In our mission to promote and increase trade relations between Canada and ASEAN, CABC continues to drive change and progress on policy issues that matter to our Members.
Following our success in these areas last year, we have identified three focus areas to continue our advocacy efforts:
Increasing Trade
Increasing Connectivity &
Facilitating Business
Supporting Education
Increasing Trade
ACCELERATE ASEAN-CANADA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT DISCUSSIONS
- Accelerate the launch of formal negotiations for an ASEAN-Canada FTA
- Conduct sector-specific research to support the development of a potential ASEAN Canada FTA
PROMOTE THE COMPREHENSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE AGREEMENT FOR TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (CPTPP)
- Promote awareness among business community in Canada and ASEAN to drive utilization of the agreement and accelerate trade based on improved market access
Increasing Connectivity & Facilitating Business
APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARDS
- Increase frequency of ABTC enrolment opportunities in ASEAN to a minimum of once per quarter
- Build constructive relationships with relevant key government bodies and stakeholders
WORK PERMITS & VISAS
- Conduct research and publish recommendations to improve visa access for Canadians in ASEAN and ASEAN member citizens in Canada
- Encourage countries to provide short-term work visas to facilitate business activities
Supporting Education
ASEAN-CANADA BILATERAL EDUCATION EXCHANGES
- Promote Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program application opportunities in ASEAN
- Advocate for closer youth exchange and people-to-people ties through work permits for internships in ASEAN and explore possibility of work-holiday visas for Canadians to key ASEAN markets, including Singapore
Download the CABC Advocacy Roadmap here.
Ms. Claire Chiang
Mr. Chris Birdsong
