The following is excerpted from a 15 October 2012 news release by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and the Honourable Brad Duguid, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, today highlighted the benefits a Canada-EU trade and economic agreement would generate for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and their workers. The ministers made the comments as they kicked off small business week at Mellow Walk, a safety and comfort shoe factory in Toronto that will benefit from reduced tariffs under a Canada-EU trade agreement. They were joined at the event by Dan Kelly, President of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).
“Our government’s top priority is job creation and growing the Canadian economy,” said Minister Fast. “Representing 98 percent of all firms in Canada and employing nearly half of all working Canadians, small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our economy. That is why we are helping SMEs expand and succeed by opening new markets abroad as part of the most ambitious trade expansion plan in Canadian history, which includes a comprehensive trade agreement with the European Union.”
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2012/10/15a.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
Topic(s)
Trade Agreements
Information source
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
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