Human
Resources and Employment - 1997
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January
January 13
Meetings of ministers responsible for
Social Services
February
February 18
NOTE TO EDITORS - Ministers of Finance
and Social Services to respond to Federal Budget, February 18,
St. John's
NOTE TO EDITORS - Changes in time of
meeting with Ministers of Finance and Social Services
February 21
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
Newfoundland Chapter to provide Visual Interpretation services
March
March 5
National Social Work Week, March 3 - 7
March 13
Ministerial Statement - Information
about the National Child Benefit
March 18
Ministerial Statement - Post Adoption
Services
March 20
Ministerial Statement - Training
Program for Foster Parents
New Department Established
Monies allocated for Child Care
Initiative
New initiatives to ensure funding for
eligible income support clients
Funding for Student Employment Programs
March 24
NOTE TO EDITORS - Labour Market
Development Partnership to be announced today
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador
Sign Labour Market Development Agreement
March 31
NOTE TO EDITORS - News conference,
April 1, St. John's - Strategic Social Plan
April 1
Information and recommendations from
public consultations on the development of Strategic Social Plan
April 16
NOTE TO EDITORS - Public information
session on Development of Romanian Orphanage Children Adopted to
Canada, April 17, St. John's
April 18
Federal/Provincial/Territorial
Ministers Responsible for Social Services Continue Progress on
National Child Benefit System
April 23
Ministerial Statement - Criteria
announced for Provincial Student Summer Employment Programs
September 23
News conference, September 24
Subject - Goss Gilroy report
September 24
Note to Editors - Change in
time of news conference scheduled for September 24
Steering committee established to
carryout recommendations of Goss Gilroy report
October 3
Federal/provincial/territorial
social services ministers to meet in St. John's, October 7
October 22
Foster Families an invaluable
resource
October 29
Note to Editors - News conference
October 29, subject - report on secure custody for youth
Provincial government releases Inkpen
report
November 12
Contigency
plan for social assistance cheques
Social
assistance cheques pickup locations
November 20
Ministerial Statement -
National Child Day
Ministerial Statement - Income support
and strike action
November 21
Social assistance cheques to be
delivered by mail
December 8
Director of Child Welfare
files a statement of claim in Supreme Court of Newfoundland,
regarding Jamie Batten
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