Press Release Department: Federal - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced non-repayable contributions totalling almost $1.5 million for seven climate comfort centre projects in western and southwestern Newfoundland and Labrador. The support is being delivered through the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund. The full release is available online. … Read more

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) and N.L. Minister of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation Steve Crocker announced that all parties have signed the four-and-a-half-year, $30 million Atlantic Canada Agreement on Tourism, furthering the governments’ commitment to work together to strengthen … Read more

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $210,000 from ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program to help grow the construction workforce in Atlantic Canada. This investment will help Construction Association of Prince Edward Island develop and implement an … Read more

Minister for Rural Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Gudie Hutchings (Long Range Mountains, N.L.) announced a total investment of $624,159 for six tourism-related projects in Western Newfoundland. Funding for these projects has been made possible through Regional Economic Growth through Innovation and the Innovative Communities Fund. The full release is available online. … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services Jenica Atwin (Fredericton, N.B.) announced a federal investment of $190,612 in the Construction Association of New Brunswick, through ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. The full release is available online. Contact Connor.Burton@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced a non-repayable contribution of $3.5 million to Cape Breton University in Sydney, N.S., through the Canada Coal Transition Initiative – Infrastructure Fund. This contribution will help equip science classes and laboratories at the University’s new net-zero ready Centre for Discovery … Read more

Liberal MP Wayne Long (Saint John-Rothesay, N.B.) announced an investment of $472,469 in ConnexionWorks through ACOA’s Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program. With this support, ConnexionWorks will deliver the Premier Entrepreneurship Program, a 12-month pilot focusing on programming for new business ventures including training, coaching, and networking in the Greater Saint John, N.B., region. The full release is available … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced $196,853 in non-repayable funding through the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund to upgrade three facilities in Cape Breton Regional Municipality. The full release is available online. Contact Kevin.Lemkay@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced $300,000 in funding through the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund to upgrade 15 climate comfort centres across Inverness County, N.S. The full release is available online. Contact Kevin.Lemkay@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) announced $300,000 in funding through the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund to improve 10 climate comfort centres across Richmond County, N.S. The full release is available online. Contact Kevin.Lemkay@acoa-apeca.gc.ca.