| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| news releases
The radar technology in cars uses radio waves to measure the speed and distance of approaching objects. This technology is being used in the automotive industry to offer features such as adaptive cruise control, which will help drivers avoid collisions thereby making Canadian roads safer.
On November 5, 2014, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Lansdowne port of entry (Thousand Island Bridge) seized 13,265 kg of contraband tobacco from a commercial driver.
Supporting and partnering with small and medium-sized businesses to seize opportunities abroad is a key part of our pro-export, pro-jobs plan, says Minister Fast
| Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
| media advisories
Representatives of the media are invited to the first Quebec Symposium on the Canadian Defence and Security Market, organized in partnership with STIQ and Aéro Montréal, on the occasion of which 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, will deliver an address on, among other things, Canada's Defence Procurement Strategy (DPS) and key changes to the Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy.
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Transport, today announced the appointments of Ms. Moira Jenkins and Ms. Donna Hais to the board of directors of the Nanaimo Port Authority for a term of three years, and of Mr. Chris Badger for a two-year term.
Today, the Harper Government announced a new NEXUS lane at the Whirlpool-Rapids Bridge, a NEXUS only border crossing in Niagara Falls, Ontario. With the addition of this new lane, the bridge is now re-open to NEXUS members.
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
| backgrounders
In 2013, the Government of Canada allocated $60 million over five years 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.
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., M.P., Minister of National Revenue was in Delta, British Columbia, today to speak with local business owners as part of a red tape reduction roundtable hosted by the Delta Chamber of Commerce.
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
| backgrounders
Nutrition North Canada (NNC) is a Government program that was launched on April 1, 2011, to provide Northerners with improved access to nutritious and perishable food.