Sentences with phrase «by federal ministers»

They are being pressured by federal ministers to clear the backlog.

Horner said Alberta has tried to address some of Ottawa's complaints about the current system by pitching its own proposal — one that would create a new national enforcement agency as well as a national systemic risk committee made up of all 13 regulators and chaired by the federal minister.

Professor Terry Hughes, the Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, which is headquartered at JCU, was awarded his second five - year Federation Fellowship by the Federal Minister for Education, Science and Research, Julie Bishop yesterday.

The other members are a nominee from law enforcement and three people selected by the federal minister of justice.

It also includes another three people chosen by federal Minister of Justice Jody Wilson - Raybould, including two people who are non-lawyers.

The trial was announced today by the Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt at PSA17, PSA's national conference.

A brief communique released after the meeting by Federal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, said members had «discussed priorities for Indigenous affairs, noting the importance of the process to refresh Closing the gap», as well as «the importance of listening to, and working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.»

The termination of the earlier lease takes place by the federal minister giving notice in writing to the person who holds the lease.27 The variation of the compulsory five - year lease to include the area previously excluded takes place by the federal minister giving notice in writing to the relevant owner of the land.28 Both notices are deemed not to be legislative instruments.29

The federal minister may, at any time, vary the five - year lease to exclude land from it.30 This also is done by the federal minister giving notice in writing to the landowner.31 The notice is deemed not to be a legislative instrument.32

Variation takes place by the federal minister giving notice, in writing, to the relevant owner of the land.61 The notice is deemed not to be a legislative instrument.

Not exact matches

Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

He recalls a speech by former federal politician Alastair Gillespie, who served as minister of Industry between 1972 and 1975.

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (Sean Kilpatrick / CP)

Originally announced in December by Immigration Minister Jason Kenney, the changes to Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program aim to improve the economic suitability of new Canadians.

The federal budget to be released this Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau is likely to introduce several changes for average Canadian families and investors alike.

Faced with a potential strike by the airline's machinists union and a lockout of its pilots, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred both disputes to the CIRB on March 8, then introduced back - to - work legislation four days later.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty first commissioned his own study, authored by University of Calgary tax - policy expert Jack Mintz, then in March initiated a public consultation process, by which time talk of a government - run supplemental pension plan, whether regional or national, began to fade.

We've been waiting on a federal digital strategy for years now, with Industry Minister Christian Paradis's latest promise stating that one will be forthcoming by the end of this year.

«Since the federal government won't lead, Ontario will lead by developing a «made - in - Ontario» solution,» Finance Minister Charles Sousa said as he delivered the budget in the legislature.

So when he was named last year by Finance Minister Bill Morneau to chair the federal government's blue - chip Advisory Council on Economic Growth, nobody who knew him was surprised that Barton set goals of scaled - up ambition.

For starters, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has promised to fight the federal deficit, expected to reach $ 56 billion by fiscal year - end, with «fiscal discipline» instead of tax increases.

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Joe Oliver welcomed the addition of Saskatchewan and New Brunswick to the federal drive to create a national securities regulator, setting up a timetable to have the new office in operation by the fall of 2015.

In 2005 - 2006, he headed an Ontario government panel of corporate leaders that recommended that Canada adopt a single, national securities regulator — an idea that was later supported by the late Jim Flaherty while he was federal finance minister.

Aided by federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt, who effectively stripped the unions of their ability to strike, Air Canada prevailed earlier this year.

The advisory council is being led by former Ontario health minister Eric Hoskins, who resigned from his post in the provincial legislature the day before the federal budget.

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Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver has set up a timetable to have a new national regulator of financial markets in place by the fall of 2015.

Industry Minister Christian Paradis yesterday took another positive step by convening a federal — provincial ministerial meeting on the digital economy.

That has to be one of the major lessons taught by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's surprise announcement today that the federal, Ontario and British Columbia governments have finally, after years of setbacks and delays, agreed to set up a cooperative regulator for securities markets.

The detailed policy will be considered by state, federal and territory energy ministers for final approval in August.

In addition, PBO's forecast for nominal gross domestic product (GDP)-- the broadest measure of the federal tax base - is considerably lower than the average of the private sector economists» forecasts released by the Minister of Finance on October 29, 2012.

Lawyers say that the federal justice minister's response to recommendations by a Commons committee on how to improve legal aid in Canada is disappointing.

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Both Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Environment Minister Catherine McKenna have long insisted Ottawa would collect no revenue from the carbon price the federal government is requiring the provinces and territories impose by 2018.

The acquisition is part of a plan to create an oil major that was first outlined by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley while presenting the federal budget in February last year.

Finance Minister Joe Oliver's only job strategy is to hope for a recovery in the U.S. Apparently, he believes there is nothing the federal government can do to strengthen domestic demand and job creation, except to stick to its plan to eliminate the deficit by 2015 - 16.

No, it wasn't even an item at the federal / provincial finance ministers» meeting when he caught them all by surprise.

However, major policy decisions for the federal budget were made by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance in late December 2012 / early January 2013.

At a federal - provincial finance ministers» meeting in December 2012, the Finance Minister announced that, starting in 2017 - 18, the rate of growth in the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) would be reduced from 6 per cent per year to grow in line with a three - year moving average in nominal GDP, with a funding guarantee to grow by at least three per cent per year.

On June 6 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty reintroduced his spring federal budget, which was never passed in the rush to an election, with a key twist: Flaherty added a measure to phase out the $ 2 - per - vote subsidy to political parties by 2015 - 16.

The orders - in - council, the official notifications of decisions recommended by the federal cabinet, are numbered 2015 - 1264 and 2015 - 1265 and set out that, pursuant to subsection 7 (1) of the Official Residences Act, two individuals were appointed last week as special assistants at the Prime Minister's residence.

Second, the Speech from the Throne restated an earlier commitment made by the Prime Minister that the federal debt - to - GDP ratio would be reduced to 25 per cent by 2021.

Or, as pointed out by the federal environment minister McKenna in a letter Thursday to B.C. environment Minister George Heyman, that Canada already has a mountain of regulation to ensure a world - leading regime to transport oil and products, including: the Railway Safety Act, the Pipeline Safety Act, the National Energy Board Act, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, the Marine Liability Act, the Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and that Ottawa has pledged to spend an additional $ 1.5 billion to protect its coasts and marine enviminister McKenna in a letter Thursday to B.C. environment Minister George Heyman, that Canada already has a mountain of regulation to ensure a world - leading regime to transport oil and products, including: the Railway Safety Act, the Pipeline Safety Act, the National Energy Board Act, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, the Marine Liability Act, the Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and that Ottawa has pledged to spend an additional $ 1.5 billion to protect its coasts and marine enviMinister George Heyman, that Canada already has a mountain of regulation to ensure a world - leading regime to transport oil and products, including: the Railway Safety Act, the Pipeline Safety Act, the National Energy Board Act, the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, the Marine Liability Act, the Fisheries Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, and that Ottawa has pledged to spend an additional $ 1.5 billion to protect its coasts and marine environment.

In February 2016, federal cabinet ministers acknowledged that the true number of Indigenous women and girls whose lives have been stolen is likely far higher than reported by the RCMP.

It should not have come to anyone's surprise that the announcement by the Prime Minister that the federal deficit for 2013 - 14 was $ 5.2 billion, substantially lower than the $ 16.6 billion forecast in the February 2014 budget.

Federal Government MPs who support a constitutional monarchy question an address by the Prime Minister to the Australian Republican Movement, criticising the timing of the speech amid debate about power prices, pensions, and the economy.

This week, lost in the media circus caused by the resignation of Premier Stelmach and Finance Minister Morton, the announcement of the Alberta Government's Oilsands Panel and the David Suzuki CBC documentary on the oilsands was a very important announcement in advance of the next Federal Election.

He would become the longest - serving leader of a major political party in Canadian history and the only Prime Minister to win four consecutive federal elections by backing up his pledge of real change with real action.

Finance Minister Joe Oliver announced that the federal corporate tax rate for corporations earning less than $ 500,000 will be reduced to 9 per cent by 2019 from 11 per cent now (compared to 15 per cent for business income above $ 500,000).

The Canadian Press has learned that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will notify B.C. Premier Christy Clark that he is seriously considering her request for a ban or a tax on thermal coal exports, and that it's being explored by federal trade officials.