The Canadian sport community and the Government of Canada celebrated and honoured the nation's true sport champions today at the 35th Canadian Sport Awards.
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| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
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Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which 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, will announce funding to the firm Versatrac Industries Inc.
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, today met with reservists to discuss the Government of Canada's proposed legislation to protect the civilian jobs of reservists who work for employers in federally regulated sectors and to support student reservists.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour and Minister of Canada Economic Development, will announce funding from the Government of Canada to Auberge Carcajou Inc., a new lodging facility in the Monts-Valin area.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, today announced funding for the Afghan Association of Ontario and the Afghan Women's Counseling and Integration Community Support Organization to help newcomers settle and integrate in the Greater Toronto Area.
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Cecil P. Clarke, Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nova Scotia , today announced that the Government of Canada will provide Nova Scotia with $11.2 million as part of a new Police Officers Recruitment Fund. This Fund supports the Government of Canada's national effort to recruit 2,500 police officers and provides flexibility to the provinces and territories in hiring additional personnel across the country.