Richmond BC-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) announced it has signed a multi-million dollar contract amendment with Australia. Under this amendment, MDA will provide a six-month...
The Minister of International Cooperation, Beverley Oda, announced the details of Canada’s support to the World Food Programme (WFP) to provide relief food assistance for drought-affected...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, John Baird, announced that Glenn V. Davidson is Canada’s new Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanisan. Prior to his new appointment, Mr.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced support for new health initiatives for mothers and children in Asia and Africa as part of the Canadian-led Muskoka Initiative, launched at the G-8 Summit...
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) announced that it will provide a C$1.79 million grant to assist Afghanistan in that country’s treatment of tuberculosis (TB).
Carmanah Technologies, a solar technology company based in Victoria, BC, and ADB Airfield Solutions, an airfield lighting technology company in Ohio, announced that the ADB/Carmanah team has been...
Alberta-based ATCO Structures & Logistics has been awarded a three-year contract to provide military support services to NATO at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan.
Mississauga-based Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC) and Beverly J.
Canada announced a new role for engagement in Afghanistan that will build on progress in the areas of security, diplomacy, human rights and development. The new non-combat role will focus on...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced the appointment of Tim Martin as the new Representative of Canada in Kandahar (RoCK). Mr.
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on the conclusion of his visit to Afghanistan, where he participated in the Kabul International Conference on ...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan, released the Government’s eighth quarterly report on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan.
BC-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA), a provider of information solutions, announced that it has signed a contract amendment with Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Editorial (Canada-Asia Viewpoints - Op-Ed) Avril 2010
With Canada and India both gearing up for the withdrawal of Canadian and some US troops from Afghanistan in 2011, both countries face strategic dilemmas. Ottawa and New Delhi each plan to maintain...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, acting in his capacity as 2010 Chair of the G8 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and on the ministers’ behalf, announced the Afghanistan Pakistan Border ...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan, announced the tabling of the Government of Canada’s seventh quarterly report on Canada’s...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement on the deadly attack in Kabul today: “Canada condemns in the strongest terms the attack that occurred in Kabul’s ...
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada will help combat the trade in narcotics in Afghanistan through a contribution of C$25 million, bringing Canada’s total ...
The Government of Canada has released its sixth quarterly report on Canada’s engagement in Afghanistan. The report covers the period from July 1 to September 30, 2009.
Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Foreign Affairs, issued the following statement regarding corruption in Afghanistan: “Canada expresses its support to the Government of Afghanistan in tackling...
