| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
The Harper Government is helping equip youth in Courtenay with the skills and experience they need to find jobs. The announcement was made today by the Honourable John Duncan, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in Kenora on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. During his visit, he will meet with local stakeholders and make a FedNor announcement in support of jobs and the growth of manufacturing in the region.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Scott Reid, Member of Parliament for Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, 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; Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and John Fenik, Mayor of Perth.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| news releases
Today, Cathy McLeod, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health and for Western Economic Diversification, and Member of Parliament for Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, on behalf of the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced a $2,039,000 investment for Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to expand the school's industrial training programs.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announced an investment of $2,097,375 to expand the Women Building Futures (WBF) Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Program.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
An estimated 1,510 families with children in Québec 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. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, asked for help today from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which 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, will make an announcement concerning the airport facilities in the Town of Amos, the tourism offering of Gestion Anocinq Ltd and the expansion of the company Polyplast.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
An estimated 30 families with children in Montmagny 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. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, asked for help today from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit.
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Erin O'Toole, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Durham; Colin Carrie, Member of Parliament for Oshawa; Pat Perkins, Member of Parliament for Whitby-Oshawa; and Mr. Tim McTiernan, President and Vice Chancellor, University of Ontario Institute of Technology.