Press Release Department: Federal - Public Works and Government Services Canada

Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) addressed representatives of the defence and security industries at CANSEC 2015. Finley talked about the Defence Procurement Strategy and how it is being implemented in the case of the Canadian Surface Combatant project. The minister also talked about upcoming procurement milestones and highlighted Economic Action … Read more

Conservative MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon (Miramichi, N.B.) along with Gerry Cormier, Mayor of Miramichi, and Nick Iwanowski, from Broccolini Inc., officially marked the start of the construction of the new Public Service Pay Centre in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with a sod-turning ceremony. The new building will accommodate 550 employees and will be constructed on the former exhibition site property in … Read more

Conservative MP Russ Hiebert (South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale, B.C.) announce that Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a $542,643 contract to Fluvial Systems Research Inc. of White Rock, British Columbia, under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) for its Spaceborne Water Quality Assessment technique. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-5421. Minister … Read more

International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, B.C.) announced that Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a contract, valued at $480,812, to NovaBioRubber Green Technologies Inc. This contract is awarded under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP). NovaBioRubber, a Canadian-owned company, develops sustainable technologies to manufacture products such as natural rubber, latex and inulin. … Read more

The Government of Canada announced that it will rehabilitate the exterior facade of the building at 185 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor, Ontario, also known as the Paul Martin Building. Following an engineering review of repair options, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) estimates that project costs will be $6 million. The project will entail … Read more

Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) hosted a Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Showcase at the Western Innovation Forum. The event highlighted how the BCIP supports jobs and growth by helping companies get their innovative products from the lab to the marketplace. Finley was joined by Minister of State (Western … Read more

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 that Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a contract to the National Optics Institute of Quebec City, Quebec under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) for their … Read more

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and for International Human Rights Deepak Obhrai (Calgary East, Alta.), on behalf of Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), announced that Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a contract to Blackline GPS Corp. of Calgary, Alberta under the Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) … Read more

On behalf of Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Chris Warkentin (Peace River, Alta.) spoke at the Innovation Forum in Toronto. Warkentin spoke about the Build In Canada Innovation Program and also announced that 74 Canadian innovations have been pre-qualified for federal contracts … Read more

On behalf of Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.), Conservative MP David Tilson (Dufferin-Caledon, Ont.) announced that Public Works and Government Services Canada has awarded a $590,233 contract under the Build in Canada Innovation Program to IONICS Mass Spectrometry Group Inc. of Bolton, Ont. The full release is available online. Call 819-997-5421.