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An estimated 200 families with children in Campbell River 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, today asked for help from the media and the public to encourage families to apply for the benefit.
As of this month, Health Canada's Plain Language Labelling Regulations begin to come into force – starting with new requirements for manufacturers of prescription drugs to provide mock-ups of labels and packages for Health Canada review; and to provide evidence that proposed brand names will not be confused with previously approved brand names.
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The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) and Member of Parliament for Calgary Centre–North, on behalf of the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, today announced that over 1 million post-secondary students have received Canada Student Grants (CSGs) since their introduction in 2009. The event took place at the University of Calgary, where more than 14,000 students have benefitted from CSGs since the inception of the program.
I would like to thank the organizers and Professor Simeon in particular for their kind invitation. A mere four months from my appointment as the sixth Chairperson of the IRB, I am very pleased to have a chance to discuss our priorities with such a distinguished group. Interestingly, this speaking engagement comes hard on the heels of my address to the Canadian Bar Association's Immigration Division last week in Ottawa.
Kawartha Lakes, Ontario June 24, 2015 – Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Mr. Barry Devolin, Member of Parliament for Haliburton - Kawartha Lakes - Brock, 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; the Honourable Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough; His Worship Andy Letham, Mayor of Kawartha Lakes; and Mr. Isaac Breadner, Councillor and Chairperson of the North West Trunk Steering Committee.
As a member of the Quebec Bar since 1980, it is both a pleasure and an honour for me to be able to address this audience for the first time as Chairperson of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. Thank you very much to the organizers for inviting me.
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The Governments of Canada and British Columbia today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that paves the way towards retooling an existing federal-provincial job training deal which will better-align training with jobs. The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Michelle Stilwell, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation (British Columbia), today signed an MOU to direct officials to finalize the deal. This is the second job training deal to be signed between the federal government and provinces.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced Royal Assent of the Bill to establish the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area – making it one of the world's largest freshwater marine protected area.
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced the establishment of Qausuittuq National Park – formally enshrining the northern part of Bathurst Island under the Canada National Parks Act as Canada's 45th national park.
Rodney Weston, Member of Parliament for Saint John, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, along with the Honourable Roger Melanson, New Brunswick Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, today announced the launch of the SmartATLANTIC Saint John Inshore Weather Buoy website. The weather buoy and on-line weather and wave forecasting tool technology will provide the marine transportation community, commercial fishers, recreational boaters, meteorologists, researchers and scientists with online access to real-time weather and directional wave information in the Bay of Fundy.
