APEC 2011

As the 2011 host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the United States chaired the APEC Ministerial Meeting and the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Honolulu from November 11 to 13, 2011. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird and Minister of International Trade Ed Fast represented Canada at the meetings. Leaders concluded the meetings by agreeing on a comprehensive set of measures to increase economic growth and job creation by expanding trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

This year the United States emphasized the importance of accelerating growth and creating jobs across the region by addressing specific concerns for improving the trade and investment environment. APEC focussed on concrete initiatives that build a "seamless regional economy" by achieving outcomes in the following priority areas:

• Strengthening regional economic integration and expanding trade
• Promoting green growth
• Expanding regulatory cooperation and advancing regulatory convergence

Declarations and Statements

• 2011 APEC Leaders' Declaration - "The Honolulu Declaration – Toward a Seamless Regional Economy" - Honolulu, November 12-13, 2011
• 2011 APEC Ministers' Joint Statement - Honolulu, November 11, 2011
• APEC Ministers’ Statement on the WTO, the Doha Development Agenda Negotiations, and Resisting Protectionism - Honolulu, November 11, 2011
• APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Disaster Resiliency - Honolulu, November 11, 2011
• APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Open Governance and Economic Growth - Honolulu, November 11, 2011
• 2011 APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Statement - Big Sky, Montana, May 19 and 20, 2011
• 2011 Ministers Responsible for Trade and Small and Medium Enterprises Statement - Big Sky, Montana, May 21, 2011

News Releases

• International Trade Minister Ed Fast Advances Canada’s Economic Interests in Asia-Pacific Region - November 14, 2011
• Canada Signs Telecommunications Cooperation Agreement with Mexico - November 13, 2011
• PM highlights strong Canadian engagement in the Asia-Pacific region - November 12, 2011
• PM to attend Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting and North American Leaders' Summit in Hawaii - November 10, 2011