| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, will make an announcement related to increasing settlement services through the Library Settlement Partnerships program at the Brampton library.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
A new two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), between the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and Spain's Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), will foster cooperation between small- and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from both countries in their joint research and development activities.
| Employment and Social Development Canada
| news releases
Canadians with low levels of literacy and essential skills will benefit from a project that is supported by the Government of Canada. Mr. Dean Del Mastro, Member of Parliament for Peterborough, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that he will be visiting the Middle East from February 28 to March 2, 2009, to meet with Jordanian, Israeli, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders and ministers.
| 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 a new Grade K-8 school for Burnt Church as part of the Government of Canada's commitment to accelerate infrastructure projects for First Nations under Canada's Economic Action Plan.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, will speak at the 2009 S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Fundraising Gala in Vancouver on Friday, February 27, 2009. He will outline various trade initiatives and the government's ongoing efforts to open doors for Canadian businesses abroad, particularly in Asia.
The Honourable Peter Kent, Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas) today welcomed Carlos Castresana, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), who is visiting Ottawa from February 26 to 27, 2009.
On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification and Member of Parliament (Blackstrap), today announced funding for the Saskatoon Blues Society, which will be used to support the 7th annual Saskatoon Blues Festival.
Throughout our country, writers use the richness of the English and French languages to share their stories, their visions, and their insights with us. Through them, we discover all the wealth of our official languages and the various cultures that make up our society. Today, I am pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2008 CBC Literary Awards / Prix littéraires Radio-Canada, who have used their talent to offer us extraordinary short stories and works of poetry and non-fiction.