| Environment and Climate Change Canada | news releases
The Honourable Peter Kent will travel to Beijing, China, from December 1 to December 3, for the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development.
| Infrastructure Canada | news releases
TransLink's new SeaBus, the Burrard Otter II, set out today for its maiden voyage, with Andrew Saxton, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance and Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, Jordan Sturdy, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, TransLink Board Chair Marcella Szel, and Greg Moore, Board Chair, Metro Vancouver Regional District, on board.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | backgrounders
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research launched the Boys' and Men's Health (BMH) Team Grant funding opportunity in November 2013, in partnership with the Ontario HIV Treatment Network (OHTN), the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR), and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC).
| Public Safety Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, announced the coming into force of the Enhancing Royal Canadian Mounted Police Accountability Act, which provides legislative reforms that will enhance the accountability of the RCMP in its service to Canadians.
| Canadian Institutes of Health Research | news releases
Focus on men who are living with HIV/AIDS or at risk of HIV/AIDS
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | news releases
November 28, 2014 - Nanaimo, British Columbia On behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Sue Farlinger, Regional Director General, presented Ted Brookman with a 2014 National Recreational Fisheries Award on November 28, 2014.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), is awarding a contract of $650,000 to the National Optics Institute (INO) to further develop and test a new thermal imaging sensor (far infrared radiometer [FIRR]) that requires no cooling and is compact enough to fly on a very small satellite.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
On the sidelines of the 15th Summit of La Francophonie held November 29¿30, 2014, in Dakar, Senegal, the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the Honourable Christian Paradis, announced Canada's funding for the following initiatives: Senegalese Public School Investment Program ($145 million, 2014¿2018) and Private Sector Growth Through Education for Employment ($20 million, 2014¿2020)
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
On the sidelines of the 15th Summit of La Francophonie, the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, the Honourable Christian Paradis, visited a primary school in the Parcelles Assainies neighbourhood of Dakar to announce today a new initiative-Private Sector Growth Through Education for Employment-as well as substantial Canadian funding to help Senegal implement its national education program.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | news releases
Industry Minister James Moore today visited the National Optics Institute (INO) in Québec City where he announced a new partnership between the Canadian Space Agency and INO to improve forecasting of severe weather events.
