- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
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formed = 1987
jurisdiction =Government of Canada
headquarters = Moncton, New Brunswick
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minister1_name =Peter MacKay
minister1_pfo = Minister of National Defence
chief1_name = Gerald Keddy
chief1_position = Director
website = [http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/en/index.asp www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca]
footnotes =The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the
Canadian federal government agency responsible for helping to build economic capacity in theAtlantic Provinces by working with the people of the region – in their communities, through their institutions and with their local and provincial governments and businesses – to create jobs and enhance earned incomes.The
Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency is the HonourablePeter MacKay , who is also Minister of National Defence.The head office is located in Moncton, New Brunswick with regional offices located in
Fredericton, New Brunswick ,Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island , Halifax, Nova Scotia andSt. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador , as well as a liaison office in Ottawa.ACOA is also responsible for a subsidiary federal
Crown corporation namedEnterprise Cape Breton Corporation (ECBC), which has a similar function to ACOA but a specific jursdictional mandate which includes all ofCape Breton Island and a portion of mainland Nova Scotia in and around the Town of Mulgrave.ee also
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Atlantic Innovation Fund
*Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation
*Western Economic Diversification Canada External links
* [http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/ Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Official Website]
* [http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/A-13.7/text.html Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act text]
* [http://www.greaterhalifax.com/ Greater Halifax Partnership Website]
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