| Transport Canada | news releases
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced $116.3 million in funding for capital investments to improve public transit in Quebec through the Public Transit Capital Trust, which was announced in Budget 2008.
| Transport Canada | news releases
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR - The Government of Canada today announced $7.6 million in funding for capital investments to improve public transit in Newfoundland and Labrador. The announcement was made by Fabian Manning, MP for Avalon, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
| Transport Canada | news releases
YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The Government of Canada today announced $649,000 in funding for capital investments to improve public transit in the Northwest Territories. The announcement was made by the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | news releases
The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced that the Government of Canada will increase funding for language training for new immigrants in Ontario.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Women of diverse backgrounds in British Columbia will now have the tools they need to build a brighter future for themselves, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada in 11 projects.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions | news releases
Jacques Gourde, Member of Parliament for Lotbinière¿Chutes-Chaudière and Parliamentary Secretary to the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, today announced that the firm Caldwell Bio Fermentation Canada Inc. has been granted $63,000 in repayable funding toward the acquisition of a vacuum packaging machine and specialized facilities such as a freezer room, cold room, cellar and storage silos. Awarded through Canada Economic Development's Community Diversification program, this funding is expected to help the company double its production capacity, maintain four existing jobs and create an additional five positions within the next three years.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Export Development Canada (EDC) today announced that its combined financing and insurance volumes reached a record $77.7 billion in 2007, a 17.5 per cent increase over 2006.
| Transportation Safety Board of Canada | news releases
TSB issues safety recommendations concerning commercial hot air balloons operations.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
The Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, is calling on the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Josée Verner, to outline a long-term vision of the government's plans for the development of the arts and culture in official language minority communities. The Commissioner made this recommendation in a study on Federal Government Support for the Arts and Culture in Official Language Minority Communities, released today.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
Export Development Canada (EDC) Executive Vice-president and Chief Financial Officer, Peter Allen will be available to discuss the results of EDC's 2007 financial results on Thursday, March 27, 2008, between 1:00 and 2:00 PM EST.
