FedNor
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The Federal Economic Development Initiative of Northern Ontario (or FedNor) is a program of Industry Canada whose mission is to address the economic development of Northern Ontario. FedNor especially aids women, Franco-ontarians, youth, and Aboriginal peoples in Ontario.
The current Minister responsible for the department is the Honourable Tony Clement, who also serves as Health Minister.
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Under prior minister Andy Mitchell, FedNor's service area was expanded to include many rural areas in Southern Ontario, including much of the Central Ontario region. In 2007, a group of politicians from Northern Ontario, including Tony Martin, Claude Gravelle and France Gélinas, called for the program to be refocused exclusively on Northern Ontario. [1]
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