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<p><font face="Arial" size="+1"></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>November 15, 2002 <em>(4:40 p.m. EST)</em> No. 148</strong></font></p>
<p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>PETTIGREW LEADS TRADE MISSION TO AFRICA</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial">International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew will lead a trade mission to South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal,
from November 16 to 26, 2002, to promote business relationships between Canadian companies and African
partners.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">"Africa remains an unknown market for most Canadian companies," said Minister Pettigrew. "During this
mission, we want to open doors for Canadian businesses by developing strong partnerships with African
countries. Given Africa's commitment to modernizing its private and public sectors, there are numerous
opportunities for Canadian companies to explore."</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Over 100 delegates from Canadian companies and organizations will participate in the mission. "The interest
shown by the Canadian business community confirms Canada's commitment to forging closer ties with Africa,"
said Mr. Pettigrew. "We want to help create the conditions for sustained economic growth in Africa, and trade is
a key ingredient."</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">During the trade mission, Minister Pettigrew will meet with his counterparts and key leaders who have played an
important role in the New Partnership for Africa's Development. The mission will also focus on improving the
overall Canada-Africa trade and investment relationship. He will also have the opportunity to talk about the
initiatives Canada will put forward in order to support innovation and economic growth in Africa.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">In 2001, Canada-Sub-Saharan Africa bilateral trade in merchandise totalled $1.69 billion; merchandise exports
to that region grew to $690 million and imports totalled $1 billion. For the year 2000, sales of services added
$629 million to Canadian exports. There is unrealized potential for increased Canadian trade and investment in
the region.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">For more information on this mission, please visit the Team Canada Web site at <a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221121001/http://www.tcm-mec.gc.ca/africa">www.tcm-mec.gc.ca/africa</a></font></p>
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<p><font face="Arial">A list of participants in the Canada Trade Mission to South Africa, Nigeria and Senegal is attached. </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">For further information, media representatives may contact:</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Sébastien Théberge</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Director of Communications</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Office of the Minister for International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 992-7332</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Media Relations Office</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">(613) 995-1874</font></p>
<p><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221121001/http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/"><font face="Arial">http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial"><strong></strong></font><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>Backgrounder</strong></font></p>
<p><font face="Arial" size="+1"><strong>LIST OF PARTICIPANTS</strong></font></p>
<table border="1" width="100%" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1">
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial"></font><font face="Arial"><strong>Organization</strong></font></td>
<td><font face="Arial"><strong>City, Province</strong></font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">ADA Experts-conseil</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Quebec City, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Afrique Expansion Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Beauchemin International</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Bombardier Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canac Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Saint-Laurent, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canaccord Capital Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canadaide (Canada Aide Internationale au
Développement équitable Inc.)</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Quebec City, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canadian Commercial Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canadian International Development Agency</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Hull, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canadian Studies Support System Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Fort St. John, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Canarail International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Citizenship and Immigration Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Comex Canada Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">CPCS Transcom Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Culloden Capital Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Daniller + Associates</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Edmonton, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Department of Business New Brunswick</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Fredericton, New Brunswick</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Dubé International</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Asbestos, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Éditions L'Artichaut</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Rimouski, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">EDUCOM Training Systems Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Enertec Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Export Development Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Festival of Flags</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">First Nat Consulting and Export Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Pointe-Claire, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Fugro Airborne Surveys</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mississauga, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Geomar International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Westmount, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Glenergy Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Petawawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Global Vision</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Cantley, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Groupe College Lasalle Montreal</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Groupe Infotel Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Longueuil, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">GTI Consortium</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Beloeil, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Harris Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Ibabs Network Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Informatique D.B.D. Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Laval, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Infoserv</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Laval, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Iris Technologies Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Junior Team Canada</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Sillery, Cantley, Quebec</font>
<p><font face="Arial">Moncton, New Brunswick</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Victoria, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Keur Khadim Canada Ltée</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">KMH International</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">La Chambre de Commerce, d'Industrie et des Mines
Canada-Afrique</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">La Société Éducative de l'Alberta</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Edmonton, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Le Groupe S.M. International inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Collingwood, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Mammoth Trucks BC. Ltd</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Penticton, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Manitoba Trade and Investment Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Winnipeg, Manitoba</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">McCarthy Tetrault s.r.l.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Medical Databanks</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Scarborough, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Micro Mac Products Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Calgary, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Ministère de l'Industrie et du Commerce</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Multitech Consulting International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Pickering, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Nanfield Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mississauga, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Nexen Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Calgary, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">NiSands Limited</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Edmonton, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Nortel Networks</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Northern Lights College</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Fort St. John, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">NSI Communication Systems Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Dorval, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Pangeo Pharma Inc. (Formulex Canada Inc.)</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mont-Royal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Pharmacor Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Laval, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Primesco</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Prospectus Group Incorporated</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Radarsat International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Richmond, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Radian Communication Services Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Oakville, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Radio Canada International</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Renaissance Montréal</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">RSW International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Rutel Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Service de Communications Morrissette Ltée</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Saint-Laurent, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Shopplex.com Corporation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Calgary, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">SNC-Lavalin International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Sogimex Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Sonei Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">SR Telecom Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Saint-Laurent, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Systèmes Digigraph</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Boucherville, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Ta'an Kwach'an First Nation</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Whitehorse, Yukon</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Tecsult International Ltée</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Montreal, Quebec</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Terra Biotech</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Moncton, New Brunswick</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Terra Housing Consultants Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Vancouver, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">The Canadian Breast Cancer Laboratories Canbreal
Therodiagnostics International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Third Sector Software Solutions Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Vancouver, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Tone-a-matic International Inc.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mississauga, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Trade Facilitation Office</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Ottawa, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Valard Construction Limited</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Grande Prairie, Alberta</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Watts Griffis and McQuant Ltd.</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Toronto, Ontario</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Wayne Dunn & Associates</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mill Bay, British Columbia</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="TOP"><td><font face="Arial">Wireless Trade Group</font></td>
<td><font face="Arial">Mississauga, Ontario</font></td></tr></table>
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