Promoting Ontario in China
April 4, 2008 8:33 AM
McGuinty Government Building Trade Opportunities
Strengthening trade relations between Ontario and China , the province's second largest trading partner, is the mission of a week-long visit to the Asian economic powerhouse by Sandra Pupatello, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
Between April 12 and 18, Pupatello will visit Beijing , Nanjing and Shanghai to expand investment and trade to create jobs in Ontario. The minister will:
- meet with Chinese business leaders including the Ontario-Jiangsu Business Council and government officials.
- launch the Ontario International Marketing Centre (IMC) in Beijing . Ontario opened its first IMC in China in Shanghai in 2002.
Ontario's current trade mission follows a major business mission in 2005 led by Premier Dalton McGuinty and numerous other trade events over the past few years.
QUICK FACTS
- Half a million people of Chinese descent live in Ontario, more than four per cent of the province's population.
- One in four international students at Ontario universities are from the People's Republic of China.
- The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto holds one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Chinese artifacts outside of China.
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"More companies from China are actively seeking investment and joint venture opportunities worldwide. That's good, because you can't find a better destination to grow a business than Ontario."
– Sandra Pupatello
Minister of International Trade and Investment
"Since 2003, two-way trade between Ontario and China has more than doubled since 2003. That means more partnerships, high value jobs and opportunities for Ontarians."
– Sandra Pupatello
Minister of International Trade and Investment
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