The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade will give the keynote speech at the 40th anniversary celebration for the Trade Facilitation Office Canada. The Minister will highlight how this 40-year partnership has been instrumental in helping small and medium-sized businesses explore new trade opportunities in developing countries that are sustainable and that benefit everyone.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, today issued the following statement regarding the first administrative review by the U.S. Department of Commerce of U.S. anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain softwood lumber products from Canada:
Now more than ever, Canadian businesses—and the millions of hard-working Canadians they employ—rely on and benefit from an open, transparent, and rules-based international trade system.
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, along with Elizabeth Truss, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Trade, announced the successful conclusion of talks for the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement - an interim deal that will be in place as Canada and the United Kingdom work towards negotiating a comprehensive free trade agreement.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, will participate in a virtual fireside chat with Vicki Saunders, founder of SheEO, at an event to mark Women’s Entrepreneurship Day.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, today participated virtually in the annual ministerial meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
As Canadian small businesses continue to adapt to the new reality of COVID-19, the Government of Canada is working hard to support small business owners as they rebuild and explore new opportunities in the global marketplace.
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, along with Tony Van Bynen, Member of Parliament for Newmarket–Aurora, will meet with Aurora-based small business STEM Minds to highlight the revamped CanExport program, and learn about the company’s success in expanding into international markets. A brief media availability will follow.
Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, wrapped up two successful virtual trade missions to South Korea that included more than 200 Canadian small businesses and entrepreneurs.