Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly (Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Que.) will meet with Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Alberto van Klaveren in Santiago, Chile. While there, she’ll also meet with Canadian mining companies, the Pan American Health Organization and Venezuelan Agriculture Minister Esteban Valenzuela. Details are available online. Contact media@international.gc.ca
Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development Mary Ng (Markham-Thornhill, Ont.) will lead a trade mission to Chile from April 10-12 to explore sustainable business opportunities in Chile’s clean technology sector. Ng will meet with Chilean Minister of Foreign Affairs Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Mining Marcela Hernando, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism … Read more
An all-party delegation of Canadian parliamentarians with the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas is in Santiago and Valparaiso, Chile until March 14. Participants include Liberal MPs Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) and William Amos (Pontiac, Que.) Conservative MP Candice Bergen (Portage–Lisgar, Man.), Indepenent Senator Anne Cools, Conservative Senator Michael MacDonald, Senator; and NDP MP Thomas Mulcair (Outremont, Que.). They … Read more
International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Saint-Maurice–Champlain, Que.) will travel to Santiago, Chile, from March 7 to 8, 2018, to sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Champagne will then continue on to Asunción, Paraguay, on March 9. The official signing of the CPTPP will take place on March 8 with all 11 member countries … Read more
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale, Ont.) will attend the fourth ministerial meeting of the Lima Group in Santiago, Chile. Since the last meeting of the Lima Group this past October, Venezuela’s economic situation has continued to deteriorate, and the suffering of the Venezuelan people has intensified. To achieve a lasting solution to this situation, it is … Read more
Stephen S. Poloz, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will participate in a panel discussion at a conference held by the International Monetary Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Chile. The topic: Transitioning to Less Friendly Global Monetary Conditions. The event will be held at Sheraton Hotel and Convention Centre, Ave Santa Maria … Read more
The Canadian Section of the ParlAmericas Board of Directors in Santiago, Chile. Sept 23-27. More information is available online.
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, ON) will attend the International Labour Organization's (ILO) 17th American Regional Meeting. Call 819-953-5646.
