| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
In a speech to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, highlighted how government and industry must work together to ensure Canadians have the skills and training needed for jobs in demand in the Canadian economy. He explained that this is the route to Canada's future economic opportunities and continued prosperity.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Council of Atlantic Premiers today announced that apprenticeship requirements in six new trades will be harmonized across the Atlantic provinces: carpenter, welder, metal fabricator, steamfitter-pipefitter, plumber and industrial electrician. This is in addition to work that has already started on previously announced trades. As a result, Canadians apprenticing in these 10 trades will have access to consistent training, certification and standards, leading to more job opportunities and greater mobility while helping address skills shortages in this region.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
| media advisories
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), and Bernard Trottier, Member of Parliament for Etobicoke-Lakeshore, will attend the official opening of the Green Building Centre, George Brown College's new facility supporting southern Ontario's green building sector.
A total of nine Francophone entrepreneurs from Atlantic Canada have been nominated for the 2014 Lauriers de la PME awards, to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, on November 15, 2014. This is the first time this prestigious national event is being held outside of the Ottawa, Ontario, region, since its inception in the early 2000s.
OTTAWA – All Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) medical staff will shortly be able to enter mental health data directly into military electronic health records, allowing clinicians wherever CAF members are serving to view assessments and results immediately in a secure and confidential manner.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) acquired new software to help improve mental health treatment for CAF members. Through the immediate and continuous tracking of progress, treatment will be more readily individually modified and optimized.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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This week, General Recycling Industries Ltd. (GRI) pleaded guilty in Alberta Provincial Court to one count of an offence under the Fisheries Act, related to the release of a deleterious substance into fish-bearing waters. The company was sentenced to a $75,000 penalty.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will officially welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence to Canada on Monday, November 10, 2014. The theme of the 2014 Royal Tour is Canada's Heroes: A Celebration of Canadian Accomplishment and Pride.
November 7, 2014 - Emerald, Prince Edward Island
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Minister for PEI and MP for Egmont, highlighted today the Government of Canada's investment in seven projects in Prince Edward Island. Under the third round of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP), various organisations will receive up to $314,000 for seven projects to support the conservation of fish habitat on the Island.
