| Canada Revenue Agency | news releases
Ottawa, Ontario, July 7, 2008... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is calling for proposals under the Charities Partnership and Outreach Program, a contribution funding program that supports the development and delivery of innovative compliance-related education and training projects designed specifically for the charitable sector.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
More than 2 million Canadian children have benefited from the Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) since it was launched in July 2006. Early in 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper made a commitment to support Canadian families and give them real choice in child care. The Government of Canada is delivering on that promise by providing families with monthly cheques of $100 for every child under the age of six.
| Public Safety Canada | media advisories
The Hon. Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, will be joined by Member of Parliament Norman Doyle.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
It is with a very heavy heart that I learned of the tragic death of Private Colin William Wilmot, who perished while on patrol in Kandahar.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
Today the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, along with the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador, announced an investment of $282,180 to support a crime prevention project called Building Knowledge for Community Safety in Newfoundland and Labrador.
| National Defence | news releases
The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today on the death of a Canadian soldier:
| National Defence | media advisories
Our fallen soldier, Corporal Brendan Anthony Downey, 37, a Military Policeman of 17 Wing Detachment Dundurn, is scheduled to return home to Canada today.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada | news releases
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) today announced the availability of $125,000 under its Participant Funding Program to assist groups and individuals take part in the environmental assessment of the proposed Lower Churchill Hydroelectric Generation Project in Labrador.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | news releases
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, took the opportunity of today's 2008 season kick-off to announce that Ferme Roger Bourdages et Fils Inc. has received $75,000 in non-repayable funding for the acquisition of specialized manufacturing equipment. Awarded under the Community Economic Diversification Initiative ¿ Vitality, these funds will serve to help the firm carry out its expansion plan, a project that will necessitate an overall investment of nearly $800,000 and lead to the creation of six new jobs in the area.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
epost¿, Canada Post's online bill delivery service, today announced they will be working with WWF-Canada to raise money for The Good Life, an online community for Canadians who want to make simple but significant changes to help fight climate change and reduce their impact on the planet. epost¿ will be donating $1 for the first 150,000 new registrants to their service.
