NEWS RELEASES
CANADIAN COMPANIES OFFERED WINNING STRATEGIES TO SUCCEED INTERNATIONALLY
March 19, 1997 No. 55
CANADIAN COMPANIES OFFERED WINNING STRATEGIES TO
SUCCEED INTERNATIONALLY
The Honourable Art Eggleton, Minister for International Trade, and the Honourable
John Manley, Minister of Industry, today released Canada's International Business
Strategy (CIBS) 1997-98. This annual initiative is a blueprint laying out how the
federal and provincial governments and industry will work together to generate new
international opportunities for Canadian business.
This year, the international business strategies span 27 key industry sectors and
include an Aboriginal Products, Services and Technology strategy, and a new
Construction, Architectural and Engineering Services strategy.
"CIBS is a central element of the federal government's commitment to a Team Canada
partnership, focussed on developing winning strategies that allow Canadian
businesses to access international markets," said Mr. Eggleton. "Helping Canadian
companies to succeed in these markets will create jobs and growth back home."
The CIBS Compendium, an electronic on-line list of federally and provincially
sponsored sectoral activities taking place in Canada and abroad, in which the
business community can participate, will be available to Canadian companies again
this year. The CIBS Compendium will be updated regularly.
"With 40 per cent of GDP and one in three jobs in Canada dependent upon exports,
it's clear that trade is critical to the Canadian economy," said Mr. Manley. "The
relatively small size of our market also indicates that Canadian businesses must
export to grow and increase their competitiveness."
CIBS sector strategies are valuable tools for both government and the private
sector. Through National Sector Teams, composed of federal, provincial and
private sector representatives, governments are better able to co-ordinate their
efforts and reduce overlap and duplication. At the same time, CIBS gives Canadian
industry a real opportunity to influence government strategies and spending
priorities.
The complete CIBS industry strategies are available only electronically through
the Internet at http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca or http://www.infoexport.gc.ca or
http://Strategis.ic.gc.ca/IBIN. FaxLink service is also available at (613) 944-4500. Diskette versions and a limited quantity of the abridged hard copy versions
are also available upon request through the InfoCentre by telephone at 1-800-267-8376 or (613) 944-4000 and by fax at (613) 996-9709.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
Terry Ford
International Business Branch
Industry Canada
(613) 954-8895
ford.terry@ic.gc.ca
This document is also available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade's Internet site: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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