Dan Vandal

Minister Vandal announces appointments to the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Nutrition North Canada programming is informed directly by the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board, its Indigenous Working Group and the InuitCrown Food Security Working Group.

Key Points: 
  • Nutrition North Canada programming is informed directly by the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board, its Indigenous Working Group and the InuitCrown Food Security Working Group.
  • Today, the Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, announced the appointment of Brenda Jancke, Beth Kotierk, Janice Grey-Scott and Dr. Sarah Jane Cook to the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board.
  • The Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board is an integral part of the program's design and gives residents of isolated Northern communities a direct voice in the program.
  • Appointments to the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board are made by the Minister of Northern Affairs and are subject to the Government of Canada's open and transparent selection process.

Government of Canada launches task force to examine Post-Secondary Education in the North

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Friday, October 23, 2020
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Today, Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, announced the appointment of 13 members to a post-secondary education task force dedicated to improving education opportunities and outcomes in Canada's North and Arctic.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Daniel Vandal, announced the appointment of 13 members to a post-secondary education task force dedicated to improving education opportunities and outcomes in Canada's North and Arctic.
  • The establishment of the Post-Secondary Education Task Force is a key priority for the Government of Canada as identified in the mandate letter for the Minister of Northern Affairs, from the Prime Minister.
  • This funding includes:
    $1 million to establish a Task Force to study post-secondary education in the Arctic and North.
  • As part of Arctic and Northern Policy Framework commitments, the Government of Canada and ANPF partners have established the Task Force on Northern Post-Secondary Education, dedicated to improving post-secondary education opportunities and outcomes in Canada's North.

Parliamentary Secretary Dan Vandal announces investment in the Manitoba Trade Accelerator Program

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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Today, Dan Vandal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Saint BonifaceSaint Vital, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, announced an investment of just over $1 million in World Trade Centre Winnipeg to expand its Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) to communities across Manitoba.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Dan Vandal, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services and Member of Parliament for Saint BonifaceSaint Vital, on behalf of the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, announced an investment of just over $1 million in World Trade Centre Winnipeg to expand its Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) to communities across Manitoba.
  • These investments in the TAP expansion will help up to 135 SMEs in Manitoba export to new markets.
  • "Small businesses are the backbone of communities across Manitoba, and they deserve every opportunity to be known both here and abroad.
  • Today's investment in World Trade Centre Winnipeg's Trade Accelerator Program will help up to 135 businesses export to 1.5 billion customers made available through Canada's many trade agreements.