Translation of "International Federation Press Cutting Agencies " (English → French) :

(Return tabled) Question No. 444 Mr. Hoang Mai: With regard to the allegations of and investigations into corruption at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA): (a) how many employees have been fired or constructively dismissed over allegations of corruption, (i) what was their position or role at the CRA, (ii) how many have left under unfavorable circumstances over allegations of corruption, (iii) how did these allegations come to light at the CRA, (iv) were the CRA employees given the specific cause for their dismissal, (v) what are the dif ...[+++]ferent reasons for their dismissal; (b) under which authority does the CRA conduct investigations into allegations of corruption and with what investigative tools; (c) how many internal investigations were there at the CRA (i) this year, (ii) in the past two decades; (d) does the CRA employ internal auditors whose responsibilities include investigating allegations of corruption, and, if so, (i) how many such Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) internal auditors does the CRA employ, (ii) what are their job descriptions; (e) does the CRA employ external auditors whose responsibilities include investigating allegations of corruption, and, if so, (i) how many such FTE external auditors does the CRA employ, (ii) what are their job descriptions; (f) what was the budget for those internal and external auditors identified in (d) and (e) in 2009-2010 and 2010-2011; (g) what is the 10-year trend for the budgeting and FTE staffing of internal and external auditors at the CRA; (h) has the CRA’s internal capacity to investigate increased or decreased and, if so, by how much; (i) are there different departments within the CRA handling internal investigations into allegations of corruption; (j) what are the different processes involved in an investigation into allegations of corruption at the CRA, (i) at what time in the investigative process is the RCMP involved, (ii) how many times has the RCMP been involved in investigative processes at the CRA, (i ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 498 Ms. Chris Charlton: With regard to the government's hiring of temporary and full-time employees through recruitment agencies: (a) what are the name of agencies accredited to provide staffing services to the government; (b) how many people were hired temporarily and permanently through recruitment agencies by each federal department, agency or crown corporation for each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and including the current fiscal year; (c) for each fiscal year since 2006-2007, up to and includi ...[+++]ng the current fiscal year, how much money did each department, agency and crown corporation pay to recruitment agencies for each employee hired; (d) what is the role of the human resources branches of each federal department and agency when the hiring process is given to the third party; (e) why does the government use external organizations for internal hiring processes and what rules regulate this process; and (f) for each department, how many people who were hired on both short and long-term contracts through recruitment agencies were later hired on a permanent basis?

The list of partners eligible for financial support under the thematic programme should be as broad as possible and include federal, national, provincial and local governments, their departments and agencies, municipalities, regional and international organisations and agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations or other non-State actors, research institutes, as ...[+++]sociations, social partners and public and private operators, both in the European Union and in the third countries, with the emphasis being placed on partnership between them.

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(6) The federal departments and agencies involved in aquaculture include the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Environment Canada, Industry Canada (the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Western Economic Diversification Canada, the Federal Development Initiative in Northern Ontario, the National Research Council, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions), Statistics Canada, the Canadian Resources Development Agency, Human Resources Development Canada, Health Canada (the Bureau of Veterinary Drugs, the Pest Management Agency), the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Farm Credit Corporation, the Canadian F ...[+++]ood Inspection Agency, Natural Resources Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, the Department of Finance, Canadian Heritage, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council.

Canada has already engaged the international community at APEC, the G8 and the United Nations and will continue to press for a new international agreement that cuts global emissions in half by 2050.