Feds announce first projects tapped for new export funding program

HALIFAX - The inaugural recipients of Canada’s new export funding program were unveiled Wednesday in Halifax by Andy Fillmore, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism and Halifax MP.The Creative Export Canada program, launched last June by then Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, provides companies and organizations that are ready to export and work in a creative industry, or in support of one, with funding to make it easier for buyers and audiences abroad to discover Canadian content. The first 20 projects will share a total of nearly $7.8 million in funding. The projects, in alphabetical order, are:Apollo Boutique Musicale Inc. – Music...