July 19 2015 - North Lake, Prince Edward Island
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today an investment to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at North Lake harbour, Prince Edward Island.
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Event date: July 21, 2015-John Carmichael, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), will announce support for an innovative early-stage company in Toronto.
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Event date: July 21, 2015-The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls, will announce support for community infrastructure that will benefit residents in Niagara-Lake.
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The Honourable Pierre Poilievre Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, celebrated the first installment of the Harper Government's boosted Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) today. The newly increased child care benefit pays almost $2000 every year for each child under 6 and $720 for each child aged 6 through 17. With a retroactive payment from January 1, 2015, the Harper Government transferred almost $3 billion to 3.8 million families today-the largest single-day direct payment to families in history.
GRI Simulations Inc., a growing ocean technology company, is advancing new opportunities and expanding its markets, thanks in part to an investment from the Government of Canada. A repayable contribution of $500,000 was announced today by the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), to support the company's work to market its state-art simulation and visualization solutions.
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The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Spruce Grove, and the Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Sherwood Park, celebrated the first installment of the Harper Government's boosted Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) today. The newly increased child care benefit pays almost $2000 every year for each child under 6 and $720 for each child aged 6 through 17. With a retroactive payment from January 1, 2015, the Harper Government transferred almost $3 billion to 3.8 million families today-the largest single-day direct payment to families in history.
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, was joined today by the Honourable Randy Delorey, Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Minister of Gaelic Affairs, and Barrie MacMillan, Mayor of the Town of New Glasgow, to announce federal funding of up to $1,521,983 for the Forbes Lake Water Treatment Facility project under the New Building Canada Plan in Nova Scotia.
Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario July 20, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Rick Norlock, Member of Parliament for Northumberland-Quinte West, on behalf of 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; the Honourable Jeff Leal, Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure and His Worship Terry Low, Mayor of Asphodel-Norwood.