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April 2005: Canada Trade Mission to India

05.04.07 BUSINESSES AND PARLIAMENTARIANS DEVELOPING NEW TRADE AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
05.04.06 CANADA-INDIA TRADE RELATIONS TO INTENSIFY
05.02.08 MINISTER PETERSON ANNOUNCES TRADE MISSION TO INDIA AND RESULTS OF EMERGING MARKETS ROUND TABLES
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January 2005: Canada Trade Mission to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong

05.01.25 MINISTER PETERSON AND CANADIAN BUSINESS REPRESENTATIVES CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL TRADE MISSION TO CHINA
05.01.21 BEIJING - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT A PLENARY SESSION OF THE CANADA TRADE MISSION TO CHINA
05.01.19 SHANGHAI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT A PLENARY SESSION OF THE CANADA TRADE MISSION TO CHINA
04.12.02 MINISTER PETERSON TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO CHINA
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November 2004: Canada Trade Mission to Brazil

04.11.25 PETERSON WRAPS UP TWO WEEKS ABROAD: TRADE MISSION, BILATERAL MEETINGS
04.11.22 SAO PAULO - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE JIM PETERSON, MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT THE CANADA-BRAZIL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP PLENARY SESSION
04.10.13 PETERSON ANNOUNCES ROUNDTABLES ON EMERGING MARKETS AND TRADE MISSION TO BRAZIL
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December 2003: Canada Trade Mission to Chile

03.12.05 CANADA AND CHILE FURTHER STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS
03.10.20 PETTIGREW TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO CHILE
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November 2002 : Canada Trade Mission to Africa

02.11.26 AFRICA AND CANADA STRENGTHEN TRADE RELATIONS
02.11.25 DAKAR - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE CANADIAN TRADE MISSION TO DAKAR
02.11.19 JOHANNESBURG - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE SOUTH AFRICA-CANADA CHAMBER OF BUSINESS ON "THE CANADIAN COMMITMENT TO AFRICA: BUILDING STRONGER TIES"
02.11.18 JOHANNESBURG - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE CANADA TRADE MISSION TO AFRICA
02.11.15 PETTIGREW LEADS TRADE MISSION TO AFRICA
02.09.24 PETTIGREW TO LEAD TRADE AND INVESTMENT MISSION TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
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June 2002: Canada Trade Mission to Mexico

02.06.05 PETTIGREW STRENGTHENS TIES WITH MEXICO
02.06.05 MONTERREY - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT A PLENARY HOSTED BY THE CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN NORTHERN MEXICO ON A NEW APPROACH TO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
02.06.03 MEXICO CITY - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT THE PLENARY SESSION
02.06.03 MEXICO CITY - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, AT A BUSINESS BREAKFAST HOSTED BY THE CANADIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN MEXICO CITY ON CANADA AND MEXICO: SHARING A TRADE VISION
02.04.17 PETTIGREW TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO MEXICO
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April 2002: Canada Trade Mission to India

02.04.26 MINISTER PETTIGREW DEEPENS COMMERCIALRE-ENGAGEMENT WITH INDIA
02.04.26 NEW DELHI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO A PANEL ON CHALLENGES BEFORE THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AT THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY NATIONAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL SESSION
02.04.25 NEW DELHI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE CANADA-INDIA BUSINESS FORUM ON INDIA AND CANADA: PARTNERS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
02.04.22 MUMBAI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ON INDIA AND CANADA: PARTNERS IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FOR THE 21st CENTURY
02.03.27 PETTIGREW INVITES CANADIAN COMPANIES TO INDIA
02.01.24 PETTIGREW WILL LEAD TRADE MISSION TO INDIA
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October 2000 : Canada Trade Mission to the Maghreb and Iberian Peninsula

00.10.16 PETTIGREW-LED TRADE MISSION: SNC-LAVALIN SIGNS $600 MILLION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IN ALGERIA
00.10.13 FIRST STAGE OF PETTIGREW TRADE MISSION TO THE MAGHREB A RESOUNDING SUCCESS
00.10.05 MINISTER PETTIGREW TO LEAD TRADE MISSION TO MAGHREB AND IBERIAN PENINSULA
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September 2000: Canada Trade Mission to Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovenia

00.09.15 CANADA, SLOVENIA SIGN DOUBLE TAXATION AGREEMENT DURING PETTIGREW TRADE MISSION
00.09.13 PETTIGREW ANNOUNCES DEALS WORTH $7.7 MILLION IN CZECH REPUBLIC
00.09.12 PETTIGREW OPENS DOORS FOR CANADIAN BUSINESSES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC
00.09.11 PETTIGREW, CANADIAN BUSINESS DELEGATES FORGE TIES IN HUNGARY
00.09.07 PETTIGREW TO LEAD CANADA TRADE MISSION TO CENTRAL EUROPE
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June 2000 : Canada Trade Mission to Russia

00.12.18 PETTIGREW'S TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA CONTINUES TO BEAR FRUIT: SNC-LAVALIN SIGNS DEAL WITH NEW RUSSIAN PARTNER
00.06.29 CANADA AND RUSSIA FURTHER STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC TIES FOLLOWING IEC MEETING
00.06.29 PETTIGREW WITNESSES OVER $800 MILLION IN DEALS SIGNED DURING TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA
00.06.22 PETTIGREW TO LEAD CANADA TRADE MISSION TO RUSSIA
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May 2000: Canada Trade Mission to Australia

00.06.02 SYDNEY - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE PIERRE PETTIGREW, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE COMMITTEE FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIA
00.06.01 PETTIGREW TRADE MISSION TO AUSTRALIA RESULTS IN $293.7 MILLION IN DEALS
00.05.26 PETTIGREW TO ATTEND APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING AND LEAD TRADE MISSION TO AUSTRALIA
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June 1999 : Canada Trade Mission to Ireland

99.06.14 BUSINESS LINKS ADVANCED THROUGH TRADE MISSION TO IRELAND
99.06.14 DUBLIN - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI,MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE BUSINESS NETWORKING LUNCHEON CO-HOSTED BY THE IRELAND-CANADA BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND THE CANADIAN EMBASSY
99.05.07 MARCHI TO LEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION TO IRELAND
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April 1999: Young Entrepreneurs Mission to Northern California

99.04.07 SAN FRANCISCO - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
99.03.31 MARCHI SHOWCASES CANADA'S YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY MECCA
99.03.09 MARCHI ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS MISSION
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February 1999: Business Development Mission to the Middle East (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Gaza and the West Bank)

99.02.28 CANADA AND ISRAEL MARK SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF CIFTA
99.02.25 MARCHI OPENS NEW CANADIAN EMBASSY IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
99.02.25 DUBAI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO THE DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
99.02.24 ABU DHABI - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE CANADA-ARAB BUSINESS COUNCIL, THE ABU DHABI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CANADIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IN ABU DHABI
99.02.23 MARCHI LEADS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION TO SAUDI ARABIA
99.02.22 RIYADH - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE CANADA-SAUDI BUSINESS COUNCIL AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
99.02.19 MARCHI TO LEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION TO THE MIDDLE EAST
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January 1999: Business Development Mission to Poland and Ukraine

99.01.28 BUSINESS DEALS IN KYIV STRENGTHEN CANADA-UKRAINE RELATIONS
99.01.28 KYIV - NOTES FOR AN ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO THE CANADIAN BUSINESS DELEGATION BUSINESS SESSION
99.01.27 MARCHI OPENS NEW CANADIAN LEARNING CENTRE IN KYIV
99.01.26 WARSAW - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO THE BUSINESS NETWORKING LUNCHEON WITH THE CANADA-POLAND BUSINESS CLUB AND THE CANADIAN BUSINESS DELEGATION
99.01.25 MARCHI WITNESSES SIGNING OF CANADIAN BUSINESS DEALS IN POLAND
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May 1998: Business Development Mission to Italy

98.05.20 MARCHI WELCOMES NEW DEALS BETWEEN CANADIAN AND ITALIAN BUSINESSES
98.05.20 ROME - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE ON ITALY-CANADA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND POTENTIAL
98.05.15 UDINE - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO THE UDINE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DINNER
98.05.11 MARCHI TO LEAD CANADIAN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MISSION TO ITALY
98.05.06 MONTRÉAL - ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE SERGIO MARCHI, MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TO THE ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CANADA
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News releases and speeches for Team Canada Missions

February 2002: Russia and Germany

02.02.21 First Team Canada Mission to Europe Wraps-up with Over Half a Billion in New Business (PDF)
02.02.19 Team Canada 2002 Delivers Nearly $70 million in New Business Deals in Berlin (PDF)
02.02.15 Team Canada Scores $337 million in New Business Deals in Russia (PDF)
02.02.14 Canada and Russia Strengthen Bilateral Partnerships During Team Canada Visit to Moscow (PDF)
02.02.08 Prime Minister to Lead Team Canada 2002 to Russia and Germany (PDF)
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February 2001: Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong

01.02.17 Team Canada 2001 Concludes With $5.7 Billion in New Deals (PDF)
01.02.15 Team Canada 2001 Completes Second Leg of Mission With $314 Million in New Deals (PDF)
01.02.13 Team Canada 2001 Scores Over $5 Billion in New Deals in Beijing (PDF)
00.12.01 Team Canada to visit Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong in February 2001 (PDF)
00.05.10 Prime Minister Announces Team Canada 2000 to Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong (PDF)
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September 1999: Japan

99.09.17 Canada and Japan: A global partnership for the 21st century
99.09.16 Team Canada Japan Results in $409 Million in Deals for Canadian Firms (PDF)
99.09.14 Prime Minister Jean Chrétien - Address on the Occasion of a Team Canada Business Dinner (PDF)
99.08.31 Australia Portion of Team Canada '99 to be Deferred (PDF)
99.05.07 Prime Minister Announces Team Canada 1999 to Japan and Australia (PDF)
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January 1998: Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile

98.01.22 List of New Canadian Business Initiatives in Chile (PDF)
98.01.22 Team Canada '98 Scores Record Number of Deals (PDF)
98.01.22 International Trade Minister Opens Canadian Education Centres in Argentina and Chile (PDF)
98.01.22 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Team Canada Business Luncheon (PDF)
98.01.21 Bilateral Agreements Strengthen Canada-Chile Relations (PDF)
98.01.21 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi Minister for International Trade at the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Plenary Session (PDF)
98.01.20 Team Canada Deals Highlight Bright Future for Canada-Argentina Trade Links (PDF)
98.01.20 List of New Canadian Business Initiatives in Argentina (PDF)
98.01.20 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Team Canada Business Luncheon (PDF)
98.01.19 Canada and Argentina Forge Closer Ties With New Bilateral Accords (PDF)
98.01.19 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi Minister for International Trade at the Opening of the Business Plenary Session (PDF)
98.01.16 List of New Canadian Business Initiatives in Brazil (PDF)
98.01.16 Secretary of State Kilgour Opens Canadian Education Centre in Brazil (PDF)
98.01.16 Team Canada Forges New Business Deals in Latin America's Largest Market (PDF)
98.01.16 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Team Canada Business Luncheon (PDF)
98.01.15 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi Minister for International Trade at the Brasilia Business Luncheon (PDF)
98.01.15 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi Minister for International Trade at the Opening Session of the Canada-Brazil Business Forum (PDF)
98.01.13 Team Canada Signs Largest-Ever Number of Deals Today in Mexico City (PDF)
98.01.13 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi, Minister for International Trade on the Occasion of the Team Canada Business Luncheon (PDF)
98.01.12 International Trade Minister officially opens Canadian Education Centre in Mexico City (PDF)
98.01.12 Bilateral Agreements Strengthen Partnership between Canada and Mexico (PDF)
98.01.12 Notes for an Address by the Honourable Sergio Marchi, Minister for International Trade, to the Opening Session of the Canada-Mexico Business Forum (PDF)
97.12.18 Team Canada '98 to Expand Market for Canadian Goods in Latin America (PDF)
97.09.20 Team Canada '98 to Promote Trade and Investment in Latin America (PDF)
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January 1997: Korea, Philippines, Thailand

97.01.17 Team Canada reaches high water mark in Thailand (PDF)
97.01.17 Canada and Thailand reach new bilateral agreements (PDF)
97.01.17 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Canada-Thailand Business Forum luncheon (PDF)
97.01.15 Team Canada Concludes new business deals in the Philippines (PDF)
97.01.15 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Philippines-Canada Business Forum (PDF)
97.01.14 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at a dinner hosted by the President of the Republic of the Philippines (PDF)
97.01.13 Canada and Korea Reach New Bilateral Agreements (PDF)
97.01.13 Eggleton Releases Canada's Trade and Investment Action Plan for the Republic of Korea (PDF)
97.01.13 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Korea-Canada Business Council luncheon (PDF)
97.01.13 An Address by the Honourable Art Eggleton Minister for International Trade on the Occasion of the Korea-Canada Business Council Meeting (PDF)
97.01.10 Canada-Korea special partnership strengthened by new bilateral agreements (PDF)
97.01.10 Team Canada strikes new deals with Korean partners (PDF)
96.12.11 Team Canada 1997 Mission to promote trade and investment partnerships with Asia (PDF)
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January 1996: India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia

96.01.18 Canada opens Canadian education centre in Indonesia (PDF)
96.01.18 New Canada-Malaysia bilateral agreements (PDF)
96.01.17 Canada signs new bilateral agreements with Indonesia (PDF)
96.01.17 Team Canada in Indonesia: $2.76 Billion in commercial deals (PDF)
96.01.17 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien at the Indonesia-Canada Chamber of Commerce luncheon (PDF)
96.01.15 New Canada-Pakistan bilateral agreements mean stronger ties (PDF)
96.01.15 Team Canada in Pakistan signs more than $2 billion in deals (PDF)
96.01.14 Joint statement by Prime Minister Narasimha Rao and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (PDF)
96.01.13 Team Canada finishes India leg with more than $2.9 Billion in deals (PDF)
96.01.13 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien to the Canada-India Business Council (PDF)
96.01.11 Canada-India bilateral agreements sign of new relationship (PDF)
96.01.10 New Canadian business initiatives in India (PDF)
96.01.10 Team Canada launches new partnership with India (PDF)
96.01.10 Notes for an Address by the Rt. Honourable Jean Chrétien to the Confederation of Indian Industry (PDF)
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November 1994: China

  Team Canada Participants
94.10.10 Team Canada goes into overtime as new deals scored: Shanghai and added Beijing deals top success of trade mission
94.10.08 Team Canada scores more than $5 billion in deals: AECL also signs $3.5 billion CANDU deal

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