Foreign Service Community Association [ FSCA | External Affairs Officers' Wives' Association ]

The funding partners included: Justice Canada, Grants and Contributions Fund, $30,000; Canadian Heritage, Human Rights, $35,000; Status of Women, $30,000; Health Canada, Childhood and Youth, $40,000; Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, $8,000; Human Resources Development Canada, Office for Disabilities Issues, $20,000; and Human Resources Development Canada, Social Development Partnerships Program, $5,000.

The Standing Committee on Agriculture became Agriculture and Agri-Food; Communications and Culture became Canadian Heritage; Environment became Environment and Sustainable Development; Forestry and Fisheries became Fisheries and Oceans; External Affairs and International Trade became Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Government Operations became Government Operations; Health and Welfare, Social Affairs, Seniors and Women became Health; Labour and Employment became Human Resources Development; Aboriginal Affairs became Indian Affairs and Northern Development; Industry, Science and Technol ...[+++]ogy, Regional and Northern Development became Industry; Justice and Solicitor General became Justice and Legal Affairs; Energy, Mines and Resources became Natural Resources; House Management became Procedure and House Affairs.

Hon Sheila Finestone (Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women), Lib.): I am informed by Status of Women Canada (SWC) as follows: The four week New York preparatory meeting for the World Conference on Women March 15 to April 7, 1995 was held concurrently with the regular session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (a) Cost to the federal government for participation at these meetings were as follows: Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)-$973 Status of Women Canada (three officials)-$19,677 Foreign Affairs (one official)-$5,0 ...[+++]00 Canadian International Development Agency (one official)-$8,055 Non-governmental organizations (two representatives)-$16,215* *Funded by Status of Women Canada Total Cost:-$49,920 (b) Representatives on the Canadian Delegation included: Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women); Status of Women Canada, Valérie Raymond, executive director, world conference secretariat; Status of Women Canada, Rhonda Ferderber, director, external relations and communications; Status of Women Canada, Sheila Regehr, senior policy analyst; Foreign Affairs, Adèle Dion, co-ordinator, international women's equality; Canadian International Development Agency, Diana Rivington, senior policy adviser, women in development directorate; NGOs, Madeleine Gilchrist and Gulzar Samji; and two representatives of the government of Quebec, costs covered by the government of Quebec.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Atomic Energy Control Board Canada Information Office Canada Labour Relations Board Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal Canadian Centre for Management Development Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Canadian Heritage Canadian Human Rights Commission Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat Canadian International Development Agency Canadian International Trade Tribunal Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Canadian Space Agency Canadian Transportation Agency Citizenship and Immigration Canada Civil Aviation Tribunal of Canada Competition Tribunal Copyright Boar ...[+++]d Canada. Correctional Service Canada. Department of Finance Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department of Justice Canada Environment Canada Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec Fisheries and Oceans Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission Canada Health Canada Human Resources Development Canada Human Rights Tribunal Panel Immigration and Refugee Board Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and Canadian Polar Commission Industry Canada Medical Research Council of Canada NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section National Archives of Canada National Battlefields Commission National Defence National Energy Board National Film Board National Library of Canada National Parole Board National Research Council Canada National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Natural Resources Canada Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Northern Pipeline Agency Canada Office of the Auditor General of Canada Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages Office of the Correctional Investigator Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners Office of the Superintendent of Financial Inst ...