Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will participate in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Commission meeting in Auckland, New Zealand. She will also take part in a joint press conference at the end of the meeting. Call 343-576-4365.
Indigenous Services Minister and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.), accompanied by a delegation representing Indigenous Peoples in Canada, will travel to Aotearoa-New Zealand from August 23 to 28. Details online. Call 873-455-0215.
On behalf of International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade Diversification Omar Alghabra (Mississauga Centre, Ont.) will lead an Indigenous trade mission to New Zealand from October 8-11. He will start his visit in Auckland, at a luncheon with business stakeholders. On October 9-10, … Read more
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will visit Australia and New Zealand from March 28 to April 1, 2016. During the visit he will meet with his defence counterparts and other senior officials to discuss a number of security and defence issues of common interest and further strengthen Canada’s bilateral and defence relationship with … Read more
The 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Ministers will be meeting in Auckland, New Zealand to sign the deal. In Canada’s case, full ratification will require a debate and majority vote in Parliament. The signing ceremony will take place at the SkyCity Casino, Auckland, New Zealand. A live stream of the ceremony, and the press conference to follow, will be available … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird (Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont.) will travel to New Zealand and Australia from February 16 to 26. While in Wellington, Baird will meet with New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key and with Foreign Minister Murray McCully, as well as with other key government officials and business leaders. In Australia, Baird will meet with … Read more
Speaker of the Senate Noel Kinsella and Speaker of the House of Commons Andrew Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, Sask.) will travel to Wellington, N.Z for the 22nd Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth. More information is available online.
International Trade Minister Ed Fast (Abbotsford, BC) will travel to New Zealand. During his visit, Fast will promote Canada’s many competitive advantages and seek new ways to broaden and deepen trade relationships with those countries. Call 613-996-2000.
