The Honourable Helena Guergis, Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs and International Trade) (Sport), acting on behalf of the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, today met with Mercedes Aráoz Fernández, Peru's Minister of International Trade and Tourism, to sign the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is the second FTA signed by Canada in 2008 and Canada's fourth FTA with countries of the Americas. Secretary of State Guergis was accompanied by the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of Labour, who signed the Canada-Peru Agreement on Labour Cooperation with his counterpart Mario Pasco Cosm polis, Peru's Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion. Secretary of State Guergis also met with Antonio Brack Egg, Peru's recently appointed Minister of the Environment, to sign the Canada-Peru Agreement on the Environment on behalf of the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment.
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New Brunswick will post the best provincial export growth performance in the country in 2009, according to a Provincial Export Forecast released today by Export Development Canada (EDC). An increase of 20 per cent is expected in 2009 after strong growth of 6 per cent in 2008.
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I think you will agree: one need only look out from high atop the western bank of the Cap-Diamants promontory to understand why Frontenac chose to build a redoubt on this site.
Fort Macleod-area residents and visitors will be able to enjoy more high-quality folk music performances, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
HALIFAX - The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister Responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced a dredging project to ensure safe operation of the Prince Edward Island (PEI) to Nova Scotia ferry service. Dredging of the approaches to the Caribou, Nova Scotia ferry terminal is planned for this summer
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec (MAPAQ), invite owners of small or backyard poultry flocks to attend an information session on how to help prevent and detect poultry diseases, such as avian influenza.
OTTAWA - The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities today concluded his participation at the first meeting of the International Transport Forum, which took place in Leipzig, Germany from May 28-30, 2008. Minister Cannon took the opportunity to reflect on the considerable progress that has been made in the negotiations towards establishing an Open Skies-type air transport agreement between Canada and the European Union (EU).
The Consular Affairs Bureau of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada publishes information on safety and security conditions abroad. Following is a list of changes made to Current Issues and Travel Reports released in the last 24 hours. This list is subject to change. Please visit www.voyage.gc.ca for further information.
For four days, Québec City residents and visitors will be able to learn about naval history and the lives of today's sailors through the Rendez-vous naval de Québec, with which the Government of Canada is proud to be associated.
