| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, along with Dan Albas, Member of Parliament for Okanagan–Coquihalla, announced an investment to help evaluate and recognize the skills and expertise of former and current members of the Canadian military, so they can get the right training for a civilian job. This successful program from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will also be expanded to other locations across Canada, including the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Edmonton), Fanshawe College (London), triOS College (locations across Southern Ontario) and Memorial University (St. John's).
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
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The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism) and Member of Parliament for Edmonton–Sherwood Park, on behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), is celebrating four new Canada Research Chairs and one renewed Chair at the University of Alberta.
| Environment and Climate Change Canada
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Progress Energy Canada Ltd. pleaded guilty on May 20, 2015, in Fort St. John, British Columbia Provincial Court, and was ordered to pay a total of $250,000 in penalties for an offence under the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, that occurred on May 3, 2012.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments reiterated their shared commitment to maximizing the economic benefits of immigration at today's meeting of FPT Ministers responsible for immigration.
May 22, 2015 - Steveston, British Columbia
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, together with the Honourable Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East and Minister of National Revenue, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest more than $46 million over the next two years at 33 harbours in British Columbia to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen.
Thank you Randy. Good morning everyone.
It's a pleasure to be back in beautiful British Columbia. I want to begin by thanking my colleagues Randy Kamp, who has been my Parliamentary Secretary the entire time I have been Minister, and Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows - Maple Ridge - Mission, as well as John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver, Sunshine Coast and Sea-Sky Country.
The National Battlefields Commission wishes to announce that the Discovery Pavilion of the Plains of Abraham has been renamed to better reflect its function and is now known as the Plains of Abraham Museum. It also serves as an information centre for park visitors. The building that houses the Museum at 835 avenue Wilfrid-Laurier celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2014.
