During the meeting, Minister Morneau emphasized the importance of advancing gender equality, and giving women more opportunities to work and participate fully in the economy. He also spoke about the importance of open and fair international trade to a strong global economy, highlighting how the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is bringing shared benefits to both Canadians and people throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

"As the G20 works together to build economies that work for more and more people, Canada is proud to be an international example of how putting people at the heart of an economic plan can result in a strong and growing economy. It is important that we all continue to work together on ways to strengthen global growth—especially when it comes to creating more opportunities for women to succeed, and to ensuing fair and open trade that benefits as many people as possible."

– Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance

• According to the International Monetary Fund, Canada is expected to be the second-fastest-growing G7 economy in 2019 and to tie for the fastest-growing G7 economy in 2020.

• Canada has the lowest net debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio among G7 countries.

• Under the Government's plan, hard-working Canadians have created over 1 million new jobs, most of them full-time, driving the unemployment rate to its lowest levels in more than 40 years. This includes especially strong employment gains by women.

Associated links

• Minister Morneau Meets With G20 Partners to Build a Global Economy That Works for Everyone
• G20 Japan 2019
• Budget 2019: Investing in the Middle Class

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