Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) updated Canadians regarding the success of the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program. Oliver reported that over 640,000 Canadian households have now received over $934 million in grants since the government created the program in 2007. The full press release is available online. Call 613-996-2007.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) issued a statement after the tabling of the 2012 State of Canada's Forests Report in the House of Commons. Oliver said that the fact that Canada's forest product exports have almost regained the peak value recorded in 2008 is a tribute to the creativity of the 234,000 Canadians … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) marked National Forest Week. Oliver said National Forest Week gives all Canadians an opportunity to reflect on the importance of forests in everyday lives. Oliver added that Canada's abundance of natural resources includes nearly 390 million hectares of forest and other wooded lands, representing 10 percent of the … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) concluded his economic mission to South Korea, where he met with government officials and industry leaders to help strengthen investment, innovation and partnerships with Canada in the natural resource sectors. Oliver said that the government is aggressively pursuing agreements with countries in the Asia-Pacific region to give Canadian … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) concluded an economic mission to Japan, where he met with government officials and industry leaders to strengthen investment, innovation and partnerships with Canada in the natural resource sectors. Oliver's visit supports the government's priority to increase opportunities for the export of Canadian energy, with a specific focus on … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources David Anderson (Cypress Hills-Grassland, Sask.) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the first home in western Canada built to the 2012 R-2000 Standard. The R-2000 Standard is designed to lower homeowners' energy costs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Anderson said the successful cooperation with industry to continuously improve … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) will travel to Japan from Sept. 17 to 19, where he will meet with government officials and industry leaders to discuss strengthening trade and investment between the two countries. Oliver will then travel to South Korea from Sept. 20 to 21, where he will continue discussions to further … Read more
On behalf of Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.), Conservative MP Scott Armstrong (Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, N.S.) announced additional support for the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy tidal energy project. The development of a new instrumentation platform for research and development activities will benefit from this announcement of $5 million in new funding from … Read more
Federal, provincial and territorial energy and mines ministers agreed this week at their annual conference to pursue collective action to strengthen Canada's position as a global energy and mining leader. The annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference, co-chaired by Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) and Prince Edward Island's Minister of Finance, Energy and … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) delivered the keynote address at the pre-conference leading up to the annual Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference (EMMC) in Charlottetown, P.E.I. In his speech, Oliver highlighted the economic importance of Canada's natural resource sectors and the government's commitment to continue to leverage Canada's advantages in the global marketplace. … Read more
