Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) announced an agreement in principle between Missinippi Rail Partners and Fairfax Financial Holdings, and OmniTRAX Inc. to restore rail service to northern Manitoba and transfer ownership of the Port of Churchill. This arrangement includes the active participation of 30 First Nations and 11 non-First Nations communities in northern … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced more than $350,000 for Business Link to expand business development services at the Business Resource Centre located in Fort McMurray, and over $135,000 to assist Community Futures Wood Buffalo to deliver and administer the Wood Buffalo Recovery Loan Partnership Program. The full release is available … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) announced more than $10.6 million for 14 projects in Saskatchewan through Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Western Diversification Program and Economic Development Initiative. The investments will support a range of projects throughout the province in the areas of clean energy; advanced manufacturing of vaccines, medical isotopes and innovative materials; technology commercialization; job training; and economic … Read more
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Mill Woods, Alta.) and Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre, Alta.), Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 Issues, highlighted investments of almost $5.5 million for 11 projects in Alberta, through the Western Diversification Program. The projects represent an array of economic activities including installing a solar park, establishing a … Read more
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) highlighted investments of more than $5.3 million for eight projects in Manitoba through the Western Diversification Program. The projects represent a wide range of economic activities including upgrading and expanding broadband access to First Nations; installing geothermal heating systems; supporting trades-related training; installing a solar farm; purchasing automated pharmaceutical … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced more than $526,000 for Medicine Hat College to support the design, engineering and construction of the microgrid. The project will be an open-access one-megawatt microgrid demonstration system that allows students and innovators to test and showcase new products and processes. This project will result in six … Read more
Through Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Government of Canada will invest over $3 million in funding in the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, Light House Sustainable Building Centre and Geoscience BC as they develop projects and technologies that advances sustainable environmental objectives. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) … Read more
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale (Regina-Wascana, Sask.) highlighted investments of more than $7.5 million for 14 projects in Saskatchewan, through the Western Diversification Program. These projects will improve commercial access and business services for Northern and rural Indigenous communities, increase Indigenous training and employment in growing economic sectors, expand tourism resources, and support Indigenous organizations that are championing … Read more
At the Songhees Nation, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced more than $27 million for 45 projects in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, through the Western Diversification Program. The announcement was made at the Songhees Innovation Centre, a co-working space that received funding through WDP to help Indigenous entrepreneurs thrive … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Pamela Goldsmith-Jones (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, B.C.) announced a Foreign Trade Zone point in Prince George, B.C. The FTZ Point will promote northern BC as a hub for international trade and attract new investors by leveraging its location in North America, as well as its direct access to … Read more
