Global Opportunities for Associations (GOA) provides contribution funding to support national associations undertaking new or expanded international business development activities, in strategic markets and sectors, for the benefit of an entire industry (member and non-member firms).
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, today announced that the Government of Canada is providing $2.7 million to 35 industry associations to share the costs and risks of more than 140 separate international business development activities.
Canada’s aluminum sector is a critical provider of jobs and innovation. It prospers thanks to international trade rules and efforts by multilateral international institutions such as the G7, G20 and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Global Affairs Canada is pleased to once again take part in Doors Open Ottawa on Saturday, June 2, 2018. The public will be invited into the Lester B. Pearson Building to learn about some of the key programs and services of Global Affairs Canada and what they offer to the public. They will be able to see exhibits about Canada’s missions and embassies abroad, visit the Jules Léger Library, learn about Canada’s international treaties and find out more about the Lester B. Pearson Building itself.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, will hold a media teleconference following his participation at the 2018 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ministerial Council meetings in Paris, France.
Canada believes that an effective multilateral trading system is vital to provide equal opportunity and ensure all can benefit from trade and investment.
Creating the right conditions for Canadian companies to compete internationally is an important part of the Government of Canada’s progressive trade agenda.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen, will provide remarks at a luncheon at Canadian Club Toronto followed by a media availability, on the occasion of the signing of the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA).
Today, the Honourable François-Phillippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and Eli Cohen, Israel’s Minister of the Economy and Industry, announced the signing of the modernized Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). Minister Champagne underlined the importance of the agreement as an engine of growth and prosperity for both countries.
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, and Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen, will hold a media availability in Montréal, Quebec, on Monday, May 28, 2018.