Minister of State (Agriculture) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) highlighted the actions taken by the government in support of the Canadian tourism industry’s efforts to attract international visitors during an address at Rendez-vous Canada. While reinforcing the importance of the Canadian Tourism Commission in the promotion of Canada’s tourism brand abroad, Bernier also encouraged the international buyers in attendance to … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced that the Government of Canada will hold consultations on AWS-4 spectrum. The rollout of services using this spectrum will improve mobile services network coverage in virtually all rural and remote areas of Canada, which supports greater competition and provides more choice for wireless consumers. This wide-scale coverage … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) was at McGill University to announce a significant investment in job-related training for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at seven Canadian institutions. The nine research teams will develop training programs in a wide variety of fields, including aerospace, natural resource management, conservation, and information technologies. The … Read more
Celebrated for his entertaining and plain language lectures, Universite Laval chemist Normand Voyer is the winner of the 2013 NSERC Award for Science Promotion – individual category. This award honours individuals who are inspirational in the way they promote science and engineering to the general public. Nominated by their peers across Canada, the winners stand … Read more
It is now easier to start and operate a business in Burns Lake, B.C. thanks to BizPaL, an online business permit and license service that allows entrepreneurs to spend less time on paperwork and start their business faster. Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.) and local officials highlighted the launch of BizPaL in … Read more
Current advanced technologies for genetic analysis have created almost unimaginable amounts of data, measured in “petabytes” – a petabyte is a million billion bytes. Genomic researchers are keen to analyze these data and identify genetic clues that could point to new ways to prevent or cure cancer. Such an effort, however, requires thousands of high … Read more
Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) concluded trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. While in Northern California, Moore met with Canadian entrepreneurs and promoted Canada’s digital advantage to some of the world’s largest digital technology companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter. The minister also hosted a digital innovation forum with representatives from … Read more
On behalf of Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.), National Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay (Delta-Richmond, B.C.) announced a $4.4-million investment in Avcorp Industries Inc.’s latest research and development (R&D) program. The project will develop new technologies in metal bonding and aircraft parts manufacturing. The contribution, made through the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI), will allow Avcorp … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.) announced nearly $40 million in grants to colleges across Canada to support applied research and development (R&D) activities with industry. The 18 multi-year projects will focus on building local innovation capacity in key areas such as forestry, manufacturing, green buildings and wastewater treatment. In addition, … Read more
Two new networks based in Montreal, Que., have been awarded federal funding to take the latest research findings related to cybersecurity and regenerative cell therapies and turn them into better policies and practices. The Smart Cybersecurity Network (SERENE) will help protect Canadian governments and companies from on-line security threats. Its efforts will offer Canadians a … Read more
