December 18, 2014 - Ottawa, Ontario - Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced dates and locations of the upcoming “Go Global” export workshops to take place early in the new year. These workshops will build on the success of the three workshops Minister Fast held in November and December in Richmond, British Columbia, Mississauga, Ontario, and Halifax, Nova Scotia, attended by more than 300 participants. The workshops are designed to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the tools and practical information they need to take advantage of international business opportunities to export.
The upcoming 2015 export workshops will take place:
- in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on January 20;
- in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, on January 29;
- in Edmonton, Alberta, on January 30;
- in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on February 6; and
- in Moncton, New Brunswick, on February 20.
Last year, Minister Fast released Canada’s Global Markets Action Plan with the goal of doubling to 21,000 the number of Canadian SMEs exporting to emerging markets. In support of this goal, Minister Fast instructed Canada’s export agencies to enhance their coordination, closely align their activities and facilitate referrals in order to better serve and be responsive to the needs of SMEs.
By bringing together the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service, Export Development Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada and the Canadian Commercial Corporation, these export workshops, delivered in partnership with Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, provide a one-stop shop offering information and tools to SMEs that are exploring opportunities abroad.
With new trade agreements with the European Union and South Korea, Canadian businesses will soon benefit from preferential access to more than half of the entire global marketplace.
Visit Go Global: Supporting Export Success to learn more about the upcoming workshops.
Max Moncaster
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Ed Fast
Minister of International Trade
613-992-7332
Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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