Minister of State (Seniors) Alice Wong (Richmond, B.C.) and Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney will attend stakeholder consultations in Halifax on a proposed blueprint to strengthen the financial literacy of seniors. Current and near seniors are the focus of the first phase of work in the development of Canada’s national strategy for financial literacy. The event will take … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) will be in Halifax to address the Halifax Chamber of Commerce about the government’s commitment to removing barriers to internal trade. The event will be held at Atlantica Hotel Halifax, Guild Hall, 1980 Robie Street. Call 613-995-9001.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) and Mark Furey, Minister of Municipal Affairs for Nova Scotia will attend an infrastructure event. The event will be held at City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street. Call 613-943-1838.
Governor General David Johnston and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will officially welcome Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to Canada, at Grand Parade, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. As part of their Royal Tour of Canada, from May 18 to 21, the couple will visit Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba. Call … Read more
Canada’s leading global trade economist, Peter Hall, will be in Halifax on Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 to speak with local business leaders about opportunities and risks in international markets. Hall, chief economist for Export Development Canada (EDC), will be traveling to 17 Canadian cities over the next five weeks to meet with Canadian small business owners … Read more
On behalf of Minister of State (Social Development) Candice Bergen (Portage-Lisgar, Man.), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will launch the Canada Summer Jobs program for 2014. The event will take place at the Halifax Citadel Regimental Association, Intersection of Sackville and Brunswick Streets. Call 613-415-5625.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.); Mark Furey, Nova Scotia Minister of Municipal Affairs; and Mike Savage, Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality will attend an infrastructure event. The event will take place at the site of Halifax Central Library, Spring Garden Road. Call 613-943-1838.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue and for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s, N.S.) will announce support for a local initiative. The event will be held at Exhibition Park, Booth 500 – Culinary Stage, 200 Prospect Road.
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford (Kenora, Ont.), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Peter MacKay (Central Nova, N.S.) will highlight Government of Canada support for clean energy in Atlantic Canada. MacKay will be joined by Andrew Younger, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Energy; Keith Hutchings, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture; and … Read more
The 6th Canadian Science Policy Conference (CSPC) will be held at the World Trade and Conference Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia from October 15 to 17, 2014. This will be the first CSPC in Atlantic Canada and the forum hopes to integrate issues surrounding science and innovation policy in the region into the pan-Canadian discussion. … Read more
