| Department of Finance Canada | news releases
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced the opening of the Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP) website.
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | news releases
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture), today announced $2,150,500 in funding over the next two years to modernize the Canada Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) St. Hyacinthe Laboratory.
| Canadian Heritage | news releases
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade, Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Member of Parliament (Okanagan-Coquihalla), today announced funding for Theytus Books Ltd. This funding will assist the publisher in developing a business plan to increase its capacities in digital publishing and marketing.
| Health Canada | news releases
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today underlined the important role Canada continues to play in the global response to the H1N1 outbreak.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced today the appointment of The Honourable Lori A. Douglas, a Judge of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba, Family Division, as Associate Chief Justice of Her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench for Manitoba, Family Division. She replaces the Honourable Associate Chief Justice G.W.J. Mercier of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement concerning recent developments in the conflict between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Newfoundland and Labrador's international exports will drop by half in 2009, resulting in the largest decline in the country according to a provincial export outlook by Export Development Canada (EDC). EDC expects exports to rebound a modest 7% in 2010.
| National Defence | news releases
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister for the Atlantic Gateway, while speaking to Canadian Forces members during his 8th visit to Afghanistan, today announced improvements to the funding of long term disability insurance for Canadian Forces (CF) members. The Government of Canada will provide $356 million over the next four years to cover the full cost of insuring Regular Force members against service-related injuries and illnesses and to cover the government share of a premium increase for non-service related injuries.
| Natural Resources Canada | statements
OTTAWA - On Monday, May 18th, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) advised the Government of Canada that the National Research Universal Reactor (NRU) at Chalk River would remain out of service for more than one month after detection of a small leak of heavy water within the reactor.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | news releases
The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of State for Canada Economic Development, took the opportunity while attending today's ceremony marking the arrival of the first international cruise ship in Sept‑Îles to announce the awarding of six non-repayable contributions totalling $10,030,210. These funds will be used for the development of tourism products and the construction of port facilities and reception services for cruise ship passengers stopping at the Havre St-Pierre, Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau ports.
