The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, will deliver a speech at a press event on March 30 in Ottawa.
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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and Quebec's three research funding agencies (Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec, Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies, et Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la société et la culture - hereinafter referred to as "CANTOR") have signed an agreement to extend the reach of the Canadian Common CV for researchers across the spectrum of research including the natural, social and health sciences, engineering and the humanities.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $100,000 in non-repayable funding to Diarough Canada Inc. for the acquisition and installation of automated diamond cutting equipment for its Matane factory.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced that Groupe ADF Inc. of Terrebonne has been awarded $344,500 in repayable funding for the purchase of manufacturing equipment to increase its competitiveness and the acquisition of computer hardware to enhance the security of its transactions and compatibility of its systems with those used by its main clients and suppliers. This project is expected to result in the creation of 60 jobs over the next 12 months.
On behalf of the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament (Peace River), met last week with the Grande Prairie Live Theatre Society to announce funding of $15,000 to deliver its 2007 Performance Series.
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The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today visited a new ethanol plant in Varennes, Quebec, underscoring support in Budget 2007 for producers of renewable alternatives to gasoline.
On January 26, 2007, California Fruit Market Ltd., Winnipeg, Man., entered a guilty plea in Manitoba provincial court for violating one count of the Food and Drugs Act and was fined $20,000.
Larry Miller, Member of Parliament for Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound, announced today on behalf of the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), that Canada's New Government is investing in required float repairs at the Tobermory (Little Tub) harbour facility.
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The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced the awarding of $104,688 in repayable funding to Fenêtres MQ Inc. of Sainte-Agathe-Monts to support the firm's efforts to commercialize its products to markets in the south-eastern United States. This project, which is expected to result in the creation of some 10 jobs over the next two years, will enable the firm to obtain "Miami Dade County Approved" certification.