| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Harper Government is helping equip youth in Ontario with the skills and experience they need to find jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, and Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
An estimated 40 families in Dryden are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government's boosted Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiving the benefit unless they apply. At a community barbeque in Dryden today, the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament (Kenora), Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, asked for help from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
On June 16, 2015, Elizabeth "Lisa" Large, doing business as International Au Pair Canada, International Au Pair and International Homestays, was sentenced for counselling foreign nationals to misrepresent or withhold material facts as to their coming to Canada to work as caregivers of children, contrary to section 126 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Large was sentenced to a 15-month conditional sentence order, including five months of house arrest, as well as 100 hours of community service and a $15,000 fine.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Industry Minister James Moore today announced the appointment of Michael Denham as President of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), effective August 10, 2015.
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | news releases
TSB releases final air investigation report.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Kingdom (U.K.) on nuclear energy cooperation. This MOU will help position Canada's nuclear industry to capture opportunities in the growing U.K. nuclear energy market.
| Service Canada | news releases
John Williamson, Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, 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, today announced $130,074 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in McAdam. Mr. Williamson was joined by John Ames, Member of the Legislature for Charlotte–Campobello, on behalf of the Honourable Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Frank Carroll, Mayor of McAdam.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
John Fitzgerald Young appointed Director and CEO, and J. Pauline Rafferty Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Trustees
| Service Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, 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, today announced $97,085 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Petitcodiac. Minister Moore was joined by Bernard LeBlanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Memramcook–Tantramar, on behalf of Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Gerald Gogan, Mayor of the Village of Petitcodiac.
| Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission | news releases
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that Porter Airlines Inc. has agreed to pay $150,000 as part of an undertaking for alleged violations of Canada's anti-spam legislation. Once made aware of the investigation by the CRTC, Porter Airlines was cooperative and immediately took corrective actions to comply with the legislation.
