| Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario - FedNor
| media advisories
Aspin, Member of Parliament for Nipissing-Timiskaming, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor), will be in North Bay on Friday, January 23, 2015 to make a FedNor announcement in support of business growth, jobs and economic development in the region.
The 2015 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Junior Curling Championships will be held in the City of Corner Brook, thanks in part to funding from the Government of Canada. The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for Newfoundland and Labrador and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), today announced $98,000 for the Corner Brook 2015 National Junior Curling Host Society Inc. to upgrade community infrastructure, acquire equipment and undertake marketing activities to successfully host the event.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| backgrounders
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, today announced that four organizations in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est have been granted financial assistance to renovate their respective community halls.
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| news releases
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, today announced that four organizations in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est have been granted financial assistance to renovate their respective community halls.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener¿Waterloo, accompanied by the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced a government investment of $15 million over three years in the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) based at the University of Waterloo. The investment will support the IQC's strategic plan to carry out and commercialize leading-edge research in quantum technologies.
| Western Economic Diversification Canada
| news releases
The Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, announces an investment of $996,942 for Women Building Futures (WBF), to help provide women with improved access to skilled labour training in the construction industry.
| Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
| news releases
As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) commenced a federal environmental assessment of the proposed Project 4 - All-Season Road Connecting Berens River to Poplar River First Nation, located in Manitoba.
The Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, the Honourable Denis Lebel, and Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, Pierre Moreau, joined by Member of the National Assembly for Ungava, Jean Boucher, are pleased to announce that the Kativik Regional Government will receive $8,868,610 over the next five years under the new federal-provincial Gas Tax Fund agreement and from the Government of Quebec's contribution for priority infrastructure projects, for villages in Northern Quebec.
