The Canada-ASEAN Business Council has been advocating for greater travel facilitation within Asia and will continue to push for more favourable visa policies to increase Canadians’ ease of doing business in the Asia Pacific region. As such, the CABC welcomes the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)’s effort to offer a special…

Minister of International Trade Diversification, Jim Carr, has announced the launch of a public consultation on Canada’s foreign investment promotion and protection agreements (FIPAs). This is the first in a series of consultations that will take place as part of Canada’s progressive trade agenda to help the Government of Canada…

Two of Canada’s largest financial services and insurance companies, Sun Life and Manulife, have reported second-quarter earnings that beat market expectations, benefiting in large part from rapid growth in Asia. Sun Life reported that the net income at its Asian business rose to C$145 million from C$123 million a year…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an investment of $150 million to CAE through the Strategic Innovation Fund. With this investment, CAE will harness the power of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data, and augmented and virtual reality to develop the next generation of simulation and training products. “With this funding,

Canada’s trade gap narrowed dramatically in June, to its smallest in 17 months, as the country’s exports surged to record levels even as protectionist trade clouds gathered. Statistics Canada reported that the merchandise trade deficit shrank to $626-million, from a revised $2.7-billion in May. Exports jumped 4.1 per cent, their…