| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The governments of Canada and British Columbia will provide over $582,000 in Canada Job Grant funding to Seaspan Shipyards to help 260 workers gain shipbuilding skills. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) and Member of Parliament for Richmond, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development; along with the Honourable Shirley Bond, British Columbia Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour; and Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan today announced that they have signed the first Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Canada and are now in final discussions to retool an existing federal-provincial job training deal. This deal will further align training to labour market opportunities in Saskatchewan. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Jeremy Harrison, Saskatchewan Minister Responsible for Immigration, Jobs, Skills and Training, today signed an MOU to direct officials to finalize the deal.
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today shared details of the new Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program at an event in Holyrood, NL.
On May 18, 2015, a lockdown was put in place in the medium security unit at Mission Institution, to enable staff members to conduct an exceptional search.
The National Energy Board (NEB) is making available a total of $250,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist eligible individuals and groups intervening in the hearing process for the proposed Lake Erie Connector Project.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Member of Parliament for Wellington-Halton Hills, Michael Chong, along with Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Conestoga, Harold Albrecht on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today announced an investment of $183,929 to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) to help ensure that livestock and poultry are transported in a safe and humane manner by certified transporters.
