News - Trade

A partner with Polar Pork expects the imposition of an across-the-board 25 percent tariff on U.S. imports from Canada and Mexico to have a devastating impact on all of Canadian agriculture.

Premier Wab Kinew, along with Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Minister Jamie Moses, travelled to North Dakota to meet with newly sworn-in Gov. Kelly Armstrong to discuss trade and economic opportunities.

The Manitoba government will stand up a trade office in Washington, D.C. in the new year, Premier Wab Kinew announced during his recent State of the Province address.

Manitoba Pork is calling on government and industry to work together to ensure Canada is prepared for the next renegotiation of NAFTA.

The Manitoba government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta to advance economic corridors and support the movement of products within Western Canada and to various markets.

The Manitoba government is taking further action to reduce interprovincial trade barriers by removing more exemptions under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) and the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA).

The Manitoba government has reinforced the importance of the province’s trading relationship with Mexico at the recent 31st annual Tri-National Agricultural Accord in Saltillo, Mexico.

The Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute says ratification of the USMCA should restore the confidence of investors in investing in Canada.

Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher, recently highlighted the Conservative plan to restore Canada’s canola trade with China.

The Chair of Canadian Pork Council says free trade agreements are helping to expand international marketing opportunities for Canadian pork.