Atlantic Canada is a profitable place to do business. The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is helping to promote this message to investment communities in the United States and Europe through its Atlantic Investment Strategy. The strategy is one of five components of ACOA's Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (ATIP).
Any not-for-profit economic development or business organization in Atlantic Canada can participate in this program. Applicants must have an investment plan in place and demonstrate the ability to complement existing federal and provincial investment activities.
It's a proven maxim that foreign investment creates new jobs, advances productivity and fuels innovation and technology. The Atlantic Investment Strategy aims to increase these benefits by attracting new foreign direct investment to Atlantic Canada through five key activities:
ACOA will normally contribute up to 70% of eligible costs, which include training, Web site development, promotional campaigns, video and CD production and investment conferences.
New Brunswick Contact(s):
Mr.
Brad
Sawlor
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
570 Queen Street
P.O. Box 578
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 452-3186
Fax: 506-452-3285
Toll-free (information): 1-800-561-4030
E-mail: Brad.Sawlor@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/