| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, today announced $50,000 in funding to improve accessibility at the Summer Street Industries Society.
| Transport Canada | media advisories
Media are invited to join the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Harper Government is helping equip youth in Alberta with the skills and experience they need to find jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State (Finance) and Member of Parliament for Crowfoot, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
| National Film Board | news releases
Le chemin rouge, the debut short documentary by Atikamekw filmmaker Thérèse Ottawa, has its world premiere screening on Tuesday, August 4, 6:30 p.m., at the 25th Montreal First Peoples' Festival. The festival runs July 29 to August 5. Shot in Opitciwan, Le chemin rouge offers an intimate look at the moving journey of Tony Chachai, a young Atikamekw man. His road to redemption- which begins with a promise to his dying mother-leads to a return to his roots and the passing on of his community's cultural practices, culminating with him dancing in a powwow alongside his cousin, Ronny Chachai.
| National Defence | news releases
NORTH BAY, ONTARIO - The Honourable Julian Fantino, Associate Minister of National Defence, and Jay Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Temiskaming, today announced a significant $9.2 million investment for both 22 Wing North Bay and the North Bay Armoury.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Canada has made ending child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) a foreign policy and development priority. CEFM has profound and far-reaching consequences around the world.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener–Waterloo, on behalf of the Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today announced that Canada will contribute $20 million in new project funding aimed at addressing the causes and consequences of child, early and forced marriage (CEFM).
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, along with the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today announced that 169 young Canadians in Cumberland and Colchester counties are participating in meaningful summer employment through a Canada Summer Jobs investment with 132 employers. The announcement was made at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre, which has hired two students, including a lifeguard and swimming instructor.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Member of Parliament for Battlefords–Lloydminster, and Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon–Rosetown–Biggar, 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.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Sherwood Park, the Honourable Kevin Sorenson, Minister of State (Finance) and Member of Parliament for Crowfoot, and Peter Goldring, Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, will announce Government of Canada support that will help young Canadians find jobs.
