| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joined by Tilly O'Neill-Gordon, Member of Parliament for Miramichi, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest a minimum of $36.2 million over the next two years to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at 14 fishing harbours in Northeast New Brunswick.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and the Honourable Reza Moridi, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, along with Mark Adler, Member of Parliament for York Centre, and Mario Sergio, Member of Provincial Parliament for York West, today announced that 9,000 workers in Ontario are receiving training thanks to funding provided through the Canada Job Grant. Approximately 1,600 employers have been approved for funding under the Canada Job Grant in Ontario.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), joined by Brad Butt, Member of Parliament for Mississauga–Streetsville, announced today that seniors in Mississauga will soon have new opportunities to keep active, engaged and informed. The Government of Canada has approved New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP) funding of more than $24,000 for the Canadian Coptic Centre's project, Great Plans for Seniors. This project, approved through the NHSP's 2014–2015 call for proposals, will make it possible for seniors to take part in a wide range of local programs and activities.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Today Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Government of Canada approval of a deal reached between CWB and G3 Global Grain Group which ensures CWB becomes a fully private and global competitor in the Canadian grain sector.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | backgrounders
CWB has been preparing for commercialization since the Marketing Freedom for Grain Farmers Act was introduced in 2011.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
FREDERICTON (GNB) – Food producers in New Brunswick have a new way to bring their products to market thanks in part to investments from the federal and provincial governments.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced that Canada has invested $1.4 million to make First Nation communities in Ontario safer and more secure through emergency planning and training.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend the opening of the 2nd Western Innovation Forum (WIF), where the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, will be making a keynote address.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, along with Bernard Trottier, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for La Francophonie and Member of Parliament for Etobicoke–Lakeshore, 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.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend the Luncheon of the Western Innovation Forum ¿ hosted by Western Economic Diversification Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, Mitacs, and Canadian Commercial Corporation ¿ where the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, will be providing remarks.
