| Employment and Social Development Canada
| media advisories
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors), along with John Carmichael, Member of Parliament for Don Valley West, will announce upcoming New Horizons for Seniors Program community-based projects across Canada.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport and Member of Parliament for Halton, and Terence Young, Member of Parliament for Oakville, were at Ford Motor Company of Canada today for its launch of production of the all-new 2015 Ford Edge. The crossover vehicle will be manufactured on a new flexible platform at the company's Oakville facility, which employs about 4,500 people, and exported globally.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
The new Ford Edge, a crossover vehicle that will be produced at Ford's Oakville facility, is in part the result of a repayable contribution of up to $71.6 million through the Automotive Innovation Fund (AIF) to Ford's Project Northern Star in 2013.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| media advisories
M.Mark Strahl, Member of Parliament for Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, will make an important announcement for Siksika Nation.
Residents of Thunder Bay are benefitting from a series of local infrastructure improvements, thanks to contributions from the federal Gas Tax Fund. Joint investments from the federal and municipal governments supported a number of projects in 2014, including local road infrastructure rehabilitations, railway crossing upgrades, and the design of a new retaining wall on one of the city's most prominent streets.
Today, the Honourable Dr. K. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, congratulated Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 4317, on the renewal of their collective agreement.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to a news conference during which the Honourable Steven Blaney, Member of Parliament for Lévis¿Bellechasse and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, will make an announcement 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, concerning Club Motoneige des Etchemins.
February 26, 2015 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, will host an export workshop on February 27, 2015, in Laval, Quebec. Held in partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), the workshop will provide tools and information to help small and medium-sized enterprises reach their full export potential.