Jacques Gourde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, for Official Languages and for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament (Lotbinière−Chutes-Chaudière), today announced federal funding for the SAQ New France Festival. He made this announcement on behalf of the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and 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.
| Canada Revenue Agency | news releases
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue, met today with Dr. Christian Jaramillo, acting Director of the National Tax and Customs Agency and with Mr. Santiago Rojas Arroyo, current Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism and incoming Director of the of the National Tax and Customs Agency, to discuss the success of current economic links between Canada and Colombia, as well as the importance of ongoing international cooperation and collaboration on tax administration and trade issues.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Starting today, the Canadian embassy will be offering consular services, and these modern offices will also play a role in strengthening relations between Canada and Burma, particularly with respect to the promotion of human rights.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is taking action to support workers and families across Pictou County who are facing challenges because of the closing, in September, of the Convergys call centre in New Glasgow.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Today's announcement of an additional $3.6 million is supporting the following emergency assistance activities to address the Ebola outbreak in the West Africa region. The allocations to support relief operations include:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, announced additional support to help fight the growing Ebola outbreak in the West Africa region; and the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, provided an update on the situation and Canada's efforts to date.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Deepak Obhrai, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights, today issued the following statement: "Canada expresses its regret over the decision by the delegation leaders to leave the peace talks in Addis Ababa [Ethiopia].
| Service Canada | backgrounders
Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau is an executive whose career and community engagement have focused on economic development and the promotion and advancement of education. She is currently in her second and final mandate as Vice-President at the Université de Moncton's Shippagan Campus. She holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the Université de Moncton, as well as a teaching certificate from the province of New Brunswick.
