Cellphone companies will soon no longer be allowed to charge customers to unlock their devices, Canada’s telecom regulator said as it unveiled sweeping changes to the wireless code of conduct.
A Trudeau cabinet minister entrusted with bringing high-level talent to Canada hopes new budgetary measures will help his determined efforts to recruit brains from abroad.
A U.K.-based economist known for advocating a prominent role for the state in fostering modern, high-tech growth is expected to leave her mark on Wednesday's federal budget.
The government earmarked the cash in last year's budget to support "innovation networks and clusters" as part of federal plans to help budding companies scale up significantly.
The U.S. wants information identifying, to the extent possible, who the asylum seekers are, where they came from, what travel documents were in their possession & how they obtained them, Goodale said.
"Any kind of disruption to that, any kind of impact to the border would have a negative consequence to both Canada and the U.S.," said Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains.
The total includes just over $220,000 in relocation expenses for five staffers in the Prime Minister's Office, just one of whom racked up almost $127,000 for "moving services."