Royal Canadian Mint

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT ISSUES $2 CIRCULATION COIN WITH BLACK NICKEL FINISH IN MEMORY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 7, 2022 /CNW/ - As 2022 draws to a close, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $2 circulation coin featuring a black outer ring to honour Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's service to Canada during her historic 70-year reign.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 7, 2022 /CNW/ - As 2022 draws to a close, the Royal Canadian Mint has issued a $2 circulation coin featuring a black outer ring to honour Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's service to Canada during her historic 70-year reign.
  • "Queen Elizabeth II served as Canada's head of state for seven decades and for millions of Canadians, she was the only monarch they had ever known," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.
  • The Mint is also hosting public coin exchanges at its Ottawa and Winnipeg boutiques on December 7 and 8, 2022.
  • The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins.

2022 CIO Award Winners Announced as Info-Tech Research Group Celebrates Exceptional IT Leaders

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022

The CIO Awards honor IT leaders who have demonstrated excellence in Info-Tech Research Group's Business Vision diagnostic program.

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  • The CIO Awards honor IT leaders who have demonstrated excellence in Info-Tech Research Group's Business Vision diagnostic program.
  • TORONTO, ON, Nov. 15, 2022 Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Info-Tech CIO Awards .
  • The awards recognize outstanding IT leaders who have delivered exceptional business value to their organizations and achieved high stakeholder satisfaction scores through Info-Tech's CIO Business Vision program for 2022.
  • Winners of the 2022 CIO Awards are as follows:
    Daniel Milei, County of San Luis Obispo, California
    Rick Doig and Debbie Lewis, Royal Canadian Mint

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT CELEBRATES SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION WITH NEW $1 CIRCULATION COIN COMMEMORATING LEGENDARY INVENTOR ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

"The story of Alexander Graham Bell is one of persistent scientific exploration and great personal achievement, but it is also a tremendous tale of Canadian innovation," said the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

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  • "The story of Alexander Graham Bell is one of persistent scientific exploration and great personal achievement, but it is also a tremendous tale of Canadian innovation," said the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
  • The reverse of this new commemorative circulation coin was designed by Canadian artist Christopher Gorey.
  • As my father told me, he could no more stop inventing than stop breathing," said Alexander Graham Bell descendant Sara Grosvenor.
  • The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins.

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT AND CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS WIN THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CURRENCY AFFAIRS' 2022 EXCELLENCE IN CURRENCY AWARD IN THE BEST NEW COMMEMORATIVE OR TEST CIRCULATING COIN CATEGORY

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to be recognized alongside the Central Bank of Barbados for the Barbados $1 Glow-in-the-Dark Flying Fish circulation coin, which was crowned Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coinunder the International Association of Currency Affairs' (IACA) 2022 Excellence in Currency Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to be recognized alongside the Central Bank of Barbados for the Barbados $1 Glow-in-the-Dark Flying Fish circulation coin, which was crowned Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coinunder the International Association of Currency Affairs' (IACA) 2022 Excellence in Currency Awards.
  • The IACA award, for the first-ever application of glow-in-the-dark colour on a non-Canadian coin,was officially presented today at the 2022 Coin Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • The coin highlights Barbados' iconic one-dollar circulation coin's "Flying Fish" design with the Mint's glow-in-the-dark painted technology.
  • The Excellence in Currency Awards were introduced by IACA in 2007 to promote and recognise excellence in currency issue, production, processing, management and distribution.

ROYAL CANADIAN MINT AND CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS WIN THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CURRENCY AFFAIRS' 2022 EXCELLENCE IN CURRENCY AWARD IN THE BEST NEW COMMEMORATIVE OR TEST CIRCULATING COIN CATEGORY

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to be recognized alongside the Central Bank of Barbados for the Barbados $1 Glow-in-the-Dark Flying Fish circulation coin, which was crowned Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coinunder the International Association of Currency Affairs' (IACA) 2022 Excellence in Currency Awards.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to be recognized alongside the Central Bank of Barbados for the Barbados $1 Glow-in-the-Dark Flying Fish circulation coin, which was crowned Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coinunder the International Association of Currency Affairs' (IACA) 2022 Excellence in Currency Awards.
  • The IACA award, for the first-ever application of glow-in-the-dark colour on a non-Canadian coin,was officially presented today at the 2022 Coin Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • The coin highlights Barbados' iconic one-dollar circulation coin's "Flying Fish" design with the Mint's glow-in-the-dark painted technology.
  • The Excellence in Currency Awards were introduced by IACA in 2007 to promote and recognise excellence in currency issue, production, processing, management and distribution.

FROM MINE TO MINT: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT INTRODUCES ITS FIRST, FULLY SEGREGATED SINGLE MINE GOLD BULLION COIN

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

This special gold bullion coin will soon be available through the Mint's network of official bullion distributors.

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  • This special gold bullion coin will soon be available through the Mint's network of official bullion distributors.
  • "Precious metal investors have long trusted the Royal Canadian Mint for the market-leading purity and security of its bullion products.
  • As an LBMA-accredited Good Delivery refiner, they can also count on us for responsibly sourcing the gold and silver we refine," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.
  • "By launching a new bullion coin made of gold sourced entirely from AgnicoEagle's Meliadine mine, we are also showing the market that we can offer bullion with the highest possible integrity, guaranteeing that it originates from a single Canadian mine."

FROM MINE TO MINT: ROYAL CANADIAN MINT INTRODUCES ITS FIRST, FULLY SEGREGATED SINGLE MINE GOLD BULLION COIN

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to increasing market demand for greater transparency in the provenance of precious metals, and to showcase its continually evolving refining capabilities, the Mint is introducing its first gold bullion coin completely sourced from a single mine.  The 2022 $50 1 oz. 99.99% Pure Gold Maple Leaf Single-Sourced Mine bullion coin is entirely composed of gold extracted by Agnico Eagle at its Meliadine Mine in Nunavut (Canada) and expertly refined by the Mint, under a rigorous segregation protocol. This special gold bullion coin will soon be available through the Mint's network of official bullion distributors.

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  • This special gold bullion coin will soon be available through the Mint's network of official bullion distributors.
  • "Precious metal investors have long trusted the Royal Canadian Mint for the market-leading purity and security of its bullion products.
  • As an LBMA-accredited Good Delivery refiner, they can also count on us for responsibly sourcing the gold and silver we refine," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint.
  • "By launching a new bullion coin made of gold sourced entirely from AgnicoEagle's Meliadine mine, we are also showing the market that we can offer bullion with the highest possible integrity, guaranteeing that it originates from a single Canadian mine."

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT SUPPORTS RECONCILIATION WITH KEEPSAKE HONOURING THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF RESIDENTIAL, DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOLS

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Honouring the Survivors and children who never returned, the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake helps educate Canadians about the intergenerational impacts of Residential, Day and Boarding schools.

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  • Honouring the Survivors and children who never returned, the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake helps educate Canadians about the intergenerational impacts of Residential, Day and Boarding schools.
  • "People in Canada can now honour those children and Survivors with this keepsake, and support the healing journeys of our communities through the Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund."
  • "Mint employees are proud to have worked closely with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and its Survivors Circle to create the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake," said Royal Canadian Mint President and CEO, Marie Lemay.
  • The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins.

THE ROYAL CANADIAN MINT SUPPORTS RECONCILIATION WITH KEEPSAKE HONOURING THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF RESIDENTIAL, DAY AND BOARDING SCHOOLS

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

Honouring the Survivors and children who never returned, the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake helps educate Canadians about the intergenerational impacts of Residential, Day and Boarding schools.

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  • Honouring the Survivors and children who never returned, the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake helps educate Canadians about the intergenerational impacts of Residential, Day and Boarding schools.
  • "People in Canada can now honour those children and Survivors with this keepsake, and support the healing journeys of our communities through the Na-mi-quai-ni-mak Community Support Fund."
  • "Mint employees are proud to have worked closely with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and its Survivors Circle to create the Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake," said Royal Canadian Mint President and CEO, Marie Lemay.
  • The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins.

AGF Appoints Cybele Negris to Board of Directors

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blake C. Goldring, Executive Chairman of AGF Management Limited (AGF) (TSX:AGF.B), is pleased to announce the appointment of Cybele Negris, ICD.D to the AGF Board of Directors effective September 27, 2022.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blake C. Goldring, Executive Chairman of AGF Management Limited (AGF)(TSX:AGF.B), is pleased to announce the appointment of Cybele Negris, ICD.D to the AGF Board of Directors effective September 27, 2022.
  • Cybele is CEO and Co-Founder of Webnames.ca Inc., Canadas original .CA Registrar and one of the countrys leading Internet solutions companies.
  • With a track record of business success, extensive governance experience and expert digital prowess, Cybele Negris further diversifies our directors experience, expertise and perspectives making her an ideal addition to AGFs board, said Goldring.
  • Founded in 1957, AGF Management Limited (AGF) is an independent and globally diverse asset management firm.