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PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR ONTARIO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
March 26, 2002
PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR
ONTARIO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew is pleased to announce that projects submitted by Lakehead
University, Thunder Bay, and Collège Boréal, Sudbury, have been selected for funding under the Development
of International Business Studies Program. The Program's seed funding, provided over three years, aims to
assist academic institutions in offering high quality international business training.
"We recognize the important contribution that Canadian universities and colleges make to our prosperity," said
Mr. Pettigrew. "Lakehead University and Collège Boréal will play an active role in training today's and
tomorrow's exporters, and will make Canadian industry more competitive around the globe."
Lakehead University will strengthen its international business research and studies program and further
broaden its community service approach. Collège Boréal, through academic and business activities, will help
Francophones in Northern Ontario further develop their skills in the field of international business.
The other institutions that were selected are:
• University College of the Cariboo, Kamloops, British Columbia
• Capilano College, North Vancouver, British Columbia
• University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
• University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
• Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Regina, Saskatchewan
• École de technologie supérieure, Montreal, Quebec
• École des Hautes Études Commerciales, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec
• University of Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick
For more information about the selected institutions and their projects, please visit the Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade's Canadian Knowledge Industry site at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ics-cki/pdibs-e.asp
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Sébastien Théberge
Office of the Minister for International Trade
(613) 992-7332
Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(613) 995-1874
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca
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