Sylvain Charbonneau, CITP FIBP, an international trade professional and educator at Ashton College, is particularly optimistic about the effect of the TPP on
the Canadian trade job market.
Not exact matches
The rising protectionist mood in the U.S. is making
Canadian exporters nervous, but there are millions of Americans whose
jobs depend on cross-border
trade too
Rather than judge Canada's success on abstract measures, which have little meaning to average folk — GDP, productivity,
trade balances — Trudeau's candidacy is built on a pragmatic mantra: «A strong economy is the one that provides the largest number of good
jobs for the largest number of
Canadians.»
Over lunch,
Canadian Business will celebrate the entrepreneurial successes of this year's PROFIT 500 and STARTUP 50 winners, and give special recognition to companies for achievements in such areas as revenue growth, international
trade and
job creation.
My calendar of economic indicators shows that
Canadian trade data will be released tomorrow,
job numbers on Friday and we will have a Bank of Canada rate decision on September 9th.
«The recent changes will provide an important incentive for many countries to open their markets to Canada through reciprocal
trade agreements that will allow for more export opportunities — meaning better
jobs for
Canadians — and further tariff reductions for
Canadian consumers.»
A joint study estimated bilateral
trade will increase by about 20 per cent, resulting in a $ 12 billion boost to the
Canadian economy and the creation of about 80,000 new
jobs.
Kyoto will destroy hundreds of thousands of
jobs and damage the
Canadian economy — the U.S., Canada's biggest
trading partner, will not ratify Kyoto, and developing countries are exempt.
Trade is a great driver of productivity, and so the risk of growing protectionism concerns me.15 More open trade with the United States and Mexico in the 1990s gave Canadian firms access to much bigger markets and therefore greater incentives to invest — in both physical and human capital.16 Disrupting supply chains and reducing incentives to compete will not create more jobs and income in the long
Trade is a great driver of productivity, and so the risk of growing protectionism concerns me.15 More open
trade with the United States and Mexico in the 1990s gave Canadian firms access to much bigger markets and therefore greater incentives to invest — in both physical and human capital.16 Disrupting supply chains and reducing incentives to compete will not create more jobs and income in the long
trade with the United States and Mexico in the 1990s gave
Canadian firms access to much bigger markets and therefore greater incentives to invest — in both physical and human capital.16 Disrupting supply chains and reducing incentives to compete will not create more
jobs and income in the long run.
We've seen how supply management for dairy, poultry and eggs hurts a) consumers through artificially high prices; b) food processors (and the
jobs they could be creating in Canada) because of their inability to compete internationally; c) exporters of all kinds looking for more international
trade access, but which Canada is denied because of supply management; d) the majority of
Canadian farmers (over 90 per cent)-- those who grow and produce beef, pork, grains, oilseeds, pulses, and who are not supply managed — who would also benefit from more international
trade access; and finally e) most ironically, dairy farmers themselves, also prevented from exploiting international growth opportunities.
The
Canadian Association of International Development Professionals has been trying to talk to government for some years about the importance of the
trade in services (like those of our members) in building relationships and
Canadian exports and developing high value added
jobs for Canada's well educated and multi-ethnic work force.
Canadians understand that removing
trade barriers and accelerating cross-border flows of goods, services and people will create
jobs and growth here at home.
Opinion: With a significant number of western
Canadian jobs linked to exports to the U.S., the region must look for ways to diversify its
trade
It's time to close the gap: A Canada - China bilateral free -
trade agreement would boost
Canadian exports in a wide range of industries, spur investment across the country and create thousands of new
jobs.
And I get the impression that's actually just about the last thing you'd like to do because
Canadians are also saying don't screw up
Canadian jobs that depend on
trade with the United States.
So whether it's figuring out how to make a country stronger based on diversity rather than looking at weaknesses through differences, whether it's about being open to
trade and knowing that that can create good
jobs for people, or whether it's charting an independent course in how we engage with the world, this is what
Canadians expect.
Specific measures include renegotiating the North America Free
Trade Agreement (NAFTA); assisting small business through Green Venture Capital Funds and tax shifting; encouraging the production and consumption of
Canadian agricultural products; protecting fish stocks and promoting sustainable aquaculture; and working with the forestry industry to protect
jobs and develop value - added products.
«The Liberal Party of Canada strongly supports free
trade, as this is how we open markets to
Canadian goods and services, grow
Canadian businesses, create good - paying
jobs and provide choice and lower prices to
Canadian consumers,» says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Yet, NAFTA affects not only our
jobs but the planet,» explained Sujata Dey,
Trade Campaigner from the Council of
Canadians.
The
jobs of more than three million
Canadian men and women depend directly or indirectly on exports, according to Statistics Canada;
trade with the United States alone accounts for more than two million
jobs.
The resulting report suggested that a free
trade agreement between Canada and China would increase
Canadian exports by some $ 7.7 billion by 2030, supporting 25,000 new
Canadian jobs.
Critics of the
trade pact, including many labour unions voice concern over a number of issues, including the potential loss of manufacturing
jobs and foreign takeovers of
Canadian companies.
He said the state's farms and businesses benefit from
Canadian trade, accounting for about 600,000
trade - related
jobs
Kyoto will destroy hundreds of thousands of
jobs and damage the
Canadian economy — the U.S., Canada's biggest
trading partner, will not ratify Kyoto, and developing countries are exempt.
This «destination tax,» designed to keep manufacturing
jobs in the US, could negatively affect
Canadian businesses that currently leverage
trade agreements to sell and ship to the US «tax - free.»
As the United States shifts it focus to creating more
jobs at the cost of championing economic liberalization and free
trade many more sectors of the
Canadian economy will be attacked as fiercely as aircraft and lumber are now.