June 12, 2014 – Charlottetown, PEI – Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency), and PEI Innovation and Advanced Learning Minister Allen Roach were pleased to welcome a delegation of Barbados-based entrepreneurs to Atlantic Canada to strengthen trade, investment, and partner relationships between our regions.
Delegates from the food, manufacturing, ICT, and professional services sectors in Barbados participated in an in-bound trade mission to Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island from May 26 to 30, 2014. This mission allowed the delegates to explore potential exporting and business partnership opportunities in the region.
Quick Facts:
- The five day mission allowed for delegates from Barbados to participate in over 90 business-to-business meetings in Atlantic Canada in order to expand trade opportunities between the regions. This mission was in collaboration with Trade Team PEI, ACOA Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc., Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce and the High Commission of Canada to Barbados.
- This mission was a result of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce and the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This MOU was developed to support the growth and strengthening of economic linkages between the regions.
- Trade Team PEI, led by ACOA PEI and Innovation PEI, plays a key role in planning activities and delivering programs that are designed to help small and medium-sized businesses effectively compete as exporters.
- Trade Team PEI is a partnership network of federal and provincial government agencies and departments committed to helping PEI-based trade and export-focused businesses succeed in their pursuit of new global development opportunities.
Quotes:
“Our Government understands the importance trade plays in strengthening the economy of Atlantic Canada. Helping to foster import and export relationships with other nations, like Barbados, will help our region’s small and medium-sized businesses expand their trade capabilities in the global marketplace and secure long-term prosperity.”
- The Honourable Rob Moore, Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
“As two small jurisdictions, the country of Barbados and the province of Prince Edward Island share similarities that contribute to a successful partnership that continues to expand. Trade between our two regions has more than doubled in the past five years, primarily in the agriculture sector. We are now working to broaden this relationship through additional sectors to achieve our collective goal of economic growth for our islands.”
- The Honourable Allen Roach, PEI Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning
“Our Chamber entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2011 in order to foster partnerships and grow our private sectors. The connections made through these trade missions are resulting in sound business relationships between Prince Edward Island and Bajan companies.”
- Mr. Quentin Bevan, President, Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce
Associated Links:
Contacts:
Kelsie Corey
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Rob Moore
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
613-941-7241
Katie MacNevin
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
902-626-2878
Amber Caseley
PEI Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning
902-620-3774
