| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, will travel to Beijing, China, from May 20 to 23, 2008.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced funding for the Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning to deliver settlement services to an estimated 800 immigrants at its campuses in Oakville and Brampton.
| Royal Canadian Mounted Police | news releases
Lawrence Martin suggested that my use of the title Assistant Deputy Minister in relation to the senior executive communications position the RCMP intends to establish deserves an explanation and the consideration of additional facts. I agree.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the arrests of six Iranian Baha'is on the morning of May 14, 2008:
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, and the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is contributing $1 million to support the emergency response of the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) following the May 12 earthquake in China. In addition, as stated yesterday in the House of Commons by Minister Oda, the Government of Canada will also match individual donations to humanitarian organizations.
| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - The 2008 boating season will be kicked off tomorrow with the national launch of Safe Boating Awareness Week, an annual event organized by the Canadian Safe Boating Council, in coordination with Transport Canada's Office of Boating Safety, to promote safe boating practices to the estimated 16 million recreational boaters in Canada.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The winners of the 8th annual E-Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition were announced last night at a special Awards Ceremony. The three-day event that lead to the ceremony attracted some 200 Aboriginal youth from across the country. It was hosted by the First Nations University of Canada and the University of Regina in Treaty Four territory.
| Public Services and Procurement Canada | news releases
The Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, and the Honourable Vic Toews, President of the Treasury Board of Canada, today announced that the new Office of the Procurement Ombudsman is up and running to help ensure fairness and transparency in federal government procurement.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
On Thursday, May 15, 2008, Lieutenant-Colonel Stéphane Lafaut, recently returned from a deployment as commanding officer of the Canadian Operational Mentor Liaison Teams in Kandahar province, will provide an on-record overview of his experience in helping to train Afghan National Security Forces.
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, announced the signing of 20 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) First Nations community policing service agreements for communities in Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
