Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, participated in the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting, which was held in Lima, Peru, from November 13 to 16, 2024. This meeting provided an opportunity for Canada to advance its international trade and investment priorities, including: advocating for inclusive trade, economic empowerment and growth that …
Canada and African Union Commission conclude 2nd Trade Policy Dialogue
Ottawa – A delegation of Canadian and African Union Commission (AUC) representatives met on November 6, 2024, in Toronto, Ontario, to continue discussions that started during the first Canada-AUC Trade Policy Dialogue, in May 2023. During the day-long meeting, Canadian and AUC officials exchanged ideas on important trade policy issues including: digital trade investment policy state-owned enterprises the World Trade …
Canada’s flagship initiatives to support its partnership with Africa
Ottawa – Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Ahmed Hussen Minister of International Development announced a series of flagship initiatives which strengthen Canada engagement with African partners. To enhance diplomacy and to strengthen our presence and engagement with the African Union Commission and African governments, Minister Joly announced …
Expanded air travel between Canada and Australia
Ottawa – Expanding our international air transport travel relationships with other countries provides Canadians with greater choice and more convenience. Canadians want and deserve options for their international travel needs. Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, announced that Canada has recently expanded its air transport agreement with Australia. The expanded agreement includes an unlimited number …
Ministers speak on Canada’s CPTPP dairy tariff dispute with New Zealand
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement about Canada’s dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) policies under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). “Canada is very disappointed that New Zealand has decided to continue to challenge Canada’s dairy TRQ system. …
Minister Ng announces Trade Missions to bring more of Canada to Indo-Pacific
Ottawa – Since the Team Canada Trade Mission to Japan nearly a year ago, these large-scale missions have visited Malaysia, Vietnam and the Republic of Korea and will soon visit Indonesia and the Philippines. Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that she will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission to Australia from February 16 …
Minister Ng promotes Canada’s aerospace expertise in Belgium
Ottawa – Canada is a global leader in addressing climate change. Over the past 50 years, Canada’s fleet of more than 160 aerial firefighting aircraft—waterbombers—has been deployed worldwide to protect communities from the impacts of climate change. This demonstrates Canada’s commitment to environmental stewardship. Additionally, Canada’s expertise in the aerospace sector benefits the economy, creates jobs and boosts investments in …
Minister Ng welcomes the purchase of Canadian firefighter aircraft by EU members
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that she will travel to Brussels, Belgium on October 4, 2024, where she will meet with representatives from Canadian aircraft manufacturer De Havilland Canada (DHC), the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), and Export Development Canada (EDC) representatives to highlight Canada’s continued engagement to support Canadian companies internationally. …
Taking action to protect workers, industries against Chinese competition
Ottawa – Canadian workers, the auto sector, the steel and aluminum industries, and related critical manufacturing supply chains are threatened by unfair competition from Chinese producers, who benefit from China’s intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply, as well as its lack of rigorous labour and environmental standards. That is why the federal government is taking further action to protect …
Canada named Country of Year for France’s 2025 Viva Technology
Ottawa – Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced that Canada has been named the Country of The Year for Viva Technology 2025, the largest technology event in Europe, which is scheduled for June 11 to 14, 2025 in Paris, France. This honour reinforces Canada’s reputation as a worldwide leader in artificial intelligence. Scale AI, …