Event Location: Quebec City, QC

Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) and Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will attend an infrastructure event. They will be joined by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.); Sébastien Proulx, Quebec Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports; Régis Labeaume, Mayor of Québec City;  and Sophie D’Amours, Chancellor of the … Read more

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.) will take part in a press conference for Les produits PolarMade Inc. This event will take place at Les produits PolarMade Inc., 2811 Watt Ave., Room 106. Call 514-283-744

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will announce financial support for an organization, Optonique, and a business, Telops Inc. This event will take place at Telops Inc., Suite 100, 2600 St-Jean-Baptiste Ave. Call 514-283-7443.

A ground-breaking ceremony will be held for the expansion and rehabilitation of Highway Henri-IV with Infrastructure and Communities Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.), Véronyque Tremblay, Quebec’s Minister for Transport, and Sébastien Proulx, Quebec’s Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports. The event will be held along Highway Henri-IV North, near rue … Read more

Veterans Affairs Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces invites you to a ceremony at La Citadelle de Québec in Quebec City to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Amiens during Canada’s Hundred Days. The ceremony will include a traditional offering from the Huron-Wendat Nation, a reading from Victoria Cross recipient Jean Brillant’s diary, and a moment of … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.) will announce financial support for Retnia Inc., a business in the life sciences sector, for an innovative project. The announcement will be made on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.). The event will be held at Retnia, 475 Grande-Allée E. Call 514-283-7443.

Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) will present the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation to 15 recipients from across Québec for their service and care to Canadian Veterans and their dedication to remembrance. The event will be held at the Hôtel Alt Québec. Call 613-992-7468.

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada hosts its annual conference from August 20-22. This year’s theme is “Public administration under pressure.” Speakers include Christyne Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada; Hélène Laurendeau, Deputy Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Marie Lemay, Deputy Minister, Public Services and Procurement Canada; and Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister and President, … Read more

Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) will discuss the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and its impact on both workers and employers. The event will be held at Québec International, Place Iberville Deux, 1175 Lavigerie Ave. Call 819-994-5559.

On behalf of National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.), Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Joël Lightbound (Louis-Hébert, Que.) will participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new armoury in Sainte-Foy, and also announce an investment in Garrison Valcartier infrastructure. This event will take place … Read more