Trade

The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, in conjunction with Seaspan, is proud to be donating $5.26 million to establish the Trades Training Centre at Camosun College’s Coastal Centre located in Esquimalt, B.C., adjacent to Seaspan's Victoria Shipyards. By enhancing workforce development and offering resources for students entering the trades, the Trades Training Centre will be instrumental in tackling the pressing national shortage of skilled professionals in this sector, which is essential for Canada’s economic stability. The training centre will also adopt an ‘Indigenous First’ approach, offering scholarships and prioritized access to Indigenous students.

More information can be found in the attached press release, along with quotes from:

1. Lane Trotter, President, Camosun College
2. Jon Bennion, Executive Director, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
3. John McCarthy, CEO, Seaspan Shipyards

As part of Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development will lead a Team Canada Trade Mission (TCTM) to Indonesia and the Philippines. The trade mission will help Canadian exporters and innovators from across the country position themselves in these markets by showcasing their capabilities and competitiveness while facilitating long-term trade and investment opportunities.

Dates: Sunday, December 1 to Friday, December 6, 2024

Markets: Jakarta, Indonesia and Manila, Philippines

Priority sectors: The trade mission is open to companies and organizations from all sectors. The trade mission program will focus on areas of Canadian competitive advantage in these priority sectors:

• agriculture and processed foods (including fish and seafood)
• clean technologies, clean energy, green mining
• information and communications technologies
• infrastructure (nuclear, smart city, and airport technologies)

The business-to-business program stream (which includes pre-arranged business-to-business meetings) will be available only to eligible SMEs that operate in these priority sectors.

Format: In-market

Registration deadline: September 6, 2024, 17:00 E.T.

Applicants may be notified of their acceptance to the trade mission on a rolling basis starting in mid-July.

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The Government of Canada is soliciting the views of the Canadian public and interested stakeholders to help define our priorities in relation to future trade negotiations with the United Kingdom. 

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