Vancouver, May 21, 2004 -- The Honourable David Anderson, Minister of the Environment, Minister responsible for British Colombia, and Member of Parliament (Victoria), on behalf of the Honourable Hélène Chalifour Scherrer, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced funding for the CCI Learning Solutions publishing house. This support will help the company carry on its financial consolidation and productivity improvement activities, and increase its market share in Canada and the United States."The Government of Canada is happy to support the efforts of this firm to publish practical, innovative, high-quality books for information technology teachers and students," said Minister Anderson. "I wish to encourage CCI Learning Solutions to continue its excellent work in this vital field in the 21st century.""I am proud to support this publisher's efforts to expand its business in Canada and abroad," said Minister Chalifour Scherrer. "This publisher's success creates positive results for all the authors it represents and contributes to the growth of the publishing industry."Founded in 1989, CCI Learning Solutions specializes in educational books for the information technology training industry. The Government of Canada's funding of $160,631 will help CCI to continue, among other things, to streamline and expand its catalogue, with the aim of positioning itself as a leader in its field in Canada and a major player in the United States.Financial support is provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage under the Aid to Publishers component of its Book Publishing Industry Development Program, which celebrates 25 years of federal support to the publishing industry this year. The program seeks to enhance the capacity of Canadian-owned and -controlled publishers to produce and market Canadian-authored books in Canada and abroad.Funding for this initiative was provided for in the March 2004 federal Budget.Information:Kelly Morgan Director of Communications Office of the Honourable David Anderson (819) 953-8239 Marc RoyDirector of CommunicationsOffice of the Ministerof Canadian Heritage (819) 997-7788
