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EFTA trade promotion planned across Canada
In close co-operation with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and the regional offices of International Trade Canada, the embassies and consulates general of the EFTA states in Canada will organize, in the fall of 2008, all-day promotional events across Canada to give potential Canadian investors and business partners a better understanding of the business opportunities that the EFTA economies have to offer.
The road show for the Canada - EFTA free trade agreement will start off in Toronto on Oct. 27 and end in Vancouver on November 5. Presentations are also planned in St. John’s Oct. 28, Halifax Oct. 29, Charlottetown Oct. 30, Montreal Oct. 31, Winnipeg and Calgary Nov. 3 and Edmonton Nov. 4. The EFTA- countries will use these opportunities to present themselves as highly attractive locations for business and investments.
In January 2008 Canada and the member states of EFTA –Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – signed the free trade agreement that will come into force on Jan. 1, 2009 after completion of parliamentary procedures. Thereby, the economic ties between Iceland and Canada will be strengthened significantly.
The Canada-EFTA FTA places the emphasis on the removal of customs duties on industrial goods and some processed agricultural goods, as well as other trade barriers. As for selected non-processed agricultural products, the EFTA states have concluded individual bilateral agreements.
