The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today announced the next phase of Health Canada's Regulatory Transparency and Openness Framework, a three-year plan with new commitments to further increase Health Canada's transparency and openness. The plan builds on what has already been accomplished in the first year of the Framework and charts the path forward for making more information available and easier to understand in 2015-2018.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, encourages all Canadians to mark the Day of the Seafarer, which takes place every year on June 25, by showing their support to all those who work on ships in Canada and worldwide.
As the summer officially begins, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to remind travellers about the reporting requirements when entering Canada. All persons entering Canada must report their arrival to the CBSA. This is as true for someone driving across the border as it is for someone boating to Canada.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today addressed participants at the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation's information session, "Bridging our Local Opportunity"
Residents of Dawson Creek will benefit from new drinking water infrastructure thanks to joint funding from the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Small Communities Fund.
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, today launched three calls for proposals aimed at supporting sustainable economic growth in Egypt, Jordan and Morocco by increasing women's entrepreneurship and participation in the workforce.
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The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of $1.5 million to assist Keyano College in the delivery of a Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) training program in Northern Alberta.
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The Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, announced today the Harper Government's support for the design of Shoal Lake No. 40 First Nation's Freedom Road Project.
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Harold Albrecht, member of Parliament for Kitchener–Conestoga, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment of $358,175, to Soy Canada to help identify new and emerging international markets and demand for Canadian soybean products.
Canada will contribute Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) units located in Estonia and Lithuania that will support NATO's high-readiness forces, Defence Minister Jason Kenney announced today.
