| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The federal government has made satisfactory progress in improving the management of security intelligence, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in her Status Report tabled today in the House of Commons. In other areas, further progress is needed.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
There are still long delays in making Governor in Council (GIC) appointments to Crown corporations, small federal entities, and the Immigration and Refugee Board. This represents unsatisfactory progress since previous audits, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in a Status Report tabled today in the House of Commons.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is helping those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless build a stronger future for themselves. Mr. Randy Hoback, Member of Parliament for Prince Albert, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, announced that Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) funding will be used by the City of Prince Albert to collect data on homelessness.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has made unsatisfactory progress on previous key recommendations for improving how it assesses the risks of non-compliance with tax laws and how it targets small and medium businesses to audit for unreported income, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in her Report tabled today in the House of Commons.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Environment Canada and Health Canada have made satisfactory progress in developing an air quality index based on health risks, says the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Scott Vaughan, in his Report tabled today in the House of Commons. Their commitment to develop the index was cited in their responses to petitions submitted through the Commissioner in 2002 and 2003.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) has made satisfactory progress in converting lands to reserve status, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in a report released today in the House of Commons. In the last three years, it has converted more than 315,000 acres of land to reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, a 42 percent increase since an audit in 2005.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced six more recipients of the $85 million fund to upgrade key Arctic research facilities. All six are in Nunavut.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Health Canada has made satisfactory progress in clearing the backlog of water safety guidelines awaiting review. It has also resumed routine inspection of drinking water on passenger aircraft belonging to the major Canadian airlines, says the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Scott Vaughan, in a Report tabled today in the House of Commons.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Passport Canada has addressed the problems it had in 2007 and developed an extensive response to prepare for any rise in passport applications leading up to June 2009, when Canadians entering the US by land or sea will be required to carry a passport under phase two of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. This represents satisfactory progress, says the Auditor General of Canada, Sheila Fraser, in her Status Report tabled today in the House of Commons.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M. P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today re-introduced tough legislation that will target identity theft, a fast-growing problem in Canada and throughout the world.
