Canada – Minister Ng to make an announcement on the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s Ecosystem Fund

Ottawa, Ontario

The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, and Greg Fergus, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, to the President of the Treasury Board and to the Minister of Digital Government and Chair of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, will make an announcement on the Black Entrepreneurship Program’s Ecosystem Fund. They will be joined by Dr. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, Marci Ien, Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, and Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey–Newton.

Date: Friday, August 13, 2021

Time: 9:00 a.m. (PT)

Location:

The Loft Lounge

1184 Denman Street, #203

Vancouver, British Columbia

Notes

Media representatives wishing to take part in person must confirm their attendance with Alice Hansen no later than 5:00 p.m. (ET) on August 12 to ensure provincial guidelines for gatherings and physical distancing are respected.
Media representatives who cannot attend in person may request the Zoom link from Alice Hansen or view the livestream on the Canada Business Facebook page.

Alice Hansen

Press Secretary

Office of the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade

613-612-0482

Alice.Hansen@international.gc.ca