Thursday, November 14, 2013

Ontario Opens Trade Office

Ontario is looking to increase trade in western Canada.

It's set up a new trade office in Calgary aimed giving the province's businesses an in to a lucrative gas and oil industry.

Economic Development Minister Eric Hoskins says Alberta is poised to buy billions of dollars in Ontario-made goods in the coming years, and the province is committed to seizing on that opportunity.

Alberta is currently Ontario's second-largest domestic trading partner with Goods and services trade between the two provinces topping out at 44 billion five years ago.