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Institutional Links
Global Markets and Networks
Investment Networks
Global Opportunities
Maps of Canada's Commercial Engagement
Seizing Global Advantage
A Global Commerce Strategy for Securing Canada's Growth and Prosperity
The global economy has changed dramatically over the past decade. Fewer barriers to international trade and investment and major technological advances in transportation and communications mean commercial activity is increasingly taking place on a global scale.
Globally engaged companies are not only selling internationally, but also investing in production facilities and forming new kinds of partnerships with suppliers, producers, distributors and innovators located around the world.
As a result, global value chains – in which the steps in moving a good or service from conception, design and production to the end user are dispersed across commercial networks that span the globe – are on the rise. (full introduction text)
Based on extensive consultations, the Government has identified 13 priority markets around the world where Canadian opportunities and interests have the greatest potential for growth.
The Chinese and Indian markets are priorities for Canada: they present emormous business opportunities and their economies are key links to global value chains.
Canada recently signed a FTA with Peru and concluded negotiations with Colombia; listen to find out what these agreements mean for Canadian business.
Since January 2007, the Chief Air Negotiator at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has concluded or updated air agreements with several countries. Learn more about international air agreements between Canada and the world.
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