The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of State (Sport), today announced increased support to help children in financial need participate in sport and recreation.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will meet with provincial and territorial trade ministers in Ottawa on April 23, 2009.
Two Newfoundland companies and one fish harvester recently received strong penalties for failure to comply with conservation measures in the lobster fishery.
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) issued benefit payments worth $16 billion to over 11 million Canadians last year. To keep the system fair for all taxpayers, the CRA works to ensure that benefit payments are issued to only those eligible to receive them and that they are in the correct amounts.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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Four local unemployed people will get on-job training as carpenter's helpers thanks to Government of Canada support for an employment project managed by the Summerside Royal Canadian Legion. The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for Egmont, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
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The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is making available $30,000 under its Participant Funding Program (the Program) to assist groups or individuals to participate in the environmental assessment of the proposed Hebron Development Project located offshore of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
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The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, today announced Government of Canada support for industry led sector councils that will help improve workers' skills and knowledge and address other human resources issues, such as occupational standards and recruitment.