The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will lead her first Women’s Trade Mission to the United Kingdom (U.K.) from March 13 to 16, 2023. The mission will focus on expanding trade between businesses owned and led by women in technology-based sectors such as clean technologies, information and communications technologies, and life sciences...
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today joined Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, and Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative, in announcing the launch of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP).
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.
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today announced that they will accompany Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 10, 2023.
Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties and promoting open, inclusive, and rules-based international trade. In line with this commitment, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today announced the launch of public consultations on a potential free trade agreement between Canada and Ecuador.
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, chaired a virtual meeting of the Ottawa Group on WTO reform to discuss progress and the path to the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in 2023.
Advancing women’s economic empowerment and participation in trade is fundamental to the Government of Canada’s Export Diversification Strategy and key to ensuring that Canada’s economic future is inclusive, sustainable and resilient.
Yesterday, while in Québec’s Montréal metropolitan area, Minister Ng welcomed the Valdis Dombrovskis, European Commission Executive Vice-President (EVP) and European Commissioner for Trade. Minister Ng and EVP Dombrovskis toured Nano One Material’s recently acquired plant in Candiac, Québec, which produces material for the electric vehicle battery supply chain and is one of the companies contributing to the implementation of Canada's critical mineral strategy...
To ensure EDC continues to have the strong leadership it needs to deliver on its mandate, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today announced the reappointment of Mairead Lavery as EDC’s president and chief executive officer until February 4, 2025.
As a Pacific nation, Canada recognizes that the Indo-Pacific region will play a significant and profound role in Canada’s future. Every issue that matters to Canadians—national security, economic prosperity, respect for international law and human rights, democratic values, public health, protecting our environment—will be shaped by the relationships that Canada, along with its partners, have with countries throughout the Indo-Pacific. Decisions made in the region will impact Canadians for generations, and it is critical that Canada be at the table.
