The Pacific Gateway and BC
Focus:
BC is Canada’s Pacific Gateway
The Gateway is a hub of transportation activity
with a network of boats, trains, planes, and
automobiles working together to transport
people and goods across BC, Canada, and US.
Increase international trade by meeting
Asia’s growing demand for Canadian
products:
COAL
NATURAL GAS
SEAFOOD
POTASH
GRAIN
Asian Investment Treaties*
• Canada has 29 Foreign Investment
Promotion and Protection
Agreements (FIPAs) in force.
Key Success Factors:
Location & Partnerships
• Asian countries with FIPAs:
China, Thailand, and the Philippines.
• BC ports are closer to Asian markets than
any other ports on the west coast.
• Ships from Asia can reach BC up to three
days faster than Los Angeles, California
• The Pacific Gateway Alliance is made up of
the Government of Canada, the governments
of Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan, CN,
Canadian Pacific, Port Metro Vancouver, the
Prince Rupert Port Authority, and the
Vancouver Airport Authority.
Percent of Export Trade with Asia:*
10%
Canada
42%
BC
• Four out of 11 FIPAs in negotiations are
with Asian countries: Mongolia,
Vietnam, Indonesia, and Pakistan.
• India and Hong Kong FIPA
negotiations have been concluded,
but await signing or ratification.
Asia’s Importance to Canada*
By 2030, Asia will account for 53% of
the world’s population, 50% of the
world’s GDP, 64% of the global middle
class, and over 40% of global
middle-class consumption.
*Source: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
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