Event Location: Halifax, NS

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) will announce support for pan-Atlantic initiatives to help start-up companies innovate, grow and create new jobs for Atlantic Canadians. This event will take place the the McInnes Room, 2nd Floor, Student Union Building, Dalhousie University, 1636 University Ave. Call 506-871-0721.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) will announce funding for a new program with the Sobey School Business Development Centre to help emerging growth companies succeed globally and create more jobs for Atlantic Canadians. This event will … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) will make a funding announcement to assist the immigrant entrepreneur community. This event will take place at the Mumford Professional Centre, 6960 Mumford Rd., Suite 2120 (Second floor). Call 902-426-9417.

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) will make an announcement about creating jobs and accelerating growth through the $950-million Innovation Superclusters Initiative. This event will take place at Dalhousie University, Steele Ocean Sciences Building, 1355 Oxford St. Call 343-291-2500.

In partnership with the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Atlantic Chapter hosts the Annual AIMS Chairman’s Dinner, featuring special guest Frank McKenna who will speak to “Trading for Growth”, specifically cross-border issues such as trade and immigration related to our southern neighbor, the United States, with the Atlantic Canadian angle in mind.  He will … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.) will make an funding announcement. This event will take place at the McNamara Boardroom, Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1344 Summer St. Call 902-426-9417.

Treasury Board President Scott Brison (Kings-Hants, N.S.) will deliver remarks at the chair’s breakfast at the Halifax Port Days 2017 at the Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Rd. Then at 11:30 a.m. (local time), Brison will deliver a keynote address at the 2017 Altitude East Conference, held at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel, 1919 Upper Water St. Call 613-369-3163.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions Andy Fillmore (Halifax, N.S.), on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), will make a funding announcement in Halifax. The investment will help grow the technology sector. The event will be held at the Maritime Centre lobby – Volta’s new multi-purpose space, 1505 Barrington St. Call 902-426-9417.

The Trudeau Foundation fellow Jocelyn Downie is organizing an international conference on end-of-life law, ethics, policy, and practice from Sept. 13-15. This is a multidisciplinary, multisectoral, and multinational conference, with presenting disciplines including, but not limited to, law, medicine, nursing, philosophy and bioethics, and sectoral representation spanning practitioners, academics, NGOs, and regulators and policy-makers. Former … Read more

The Institute on Governance hosts the latest in a five-part dialogue series across Canada on “Characteristics of a Nation-to-Nation Relationship.” Today’s conference is on “Collective Governance and Wealth Creation.” Speakers include (among others) Phil Fontaine, Ishkonigan and Canadians for a New Partnership; and Sheilagh Murphy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Lands and Economic Development, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. … Read more