| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases
Cape Breton will benefit from an enhanced capacity for leading innovation in the region thanks to support from the federal government.
| Canada Border Services Agency | news releases
On March 23 and 26, 2015, two truck drivers, Ernest Vincent Curran and Serge Coupal, were sentenced at the Saint-Jean-Richelieu courthouse for smuggling tobacco. The sentences stem from two separate seizures of tobacco in 2012 by border services officers at the Saint-Bernard-Lacolle crossing
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), announced today the appointment of Mr. James T. Evanchuk as member of the National Seniors Council (NSC).
| Natural Resources Canada | news releases
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today toured the TRIUMF subatomic physics facility at the University of British Columbia. Investments by the Harper Government are helping advance scientific research in the field of non-reactor-based medical isotope production.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, today congratulated the community of Moosomin First Nation on the opening of their new water treatment plant.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, Minister for the National Capital Commission and Member of Parliament for Nepean–Carleton, announced today the appointment of Dr. Aditya C. Jha as a member of the National Capital Commission (NCC) Board of Directors.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz today highlighted major enhancements to the Advance Payments Program (APP) designed to improve and streamline administration, provide greater flexibility and more repayment options, and ease access to the program for producers.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | backgrounders
The Advance Payments Program (APP) is a financial loan guarantee program that gives producers easier access to credit through cash advances.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | backgrounders
March 2015 Science The most recent science results indicate the fishable biomass in Shrimp Fishing Area (SFA) 4 declined by 6.3 percent, increased by 42.2 percent in SFA 5, and increased by 7.9 percent in SFA 6 from last year. While SFA 4 and 5 remain in the healthy zone, SFA 6 remains in the lower half of the cautious zone of the precautionary approach framework, where it has been for the last five out of six years.
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
March 30, 2015 - Ottawa, Ontario The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced the 2015/2016 Northern shrimp fishery management decisions for Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 4, 5 and 6.
