News - Trade

The Manitoba government has announced that it is investing $36.4 million over two years to the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) for capital infrastructure projects at the Port of Churchill that will expand international trade and create good jobs for northern Manitobans.

A partner with Polar Pork says the integrated nature of the North American pork sector benefits farmers and consumers on both sides of the Canada U.S. border and is just good business.

The Executive Director of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance suggests it will be up to Americans talking to Americans to bring resolution to a brewing trade war involving the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The Manitoba government has announced that it has created a U.S. Trade Council to support its preparations for potential U.S. tariffs.

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).