Press Release Department: Federal - Western Economic Diversification Canada

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) delivered keynote remarks to attendees at the Innovation 2013 conference hosted by ACCT Canada. The theme of this year's conference is: The Changing Landscape of Partnerships and Commercialization. Rempel spoke about the opportunities available to improve partnerships in the field of innovation, and highlighted how Western … Read more

Academic research and industry were strengthened thanks to federal funding for the Vancouver Institute for Visual Analytics (VIVA) announced by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance Andrew Saxton (North Vancouver, B.C.), on behalf of Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.). An investment of $513,141 will help VIVA, a partnership between Simon … Read more

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) highlighted 16 projects that received federal funding for upgrades to community infrastructure across southwestern Saskatchewan over the past year. Federal funding of $255,430 supported improvements to a number of sporting, cultural and community centres, as well as other public facilities in the Cypress Hills-Grasslands … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour and for Western Economic Diversification Cathy McLeod (Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo, B.C.) announced the government's support for the 2013 Unmanned Systems Canada Annual Conference. The government is investing $40,600 to support the delivery of the conference. This three-day event … Read more

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced a federal investment to increase the exports of more than 50 western Canadian farm equipment manufacturers at Agritechnica, the world's largest international farm machinery trade show. Western Canadian agricultural equipment manufacturers from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta aim to harvest up to $75 million … Read more

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) announced the launch of the Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. Under WINN, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for funding for a variety of tasks that are essential in taking a product from the R&D stage to the market, such as product testing and technology demonstrations, … Read more

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.) and Conservative MP Blake Richards (Wild Rose, Alta.) announced support for an initiative that will result in new commercial opportunities for Western Canada's poultry industry. The federal investment of $2.6 million through Western Economic Diversification Canada, combined with support from the Alberta Livestock and … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.), Conservative MP Colin Mayes (Okanagan-Shuswap, B.C.) announced federal funding of $130,286 for the replacement of the ice plant at the Salmon Arm Curling Centre in Salmon Arm, B.C. under the government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund. The funding will enhance the services provided by the curling centre … Read more

Patients suffering from breast cancer or leukemia could benefit from a new, less toxic cancer treatment announced Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.). The announcement will equip researchers at the University of Saskatchewan with specialized tools to generate commercial quantities of therapeutic-grade antibodies for treatments associated with leukemia and breast … Read more

On behalf of Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Michelle Rempel (Calgary Centre-North, Alta.), Conservative MP Wai Young (Vancouver South, B.C.) announced support for renovations to the S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Social Service Centre in Vancouver, as well as improvements to S.U.C.C.E.S.S. centres throughout Greater Vancouver under the government's Community Infrastructure Improvement Fund (CIIF). The federal government's total investment of $91,868 … Read more