Ministers of International Trade Diversification and of Infrastructure and Communities in Vancouver for a Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership launch event

Media advisory

February 8, 2019 - Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification, the Honourable Jim Carr, and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, will be in Vancouver, British Columbia, to celebrate the launch of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

This event will be an opportunity for Minister Carr and Minister Champagne to showcase how the CPTPP will help Canadian businesses, entrepreneurs and would-be exporters expand into Asia-Pacific markets.

Event: Media callback with Minister Jim Carr
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m. PT
Teleconference information: 613-954-9003 / or toll-free 1-866-805-7923 in North America – Access code: 2830475#
Note: Journalists should dial in at least 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin.

Event: Ministerial remarks at the CPTPP domestic launch event
Date: Monday, February 11, 2019
Time: 8:30 a.m. PT
Location: Vancouver Convention Centre (Level 2 Ocean Foyer), 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Note: Media representatives wishing to participate to the event at the Vancouver Convention Centre are asked to register by email no later than Sunday, February 10, 11:59 p.m. PT. Please send your first and last names, media outlet, email address, and phone number to media@international.gc.ca. Media representatives are asked to arrive no later than 8:15 a.m. PT and will be asked to present valid press credentials upon arrival at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Contacts

Isabella Brisson-Urdaneta
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of International Trade Diversification
343-203-7332
Isabella.Brisson-Urdaneta@international.gc.ca

Ann-Clara Vaillancourt
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
613-697-3778
ann-clara.vaillancourt@canada.ca

Media Relations Office
Global Affairs Canada
343-203-7700
media@international.gc.ca
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