For Immediate Release Minister Finley hosts BCIP Showcase at the Western Innovation Forum April 16, 2015 – Vancouver, B.C. – Public Works and Government Services Canada Today the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, hosted a Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Showcase at the Western Innovation Forum. The event highlighted how the BCIP supports…
Read moreApril 16, 2015 Today the Ministers responsible for capital markets regulation in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island and the Minister of Finance of Canada, together representing the Council of Ministers, announced further important steps toward the implementation of the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System. The Council of Ministers is pleased to welcome Yukon into…
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Jim Prentice has started the Alberta election process in motion, putting an end to all the speculation that has been going on over the last few weeks. This means that voters will be asked to go to the polls on Tuesday, May 5. During the launch of the Progressive Conservative campaign Prentice said “So Albertans…
Read moreThe Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) today announced the arrest of a Quebec resident after an attempt to smuggle 34 kg of cocaine into Canada at the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario. On April 4, 2015, border services officers (BSO) referred a transport truck and trailer,…
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The deadline for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program concerns many Fort MacMurray businesses. The TFWP was designed to help companies find workers, but recent changes to the program have made it difficult for business owners to plan ahead. Many foreign workers come to Canada with dreams of a better life, and these workers typically take…
Read moreApril 8, 2015 – Ottawa – Transport Canada Today the Government of Canada released the second report of the independent Tanker Safety Expert Panel. The report, “A Review of Canada’s Ship-source Spill Preparedness and Response: Setting the Course for the Future, Phase II – Requirements for the Arctic and for Hazardous and Noxious Substances Nationally”…
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