Minister of International Trade Diversification and EDC president & CEO to announce a 50 million-dollar program for Canadian women entrepreneurs

Media advisory

May 1, 2019 - The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, and Mairead Lavery, President and CEO of Export Development Canada (EDC), will announce the unveiling of a new 50 million-dollar program, Women in Trade Investments Program, in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Women in Trade Investments Program will provide equity capital specifically designed to help Canadian women entrepreneurs engaged in export trade.

Event: Women in Trade Investments Program announcement
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: West Block Foyer, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Notes: The announcement will follow “Question Period”

Contacts

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

Media Relations Office
Global Affairs Canada
343-203-7700
media@international.gc.ca
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Amy Minsky
Spokesperson
Export Development Canada
613-597-8872
aminsky@edc.ca

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