News Releases
View today's current Government of Canada news releases listed chronologically.
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23:00 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Prime Minister's Office
PM ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION IN SOUTHWEST COLOMBIA
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced Canadian support for an initiative that will help children in the Colombian provinces of Cauca and Nariño gain better access to quality education....
17:22 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Justice Canada
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA FUNDS SHELDON KENNEDY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTRE TO HELP VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE
Today, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, attended the grand opening of the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre and announced that close to $350,000 in federal funding will be made available to the Centre to help young victims and their families....
17:20 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Canadian Food Inspection Agency
CADMIUM TESTING IN RICE DETERMINES NO HEALTH RISK
As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a study released today found that all samples of rice and rice-based products analyzed for the metal cadmium were safe for consumption...
17:08 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Veterans Affairs Canada
MINISTER BLANEY PARTICIPATES IN UNVEILING OF STAMP COMMEMORATING CHARLES-MICHEL DE SALABERRY
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister for La Francophonie, was invited today to participate in the unveiling of a stamp commemorating Lieutenant-Colonel Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry. Minister Blaney joined representatives of the Voltigeurs Museum and Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Bélanger, Commanding Officer of Les Voltigeurs de Québec, for the unveiling which took place at the Étienne-Parent Library in de Salaberry's birthplace, the borough of Beauport...
16:45 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Canada Border Services Agency
ADDITIONAL NEXUS LANE OPENS AT QUEENSTON-LEWISTON BRIDGE
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today announced the opening of an additional NEXUS lane at the Queenston-Lewiston bridge, providing more efficient border clearance for low-risk travellers entering Canada. The existing NEXUS lane is open from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m., seven days a week. The new second lane announced today will be used to process NEXUS members during high-volume periods and used as a regular lane at other times...
15:37 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Industry Canada
Fredericton, New Brunswick, May 23, 2013-The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), today announced an investment in New Brunswick Community College for a new industrial research chair for colleges in the field of mobile technology. Research will focus on new approaches to expand our ability to carry out tasks with our handheld devices....
15:02 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Citizenship and Immigration Canada
MINISTER KENNEY COMMENDS RCMP ON IMMIGRATION FRAUD CHARGES LAID
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, made the following statement today upon learning that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Immigration and Passport Special Investigation Section has laid charges against a suspected "ghost" immigration consultant and his accomplice for defrauding nearly 400 people from China....
14:55 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Industry Canada
MINISTER PARADIS PROMOTES HARPER GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS TO STRENGTHEN AEROSPACE SMES IN CANADA
Saint-Laurent, Quebec, May 23, 2013-The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry, today addressed an Aéro Montréal event, where he highlighted the Harper Government's support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the aerospace industry....
14:26 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Finance Canada
The Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, announced today the establishment of a Venture Capital Expert Panel in order to advance key elements of the Venture Capital Action Planf...
14:25 ADT (Thursday, May 23, 2013) - Finance Canada
CONSULTATIONS LAUNCHED ON PHASE-OUT OF THE LABOUR-SPONSORED VENTURE CAPITAL CORPORATIONS TAX CREDIT
The Government of Canada today launched public consultations on the tax rules governing Labour-Sponsored Venture Capital Corporations (LSVCCs) to assist these corporations with an orderly phase-out of the federal LSVCC tax credit. The Government is replacing the LSVCC tax credit with new venture capital programs that experts say will do more to create jobs and economic growth in Canada...