Ottawa, Ontario - The Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, is travelling to Edmonton, Alberta, to promote the new opportunities arising from Canada’s Trade Diversification Strategy for local businesses, including those in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
The Minister will deliver a keynote address to Edmonton's business community at a lunch event hosted by Edmonton Global, the city's new foreign direct investment incubator. He will also meet with representatives of companies from Alberta’s thriving ICT sector.
On November 28 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Minister Carr will announce new funding to help Saskatchewan get their new and innovative technologies to the marketplace, as part of the Western Innovation Initiative. The announcement will be made on behalf of the Honorable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western Economic Diversification Canada.
Canada’s Trade Diversification Strategy, announced as part of the 2018 Fall Economic Statement, proposes new measures to help businesses go global, including:
- making Canada a more globally connected economy by increasing Canada’s overseas exports by 50% by 2025;
- providing resources to SMEs to help them explore new export opportunities;
- enhancing trade services for Canadian exporters; and
- helping Canadian innovators add value, succeed and grow.
Source : Government of Canada