Press Release Department: Federal - Industry Canada

On behalf of Minister of State (Science and Technology) Ed Holder (London West, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry Mike Lake (Edmonton-Mill Woods-Beaumont, Alta.) announced the renewal of funding for NeuroDevNet. This Vancouver-based national network will receive an additional $19.6 million to support collaborative research aimed at developing a new understanding of, and treatments for, children affected by … Read more

Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.) announced in Guelph, Ont. a $50.7-million government investment in Linamar Corporation to produce the next generation of automotive transmissions. This investment will result in the creation of 1,200 new high-quality jobs and the company will maintain a minimum of 6,870 jobs at its Ontario facilities. The Government of Canada’s $50.7-million repayable contribution … Read more

Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism Maxime Bernier (Beauce, Que.), together with British Columbia MLA Shirley Bond and Mayor for the Village of McBride Loranne Martin announced the implementation of BizPaL in McBride, BC. BizPal is an online business permit and licence service. The full release is available online. Call 343-291-1777.

Industry Canada released the Government of Canada’s Value Proposition Guide, which outlines the government’s approach to assessing defence and Coast Guard procurements. The guide will serve as a reference for companies that want to successfully bid on future defence procurement contracts. The Value Proposition Guide is a new tool for fostering investment in the Canadian … Read more

Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced new measures that will make more spectrum available to Canadians than ever before. By May 2015, the amount of spectrum available to provide mobile services to consumers will have grown by almost 60 percent since early 2014. This is the largest amount of spectrum ever released in … Read more

Conservative MP Royal Galipeau (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.) announced that BioCanRX, one of four new Networks of Centres of Excellence, is receiving $25 million over five years to support collaborative research aimed at developing novel Canadian therapies to fight against cancer. BioCanRX will help accelerate the most promising discoveries from the lab through to proof of concept, … Read more

Barriers that restrict trade between provinces and territories harm Canada’s national economy and hurt businesses, workers and consumers. To continue the push to break down barriers to internal trade, the government committed to developing an Internal Trade Barrier Index to identify priority areas for action. Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced that Ernst & … Read more

Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) welcomed the passage of the Combating Counterfeit Products Act (Bill C-8) into law. Counterfeit and pirated goods are a growing threat to the Canadian and global economy. They undermine innovation, diminish brand integrity and threaten economic growth as well as the health and safety of Canadians. Under this new law, … Read more

The unexplained and often significant gap between Canadian and U.S. prices for the same products is a frustrating and all-too-familiar reality for any Canadian who has ever shopped online or travelled to the United States. Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) announced new legislation to help ensure Canadians are not charged higher prices than Americans … Read more

Industry Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.) and Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced a crucial investment in Pratt & Whitney Canada to create the next generation of jet engines. Thanks to support from the Government … Read more