Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good morning. My name is Claire Citeau and I am the Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, or CAFTA. This morning, my director Ron Davidson joins me. He is the Director, International Trade and Government Relations, for the Canadian Me

International Trade committee  I think it will be meats, but I can get you more specific information as soon as possible.

International Trade committee  There are a number of measures related to the plant health environment. Mechanisms are in place to improve those conditions. In general, developing a foreign market takes a lot of time and investment. The industry is examining that aspect in particular to win back the confidence

International Trade committee  The important thing is regaining the confidence of South Korean buyers. An agreement between Canada and Korea can help create that confidence and reassure the markets.

International Trade committee  Since he's here, I will ask Martin Rice, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council, to answer your question about pork.

International Trade committee  That depends on the sector. For some sectors, tariff measures will be implemented after two, three or five years for some processed food products containing sugar. For other sectors, the implementation of tariff measures will take a little longer, about 12 or 13 years. It is im

International Trade committee  I believe most of the members forecast increasing exports to this particular market. As a result of this, in principle, more opportunities would mean more job creation.

International Trade committee  Possibly, and certainly, it's to ensure that we don't lose more jobs.

International Trade committee  That is correct. Despite the fact that Canada doesn't have a free trade agreement with South Korea yet, some of the sectors have been working on and have been able to maintain the business relationships so that they are ready to go once the agreement is implemented. The industry

International Trade committee  I think we have the information on the exports that will be reached as a result of this. I mentioned $800 million that could result as a benefit of the Canada free trade agreement.

International Trade committee  Hello. My name is Claire Citeau, and I am the executive director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance. I am here today with two directors of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance: Martin Rice, who is also the executive director of the Canadian Pork Council, and Phil de Kemp,