| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, and Anthony Lake, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), will make an announcement regarding the provision of assistance to the children of Iraq.
| Service Canada | news releases
Federal, Provincial and Territorial (F/P/T) Ministers Responsible for Seniors met this week in Charlottetown to review recent collaborative work and discuss ways to further support the well-being of seniors living in Canada.
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | news releases
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, on behalf of the Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (ACOA), and the Honourable Allen Roach, PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, today announced support for Junior Achievement of Prince Edward Island (JAPEI) for programming during the 2014 -2015 school year.
| National Defence | news releases
Today the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chaplain Branch was renamed the Royal Canadian Chaplain Service.
| Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada has demonstrated its commitment to attracting and retaining the world's best researchers with today's announcement of the new Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in Materials Engineering for Unconventional Oil Reservoirs. On behalf of the Honourable Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), the Honourable Michelle Rempel, Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification), was at the University of Calgary today to announce the arrival of one of the world's most respected energy researchers to the university.
| Employment and Social Development Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Candice Bergen, Federal Minister of State for Social Development, will join Don McRae, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation in British Columbia for an announcement about B.C.'s efforts to promote Registered Disability Savings Plans.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today visited Saudi Arabia, where he met with senior leaders to discuss key bilateral, regional and security issues, particularly efforts to combat the heinous actions of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | backgrounders
Graphic - Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Reducing Canada's Citizenship Backlog
| Service Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Leduc, James Rajotte, 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, and His Worship John Whaley, Mayor of Leduc County.
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | media advisories
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Member of Parliament Kelly Block (Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar) will be in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on Friday, October 17, to make an announcement in support of the growth and sustainability of Canadian crops.
