Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre) announced the second intake of the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program in Western Canada. Announced in Budget 2016, this top-up to the national Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program will create a lasting legacy in communities and be a celebration of the collective community spirit … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced funding of $110,000 to assist the Fédération des Francophones de Saskatoon with renovations to the Le Rendez-Vous Francophone space, which was unveiled at a grand opening on May 19. The full release is available online. Call 306-975-5944.
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced funding of $121,025 to help attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities to the Saskatoon region. Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) will use the investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD) to hire in-market consultants to organize six missions to the United States and … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage Randy Boissonnault (Edmonton Centre) announced an investment of $1,069,938 to support the expansion of the pre-apprenticeship training program for Indigenous adult learners managed by Trade Winds to Success Training Society. Federal funding will support the Society’s ability to rent, renovate and fit-up additional training space in Edmonton … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced $600,000 in funding to support the Interface Health Society in establishing a virtual global digital health accelerator. This funding, provided through the Western Diversification Program, will support the Interface Health Society with their online communication platform and database. The full release is available online. … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced an investment of $385,000 to support the Kitimat Valley Institute (KVI) to upgrade their trades training facility. This investment allows KVI to deliver additional accredited trades programs to reflect current labour opportunities in the region’s natural resource and industrial sectors. The full release is available … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced the latest call for proposals under Western Economic Diversification Canada’s (WD) Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. The intake period will open March 14, 2016 and continue until April 13, 2016. WINN offers repayable contributions to ambitious and creative Western Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to … Read more
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.) announced that the agency will invest more than $5.4 million, through Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada’s Strategic Partnerships Initiative, in support of economic opportunities for First Nation communities in British Columbia. This investment will help support innovation and unlock economic opportunities in the province’s clean energy and natural … Read more
Western Canada’s first open-access apparel research and development facility officially opened in Calgary. This new state-of-the-art facility will provide businesses with services to test, design and manufacture innovative apparel products for the consumer apparel and industrial protective clothing markets. Western Economic Diversification Canada, through the Western Diversification Program, invested close to $3 million to enable … Read more
The Government of Canada and the International Minerals Innovation Institute announced that the IMII, on behalf of its potash industry and provincial government members, has entered into research funding agreements with the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan. These agreements will see the development of the Mining Materials Research Cluster in Saskatchewan, which … Read more
