Press Release Department: Federal - Canada Economic Development

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced $67,000 in funding from the Government of Canada towards the Comité des loisirs de Saint-Bonaventure to improve the outdoor skating rink in Patrick-Lalime park. The funding has been granted through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-2500. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Stéphane Lauzon (Argenteuil–La Petite-Nation, Que.) announced that Centre Vacances Nature – Auberge Éva has been granted $150,000 in financial assistance, in the form of a repayable contribution, to increase its accommodation capacity by improving Auberge Éva’s units. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development David Lametti (LaSalle-Émard-Verdun, Que.) announced $244,023 in funding from the Government of Canada to improve community spaces in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. The funding will support projects by the Town of Saint-Félicien, the Municipality of Girardville and Domaine-du-Roy en forme, a community organization. These non-repayable contributions are being … Read more

Government House Leader and Minister for Small Business and Tourism Bardish Chagger (Waterloo, Ont.) announced $59,104 in financial assistance awarded by the Government of Canada to the Centre d’amitié autochtone de Québec. The funding will help renovate the interior and exterior infrastructure, notably by replacing the windows and cladding. The funding was awarded through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. … Read more

International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau (Compton-Stanstead, Que.), along with Laurent Lessard, Quebec’s Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, announced that the governments of Canada and Quebec are investing $5.25 million and $2.8 million, respectively, in this project. The City of Thetford Mines will be … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced that the Corporation Loisirs & Sports Sainte-Claire Inc. has been granted $53,148 in financial assistance, in the form of a non-repayable contribution, to upgrade and expand the Lafontaine splash park. The funding awarded through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program. The full release is available online. Call 514-283-7443. Parliamentary Secretary … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Stéphane Lauzon (Argenteuil–La Petite-Nation, Que.) announced that Événements sportifs Mont-Tremblant has been granted $1,800,000 in financial assistance from CED to market the 2017, 2018 and 2019 IRONMAN Mont-Tremblant challenges. The funding has been awarded through CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program. It will be used to continue to … Read more

National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced that the Information Technology and Communications Technocentre has been granted $150,000 in financial assistance, in the form of a non-repayable contribution, for a business network facilitation project in the ITC sector. The facilitation project consists in network structuring and development: training, coaching, advisory services, partnerships, strategy development and so … Read more

Liberal MP Linda Lapointe (Rivière-des-Mille-Iles, Que.) announced two investments in Saint-Eustache, Que., businesses: an investment of $175,000 will enable HRT Industries Inc. to acquire state-of-the-art equipment, namely four Computer Numerical Control machining centres; and Trafic Innovation Inc. has been awarded $116,500 in financial assistance to launch a commercialization strategy in Latin America for its innovative products, including its flagship product, … Read more

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced that Groupe Pentathlon was granted $50,250 in financial assistance, in the form of a non-repayable contribution, to implement a commercialization strategy outside Quebec for the first edition of an amateur mountain biking competition in the greater Québec City area, which was held from July 30 to … Read more