| Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | news releases
Today, Treasury Board President Tony Clement tabled the annual Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs) on behalf of 84 government departments and agencies.
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today delivered keynote remarks hosted by the Vancouver Board of Trade, where he highlighted how Canada's plan for Responsible Resource Development is supporting jobs, protecting the environment and enhancing First Nations engagement.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay today announced the coming into force of the Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R. v. Shoker Act. The legislation supports the Government of Canada's commitment to help keep our streets and communities safe for Canadian families and stand up for victims of crime.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
The Response to the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in R. v. Shoker Act amends the Criminal Code to establish the ability of police and probation officers to collect bodily samples from offenders who are under a court order to abstain from consuming drugs and alcohol.
| Service Canada | speeches
I'm pleased that we have these gatherings, which not only confirm your presence and role in Canada, but also let me get to know you and your country a little better.
| Service Canada | news releases
Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will receive a bouquet of daffodils and pins from two young cancer patients to mark the beginning of the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Month for 2015. The presentation will take place on Wednesday, April 1, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in the greenhouses of Rideau Hall.
| Parks Canada | backgrounders
Rouge National Urban Park will protect nature, culture and ¿ for the first time in a Canadian federal park ¿ agriculture. Celebrating more than 200 years of agricultural history in the Rouge Valley will be an important element of Canada's first national urban park ¿ and involving the farming community and other partners that have expertise in these areas will therefore be essential to the success of the future park.
| Parks Canada | news releases
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced the official transfer of 4,722 acres (19.1 km2) of Transport Canada lands to Parks Canada ¿ the very first lands that will make up Rouge National Urban Park in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
I would like to congratulate Adama Ouane, who was appointed yesterday as the Administrator of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) by the Secretary General of La Francophonie, Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean. Mr. Ouane will officially begin his four-year mandate on April 1, 2015.
| Service Canada | news releases
As Canadian exports grew by an estimated 5.7% in 2014, more than 7,400 Canadian exporters and investors used EDC's products and services to undertake...
