| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“This year’s theme for the International Day of Education is ‘To Invest in People, Prioritize Education.’ Investments in quality education help people to reach their potential and build more prosperous, peaceful and inclusive communities...
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the fourth administrative reviews by the U.S. Department of Commerce of its anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada: “With these preliminary results, the U.S. Department of Commerce has indicated its intention to maintain its unjustified duties on imports of Canadian softwood lumber. This is a disappointing decision to many on both sides of our shared border.
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, participated in a WTO informal ministerial meeting hosted by Switzerland in Davos and met with international counterparts to advance work on shared trade priorities.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the announcement of a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon
| Global Affairs Canada | readouts
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Kemi Badenoch, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, on the margins of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
| Global Affairs Canada | media advisories
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Right Honourable James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom will hold a press conference during his visit to Canada.
| Global Affairs Canada | backgrounders
Canada has announced an allocation of $127,750,000 for development programming in the Caribbean and globally. This funding is being distributed as follows:
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, concluded a productive trip to Barbados and Jamaica from January 9 to 14, 2023. Minister Sajjan helped strengthen Canadian engagement with the Caribbean by demonstrating support for local and regional priorities, including climate change, disaster preparedness and response, gender equality, justice sector reform, COVID-19 response and food security.
| Global Affairs Canada | statements
“We are deeply concerned by the punitive measures taken against the Palestinian Authority, which were recently announced by the Government of Israel, as well as the impact of those measures on the region’s stability and the prospect for a two-state solution..."
| Global Affairs Canada | news releases
During the visit, the ministers will discuss ways to advance transatlantic security cooperation, particularly in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Ministers Joly and Cleverly will also discuss the importance of maintaining pressure on the Russian regime in response to its illegal invasion, notably through coordination on sanctions, as well as accountability efforts to ensure that perpetrators of war crimes are held responsible. They will also discuss global issues of mutual interest, such as their enhanced engagement in the Indo-Pacific region, which is critically important for the long-term prosperity, health and security of Canadians and central to addressing challenges related to global stability and climate change...
