The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs, today presented commendations to the following Prince Edward Island residents for their exemplary service to Veterans:
Liscomb Mills, N.S. – The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will address members of the Eastern Fishermen's Federation on Thursday at their Annual General Meeting.
On July 07th, 2014 at about 5:50 a.m., a package containing 148 grams of tobacco and 1 gram of cannabis was found between the fences at La Macaza Institution a medium level security federal institution.
July 10, 2014 - Jerseyside, Newfoundland and Labrador
Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, was in Jerseyside today to announce that the Government of Canada will invest $10.4 million in eight small craft harbour maintenance, repair, construction and dredging projects in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is urging the life and health insurance industry to call on its members to refrain from asking applicants for access to existing genetic test results for the purposes of underwriting an insurance policy at this time.
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Producers who have been unable to sell their crops due to rail transportation challenges now have more time to repay their 2013 cash advances under the Advance Payments Program (APP).
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today visited the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland's Holyrood Marine Base, which is developing into a world leader in oceans-related research, thanks in part to past Government of Canada investments totaling close to $1.4 million.
Over the past five years, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada has been examining the privacy implications arising from the collection and use of genetic information as one of its four policy priorities.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has laid charges against Raquel Obras Figueroa and Enriquito Balbin Figueroa under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for allegedly arranging employment contracts for foreign nationals in Ontario to work illegally in Alberta and British Columbia.