The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, will participate in an event to mark the International Day of La Francophonie.
Today, Justice Minister Peter MacKay announced funding of $192,000 for the Concertation des luttes contre l'exploitation sexuelle (CLES) to develop a toolkit to increase awareness of the realities and consequences of human trafficking and violence in the lives of women and of the services, resources and legal information available for victims of these crimes.
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Regional Minister for Prince Edward Island and Member of Parliament for Egmont, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, was joined today by the Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), to announce that the Government of Canada has conditionally set aside up to $50 million from the Green Infrastructure Fund for a project to help stabilize the electricity supply in Prince Edward Island.
Our Government has long understood the importance of Canada's small businesses.
Small businesses are the fabric of our communities.
In Canada today there are more than one million businesses like that – one million small businesses.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans Royal Galipeau, on behalf of FedDev Ontario Minister of State Gary Goodyear, today announced up to $1,924,844 that will benefit Francophone and bilingual organizations across southern Ontario.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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Members of the media are invited to attend an event where the Honourable Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Minister of Justice, Attorney General of Canada, and Member of Parliament for Central Nova, will make an important announcement regarding a project in Mulgrave.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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Member of Parliament for Niagara West-Glanbrook Dean Allison, on behalf of FedDev Ontario Minister of State Gary Goodyear, today announced up to $14,170 in support of the Francophone community in the Niagara Region.
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
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The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), announced today an investment to support jobs, growth and prosperity in the Sudbury region.
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
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March 20, 2015 - Ottawa - Today, Canada's Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander celebrates the Journée internationale de la Francophonie.