| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| news releases
As Citizenship Week draws to a close, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister highlighted the government's commitment to protecting Canada's citizenship system from fraud and abuse.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, James Moore, Minister of Industry, and Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) (Agriculture), today marked the beginning of the Business Development Bank of Canada's Small Business Week, which runs from October 19 to 25.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea made the following statement today, in response to the ongoing search and rescue operation off the coast of Haida Gwaii:
The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, today announced that the Government of Canada has begun to exercise its Ebola Rapid Response Teams to ensure Canada is ready to respond in the event of a first case of Ebola in Canada.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Federal Minister of Health, will launch a campaign aimed at helping parents effectively talk with their teens about the harmful effects of marijuana use and prescription drug abuse.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| statements
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the Business Development Bank of Canada's Small Business Week, which runs from October 19-25, 2014
The Government of Canada will ship 800 vials of its experimental Ebola vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, beginning with its first shipment on Monday, October 20, 2014.
Thank you for joining us today. I am joined by Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Gregory Taylor, as well as Dr. Judith Bosse, Assistant Deputy Minister at the Public Health Agency of Canada, and a representative from the Red Cross.
Today, in a move widely supported by optometrists, ophthalmologists and opticians, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, announced that Health Canada will be consulting on new guidance for industry that will lead to non-corrective or 'cosmetic' contact lenses being regulated as medical devices.
Today, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, announced renewed funding to the Continuing Education Division of the Université de Saint-Boniface under the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund. He made the announcement at an event at the university accompanied by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, and Regional Minister for Manitoba, the Honourable Shelly Glover.