The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Delta-Richmond East, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, and Port Metro Vancouver President and Chief Executive Officer Robin Silvester today announced funding for the installation of shore power facilities for container vessels at two Port Metro Vancouver container terminals.
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Perimeter Medical Imaging, Inc., a Toronto-based medical device company, will develop and test an innovative new breast cancer imaging tool thanks to an investment by the Harper Government of $980,000.
In 2013, the Government of Canada allocated $60 million over five years to the Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP) through the Economic Action Plan, with an additional $40 million in 2014, to help outstanding incubators and accelerators expand their services to small and medium-sized businesses.
Funding that will provide Canadian entrepreneurs with the resources and expertise needed to develop their business plan, seek future financing and cultivate new international markets for products and services was announced today by the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), Stephen Woodworth, Member of Parliament for Kitchener Centre, and Peter Braid, Member of Parliament for Kitchener-Waterloo. The Government of Canada's investment in Communitech Corporation, was made through the Canada Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP).
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As parents across the country prepare to send their kids back to school, the Government of Canada is providing them with much-needed support through the increased Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB). The Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, joined by Scott Armstrong, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, highlighted the boosted payments provided to families today in Truro. The increased UCCB will provide almost $2,000 per year for each child under 6, and $720 per year for each child aged 6 through 17.
Foraco Canada Ltd. will receive up to $170,000 in funding through NRC-IRAP to support the continued development of a data acquisition system to capture and record essential production data from a drilling rig. The collected data will be used to create and implement best practices for drilling under different conditions, as well as increasing the overall productivity and the safety of crews and rigs.
The Honourable Rob Moore, Regional Minister for New Brunswick, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and Member of Parliament for Fundy Royal, 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, today announced $116,530 in federal funding for wastewater infrastructure upgrades in Alma. Minister Moore was joined by Bernard LeBlanc, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Memramcook-Tantramar, on behalf of the Honourable Brian Kenny, New Brunswick Minister of Environment and Local Government, and Kirstin Shortt, Mayor of the Village of Alma.
