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International Trade committee I'll let me colleague Nathalie Béchamp take that question.
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee That's definitely something we can forward to you. Part of our mandate is to promote Canada as a premier investment destination, so marketing and advertising is a key and fundamental part of what we do, and where a portion of our budget goes.
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Our formal metrics are part of our departmental results framework, which is included in our departmental plans. One of them is to brand Canada as a premier investment destination, and we want to see an increase on the confidence index that investors have of Canada as an investmen
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Yes, we can definitely provide some additional figures. One thing that I can provide right now, which minister alluded to in her opening statement, is that in 2019 and 2020 we helped facilitate 18 investment deals coming into Canada, which have the potential to create 2,000 jobs
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Yes, we'll look at providing a breakdown of those numbers when possible.
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee The investments that come through the Invest in Canada Hub are like any investments that would be facilitated for the Government of Canada. They're all required to follow the same rules and guidelines as any investment that comes through Canada. I also have my colleague Nathalie
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Definitely a part of Invest in Canada's strategy is to support the government's objective of trade diversification, and that's done through the multiple different investors we work with from different countries for different sectors all across Canada. Definitely part of our area
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Yes, definitely. Like many organizations around the country, we had to do some pivoting last year, and I believe the trade commissioner service said this well. It developed virtual tools, as did we. We saw that in-person live events were no longer happening, so we pivoted to par
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Do you mean the department itself?
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee One of our main objectives was to bring the whole of government under one umbrella when we showed up to events. That was part of our creation and part of what we were supposed to deliver on. Showing up to events under the Canada umbrella, as team Canada, was a bit of a challenge
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee Thank you for that question. I believe I will be able to respond. Invest in Canada has key objectives to achieve its mandates. One is to promote Canada as a premier investment destination. It's also to work on facilitating and accelerating investment decisions into Canada by off
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran
International Trade committee I don't have the comparison in front of me, but I know that as a new organization starting up, our funding gradually increased until where we are today, at our steady state of $34 million. We believe this is sufficient to achieve our mandate as it's set out for us right now, with
April 26th, 2021Committee meeting
Katie Curran