Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, announced the launch of public consultations toward a possible comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) between Canada and Indonesia. This is part of expanding Canada’s trade and investment opportunities in Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy to diversify Canada’s trade portfolio and support its...
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Tragedy: Commemoration marking one year since the tragic downing of Flight PS752
One year ago, in the early morning of January 8, 2020, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 was downed by two Iranian military surface-to-air missiles near Tehran. Yesterday, in honor of the memory of those who perished, the International Coordination and Response Group for the victims offered their sincere condolences to all who mourn the victims...
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Statement by Minister Ng on Canada’s request for CUSMA on Canadian solar products
Every day, almost $3 billion worth of goods and services cross the Canada-United States border. In 2019, this amounted to nearly $1 trillion worth of goods and services exchanged between Canada and the United States. The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade, yesterday stated Canada’s request for consultations with...
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Quebec Imposes 8 P.M Provincewide Curfew Until Feb. 8
Quebec announces curfew, becoming the first province in Canada to do so. Quebec’s premier, François Legault announced a curfew amid rising COVID-19 cases. Residents will have to stay inside their homes, between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., with fines up to $6,000. This will be in effect until at least Feb. 8. The pandemic in...
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Canada reaffirms support to advance nuclear disarmament
Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honourable François-Philippe Champagne today reaffirmed Canada’s unwavering support for advancing nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament during the third meeting of foreign ministers of the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament. Launched by Sweden in June 2019, the Stockholm Initiative for Nuclear Disarmament consists of 16 non-nuclear weapon...
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Canada appoints Jamal Khokhar as special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Canada is home to more than a million Muslims of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Jamal Khokhar, Canada’s Ambassador to Turkey will concurrently assume the role of Canada’s special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The OIC is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, its...
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Canada provides $500,000 CAD to victims of the Croatia earthquake
The Government of Croatia has appealed for assistance following the earthquake on December 29, 2020, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia, resulting in extensive damage throughout the Sisak-Petrinja region and impacting 25 counties. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced funding to support emergency response and recovery efforts in Croatia. The...
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Canada continues its support of Palestinian refugees
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, announced Sunday that Canada will continue to provide support of up to $90 million over 3 years for Palestinian refugees through the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This support will help respond to the rising needs of vulnerable...
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Canada marks International Migrants Day
The Honourable Marco E. L. Mendicino, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement to mark the International Migrants Day: “For the past two decades, nations around the world have marked International Migrants Day and...
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Foreign Affairs Minister releases statement on the ongoing Human rights violations in Chechnya
The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has expressed concern about the continual human rights violations and abuses in Chechnya, particularly against LGBTQ2 individuals. He issued the following statement today: “Two years ago, Canada, alongside 15 other members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), invoked the OSCE’s Moscow Mechanism to...
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Canada to Modernize trading with Ukraine
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion, and International Trade spoke with Ihor Petrashko, Ukraine’s Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture concerning bilateral trade among both countries. The ministers spoke about the importance of cooperation and coordination to build a strong global economic recovery from COVID-19. They also discussed the...
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Canada to provide COVID-19 tests, treatments, and vaccines in developing countries
The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today announced a contribution of $230 million to procure COVID-19 treatments for developing countries in response to urgent priorities identified by the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, launched by the World Health Organization and partners. This contribution will help to minimize deaths and severe illness from...