| Health Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, will make an announcement.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Through leadership on the world stage, Canada increases trade and investment opportunities and promotes transparency in dispute settlement
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | statements
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister for Multiculturalism, issued the following statement on St. Patrick's Day.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced support for the City of Thompson's efforts to address barriers to employment for urban Aboriginal people living in Northern Manitoba so they can fully participate in the local economy.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
Member of Parliament for Lethbridge Jim Hillyer, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an investment of $1 million to the Alberta Wheat Commission to develop an innovative, low-cost way to increase winter wheat production in western Canada.
| Transport Canada | news releases
The Governments of Canada and New Brunswick and the SmartATLANTIC Consortium announce a milestone in the SmartATLANTIC Saint John Inshore Weather Buoy project
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | news releases
New simulation models designed to predict the effects of overland flooding and drought could pave the way to new and better insurance coverage for agricultural producers. Member of Parliament for Wetaskiwin Blaine Calkins, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced $1.3 million in federal support to the Alberta Federation of Agriculture to develop the new model.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | backgrounders
Severe flooding events across Canada have had a significant impact on individuals, farms, businesses, and governments in recent years, but were most acute on the Prairies. Since 2007, governments have responded sixteen times through the AgriRecovery Framework to disaster events related to water issues on the Prairies (excessive moisture, flooding or drought) at a cost of $885 million (federal and provincial shares).
| Employment and Social Development Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, on behalf of the Honourable Candice Bergen, Minister of State for Social Development, announced improved access for Canadians with disabilities to programs and services in Thompson, Manitoba.
| Veterans Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Veterans Affairs Canada has created a proposed new benefit to recognize the vital contribution of informal caregivers to the health and well-being of Veterans with a severe and permanent service-related injury.
