The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion, and Omar Alghabra, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification, will discuss new opportunities created by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the Toronto Region Board of Trade, in Toronto.
Arming children and turning them into soldiers is one of the most egregious crimes committed in conflict. Children should not be forced to commit acts of violence, become victims of sexual violence or be used as instruments of war.
The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, will discuss new opportunities created by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In the coming weeks, many young Canadians will be travelling to sunny destinations to spend their spring break. The Government of Canada wants to encourage those travelling to be well-informed so that they can have a safe and enjoyable journey abroad.
Supporting Canadian companies of all sizes so they can seize opportunities worldwide and create jobs for the Canadian middle class is at the heart of Canada’s diversification strategy.
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).
Everyone deserves to live with dignity, feel safe and have their rights respected, regardless of their identity. Canada is committed to advocating for the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit (LGBTQ2) and intersex persons and partnering with LGBTQ2 communities to address the barriers to equality that continue to limit their ability to enjoy their human rights, both within Canada and around the world.
To further the aims of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and respond to the need for increased funding for LGBTQ2I issues and representative organizations, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development, and Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre and Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 issues, will make a funding announcement to advance LGBTQ2I human rights.
Today Canada and Chile celebrate the coming into force of the modernized Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), which builds on the successful trade relationship and will stimulate new trade and investment and create more jobs for workers in both countries. The new agreement fulfills a fundamental objective of Canada’s trade diversification strategy to enrich its existing agreements with new progressive elements that both advance gender equality and encourage women entrepreneurship.
Today’s announcement is part of Canada’s Middle East engagement strategy, which includes $205 million in stabilization and security programming. Our objective is to significantly contribute to the Global Coalition’s efforts to dismantle and defeat Daesh, restore stability and promote regional security.
