Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) concluded a week-long visit to Tokyo and Hong Kong, where he met with business and government leaders to promote Canada as an important trading partner and an attractive destination for foreign investment. Paradis met with executives from the auto and aerospace industries in Tokyo and Hong Kong to discuss … Read more
Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) will attend the International ICT Expo in Hong Kong to promote Canada as a producer of world-leading information and communications technologies (ICT) and will highlight the strong fundamentals that make Canada a leading digital economy. "Canada is a global leader in information and communications technologies, and through Economic Action … Read more
An international team of researchers that included Canadian and American researchers published a paper describing how baker's yeast can be engineered to produce artemisinin – the key drug in the most effective treatment for malaria – on an industrial scale. This efficient, lower-cost process will help stabilize the global supply of artemisinin. On this occasion, … Read more
Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) will be in Tokyo and Hong Kong from April 10 to 16 to foster closer commercial and investment ties between Canada and Asia. While in Tokyo, Paradis will meet with key stakeholders in the manufacturing and the information and communications technology (ICT) sectors with the goal of forging stronger … Read more
Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) delivered the opening keynote address at Budget 2013: Checking the Pulse of Canada's Innovation Policies, the latest edition of the annual innovation conference hosted by RE$EARCH MONEY. He discussed the government's support for advanced research and technology set out in Economic Action Plan 2013. The … Read more
Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) announced that the Government of Canada has completed the transfer of responsibility for co-operatives to Industry Canada from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, which was a key recommendation in the report of the Special Committee on Co-operatives published last year. "Co-operatives play an important economic role in generating jobs and … Read more
While highlighting the government's support for the manufacturing sector in Economic Action Plan 2013, Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) announced a repayable contribution of up to $48.9 million to Quebec's Heroux-Devtek Inc. The contribution, being made through the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative (SADI), will support a research and development project to reduce the … Read more
A national science project where youth conduct real scientific experiments with tomato seeds previously taken into space was recognized for its significant contributions to science promotion. Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) attended an award ceremony to celebrate the Tomatosphere Project, which received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of … Read more
On March 22, Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) discussed the importance of Canada's manufacturing sector to the Canadian economy and stressed the benefits of government and industry working together to build long-term prosperity. Paradis delivered his remarks to business leaders from the food processing sector at the annual convention of the Conseil de la … Read more
Industry Minister Christian Paradis (Megantic-L'Erable, Que.) and Minister of State (Science and Technology) Gary Goodyear (Cambridge, Ont.) announced the appointment of new members to the Science, Technology and Innovation Council (STIC). The new appointees are Sophie Forest, managing partner, Brightspark Ventures; George Gosbee, chairman and CEO, AltaCorp Capital Inc.; Maureen Kempston Darkes, General Motors Corporation … Read more
