| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Unemployed workers facing barriers to employment on Nova Scotia's South Shore will benefit from the Government of Canada's commitment to a local employment project. Mr. Greg Kerr, Member of Parliament for West Nova, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia signed an amended agreement that will see $156 million in new funding distributed through the current Labour Market and Labour Market Development Agreements. The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, the Honourable Rich Coleman, Minister of Housing and Social Development for British Columbia, and the Honourable Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development for British Columbia, signed the agreement on behalf of their governments.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today unveiled Canadian reconstruction plans for a new senior citizens' residence to house survivors of the Sichuan earthquake, which killed more than 70,000 Chinese people nearly a year ago.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today launched new Canadian trade offices in Chengdu and Shenzhen, China.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - Canadian travellers will be safer as a result of a new information-sharing agreement to conduct expanded criminal background checks for workers with access to secure areas at Canada's airports. The agreement between Transport Canada and the RCMP was signed on April 8, 2009, and within the ten-day deadline given by Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird
| National Defence | news releases
One Canadian soldier was killed and four others were injured when their armoured vehicle struck an improvised explosive device north of Kandahar City in the Shah Wali Kowt District. The incident occurred at approximately 5:00 p.m., Kandahar time, on April 13, 2009.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing the celebration of Vaisakhi.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases
Souris businesses and residents will benefit from water and sewer main improvements on Main Street, thanks to shared federal, provincial and municipal investments of close to $1 million. The Honourable Keith Ashfield, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), the Honourable Carolyn Bertram, Minister of Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour, and Her Worship Joanne Reid, Mayor of the Town of Souris, were pleased to announce the project funding details today.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Mr. Greg Rickford, Member of Parliament for Kenora, today announced federal support to improve the facilities and equipment of the Kenora Sunset Country Squares under the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.
| Statistics Canada | news releases
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