The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, is in Toronto today to recognize two organizations that have achieved great success in promoting diversity in the workforce - CTV Inc. and the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC).
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Following an audience with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan today, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that their Imperial Majesties will visit Canada in 2009.
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Starting and running a business in the city of Vernon just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.
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Starting and running a business in the village of Lumby just became easier thanks to BizPaL, a new online business permit and licence service that saves time spent on paperwork and helps entrepreneurs start up faster.
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement in the wake of a deadly attack on peacekeepers of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).
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The Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Angelo Melino, Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto, and Frank Milne, BMO Professor of Economics and Finance in the Department of Economics at Queen's University, as Special Advisers for the year 2008-09. The terms of Professor Melino's and Professor Milne's appointments will overlap.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, joined by Mike Allen, Member of Parliament for Tobique- Mactaquac, today officially opened the new border-crossing facility at Andover, New Brunswick. The new facility provides improved service to both public and commercial clients crossing the border between Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, and Fort Fairfield, Maine.
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, today indicated Canadian agreement with the United States Treasury Department's Technical Explanation to the Fifth Protocol to the Canada-United States Tax Convention. Canada ratified the Protocol on December 14, 2007, when Bill S-2 received Royal Assent.
