Government of Canada Launches Trade Guide for Municipalities

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June 3, 2005 No. 101 The Government of Canada will officially launch the Web-based International Trade Agreements and Local Government: A Guide for Canadian Municipalities during the 68th Annual Conference of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), on Saturday, June 4, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The guide will help municipalities to better understand how they can take part in international trade, and will be posted on International Trade Canada’s Web site at the time of launch. “Globalization has allowed communities to play a larger and more important role in international commerce,” said International Trade Minister Jim Peterson. “It is a crucial element of business today, and the municipalities that embrace it will reap the many benefits and opportunities that it provides. This guide is a unique and innovative tool that will help municipal decision makers to understand how Canada’s international trade obligations relate to their areas of responsibility,” he added. The guide was developed by International Trade Canada at the request of, and in collaboration with the FCM, as a tool to assist municipalities in understanding Canada’s international trade obligations. Through a better understanding of trade and globalization, municipalities will be better equipped to work with the federal government to bring benefits and opportunities to their communities. More than a year in the making, the guide is the result of ongoing and effective cooperation between the federal and municipal levels of government. This cooperation is a concrete example of the government’s commitment, as articulated in Canada’s International Policy Statement, to grounding successful international relationships in a sustained consultative dialogue with all interested parties. The guide can be found at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/tna-nac/fcm/module-en.asp. - 30 - For further information, media representatives may contact: Andrea Lanthier Press Secretary Office of the Minister of International Trade (613) 992-7332 Media Relations Office International Trade Canada (613) 995-1874 http://www.international.gc.ca

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