The Embassy of Canada announced on Friday, 15 February 2019, a new program to back young businessmen interested in exporting to Canada. Ambassador Shauna Hemingway said that the government seeks to encourage the export of farmed and manufactured products to Canada.
The embassy is working with the Dominican-Canadian Chamber of Commerce on an online export platform.
In a visit to El Dia newspaper, she explained that trade between both countries is US$1.4 billion annually. Merchandise exports to the Dominican Republic from Canada were $200 million in 2018, while imports from the Dominican Republic to Canada totaled over $1.2 billion.
Canadian investment in the Dominican Republic is around US$7 billion, in companies such as Barrick Pueblo Viejo, The Bank of Novia Scotia, among others. Around 900,000 Canadians visit the country every year. She estimated there are 30,000 to 40,000 Dominicans living in Canada. Ambassador Hemingway also spoke of work programs available to skilled Dominicans in Canada.
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Canada government
18 February 2019
