| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor | media advisories
The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in Bracebridge on Friday, April 17, 2015 to meet with local stakeholders and to make a FedNor announcement to support business development and growth in the region.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Canada will contribute $2,757,000 to INTERPOL to support its efforts to establish a more secure and robust cyber infrastructure environment in Central America and the Caribbean through the delivery of technical training and provision of IT equipment.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On April 14, 2015, Murray David Foster, an inmate at Dorchester Penitentiary – minimum security unit, died at a local hospital in Moncton.
| Parks Canada | news releases
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec and Member of Parliament for Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today highlighted the new features and developments that park visitors can look forward to in Forillon National Park this year.
| Correctional Service Canada | news releases
On April 15, 2015, Herman Cassista, an inmate of the Federal Training Centre in Laval, died at a hospital in Montréal.
| Parks Canada | news releases
Winter is hardly over and the Parks Canada team at La Mauricie National Park is already working to prepare the summer season. With more than 1652 registered visitors this winter ¿ an increase of 8.2 percent - La Mauricie National Park has confirmed its reputation as a cross-country skiing paradise. The winter season was a great success, and the summer promises to be just as successful.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
An estimated 200,000 families with children are eligible to receive money under the Harper Government's proposed enhanced Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB), but are at risk of not receiving the benefit unless they apply. In Toronto, for example, there are an estimated 32,000 families who are not registered. 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.
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure announcement with the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for Vancouver North, the Honourable Todd Stone, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure for British Columbia, Jane Thornthwaite, MLA for North Vancouver-Seymour, and Richard Walton, Mayor of the District of North Vancouver.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, along with Joe Daniel, Member of Parliament for Don Valley East, on behalf of the Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), will make an announcement regarding Government of Canada support through the New Horizons for Seniors Program.
