While in Vancouver, Minister Ng, Ambassador Tai and Secretary Clouthier will engage in important trilateral discussions at the Free Trade Commission Meeting, in addition to meeting with stakeholders and bilateral meetings. They will also hold a trilateral joint media event to recognize the collaboration and successes of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on the occasion of its second anniversary.
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will attend the Uniting for Global Food Security Ministerial Conference in Berlin, Germany, on June 24. The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will participate virtually.
As we continue to celebrate National Indigenous History Month, the Government of Canada, alongside Indigenous representatives, will make an announcement regarding Indigenous entrepreneurs and exporters.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will attend the 2022 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris, France, from June 9 to 10, and then the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 12 to 15.
Global Affairs Canada will co-host the June 9 closing event of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the agreement between Canada and Germany on science, technology cooperation along with representatives of the National Research Council of Canada and distinguished guests from Germany.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs will meet with her counterparts from the Baltic region, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Latvia’s Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 2 in Québec City.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will participate in an armchair discussion hosted by the Toronto Metropolitan University’s Democracy Forum entitled “Ukraine, War and Peace”. She will be joined by her Baltic counterparts Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Eva-Maria Liimets, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Republic of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica, Latvia’s Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the event, they will discuss democracy under threat from authoritarianism, President Putin’s ongoing military aggression in Ukraine and the Canada-Baltic relationship. The discussion will be followed by a joint media availability.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will be attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, and then extending her visit to Singapore to promote further trade opportunities in the region.
Update - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media call back to conclude her participation in the G7 and NATO foreign ministers’ meetings and the Member States of the European Union meeting, that took place from May 12-16, 2022.
To kick off Asian Heritage month, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will host the United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in Ottawa and Toronto.
