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Nova Scotia’s creative businesses will expand into new markets, create more jobs, and build stronger cultural communities with a new CEO dedicated to growing its economy. Lisa Bugden has been appointed president and CEO of Film and Creative Industries Nova Scotia. Ms. Bugden brings more than 24 years of experience in leadership, public and government affairs, and business development in the public and private sectors. Read the rest of this entry »

According to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), many people find themselves becoming scam victims, thanks to the excitement of a surprise win or to claim prizes from fake lotteries, sweepstakes or contests. You may receive a phone call, an e-mail, a text message, or see a pop-up screen on your computer. Sometimes, there are claims that the offer is legal or ‘has government approval’. Often there are costs involved with claiming your prize. Instead of receiving a grand prize or fortune, you could lose every cent that you send to a scammer. Even if you do receive a prize, it may not be what was promised to you. And, if you have provided other personal details, your identity information could be misused for other criminal means. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Member of Parliament for Carleton – Mississippi Mills, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), today announced Government of Canada investments of up to $3.67 million to support six start-up technology development companies in the Ottawa area. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced Program Guidelines for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. It also announced the program budget for 2013-2014 set at $360.7 million. The 2013-2014 Program Budget is set at $360.7 million. The breakdown of the Program Budget can be viewed on the CMF website as a PDF. The CMF’s operating costs, including industry partnerships and program administration, have been reduced by 6 % in keeping with the objective to commit the most funds possible to its programs. Read the rest of this entry »

The Canadian Trade Commissioner’s Office wants to make sure that Canadian game developers attending this year’s Game Developers Conference later this month in San Francisco are aware of the Canada Business Lounge service as well as the International Publisher Sessions. Be sure to take advantage of these opportunities and the assistance afforded to expanding the horizons of Canadian game development. Read the rest of this entry »

Recent evidence shows Canada faces increased cyber threats both from within and abroad. But is the country prepared to protect itself and what will this protection look like? In a report (PDF) published yesterday by The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, author Ron Deibert argues that Canada has potential to be a global leader in cyber security, but this opportunity is being squandered because of the lack of a clear strategy in this area.  Read the rest of this entry »

On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, Paul Calandra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of Parliament (Oak Ridges-Markham), has announced the implementation of Canada’s policy on coproductions. The new policy takes steps to deepen Canada’s audiovisual production partnerships with markets around the world. Mr. Calandra also announced the continuation of coproduction negotiations with foreign partners. The announcement was made during a speech delivered at the Canadian Media Production Association Prime Time in Ottawa conference. Read the rest of this entry »

Telefilm Canada has announced that it is supporting the production of four new French-language feature films through the Canada Feature Film Fund. The four films are Ghost(s) (Stéphane Lapointe), Les Loups (Sophie Deraspe), Le Relampeur (Martin Talbot) and Tu dors Nicole (Stéphane Lafleur). Read the rest of this entry »

On March 12, FCAC will be participating in “2 Good 2 Be True” Day, during which Canadians will be encouraged to talk about fraud on Twitter using the #2good2Btrue hashtag and share tips for recognizing, reporting and stopping it. They can also share experiences they’ve had and scams they’re aware of. To educate the public about financial crimes and fraud, a one-hour forum on Twitter called “#Fraudchat” takes place every Thursday, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST. This live online chat, moderated by the Financial Crimes Unit of the Toronto Police Service and the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), seeks to educate and exchange ideas with the public about financial crimes and fraud through the use of social media. Read the rest of this entry »

The Honourable Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, celebrated International Open Data Day yesterday by participating in a Speed Dating session with Vancouver Open Data developers and city officials. International Open Data Day is a Canadian-inspired event created by Vancouver-based Open Data speaker and public policy entrepreneur, David Eaves. The event, which this year was celebrated in over 90 cities around the world, brought together Open Data enthusiasts to brainstorm about how to turn raw, government data into user-friendly applications. Read the rest of this entry »