Growing Canada’s trade and investment relationship with partners in Asia is a top priority for the Government of Canada and will help create more long-term growth, good jobs and an economy that benefits the middle class. The fast-growing markets in Asia represent significant potential as trading partners and for bilateral investment to stimulate further economic growth for Canadians.
The Government of Canada is committed to a progressive trade agenda that, at its core, aims to create jobs for the middle class and those working hard to join it.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced she will join the Prime Minister in Taormina, Italy, on May 26 and 27, 2017, for the 43rd G7 Leaders’ Summit.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media teleconference from Mexico City, Mexico, following her official visit.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development, is today participating in the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) forum on financing for development in New York City, New York. She will next travel to Cancun, Mexico, to attend the UN’s 2017 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction from May 24 to 26, 2017.
“Following the re-election of Hassan Rouhani as president of Iran, Canada welcomes President Rouhani’s commitment to continue implementing Iran’s nuclear obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and to improve the lives of ordinary Iranians.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. administration’s notification to Congress of its intent to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)