Business – Canada ’ s Link to Asia
Transport of People
Asian Students in Canada
International students contributed $ 8 billion
to the Canadian economy in 2014 and created over 83,000 jobs .
Canada is the seventh-most popular destination for international students .
BC had nearly 20,000 foreign Asian students in 2013 , equal to just under 20 % of all foreign Asian students in Canada .
Top BC Export Destinations ( 2014 )
10 % 5 %
17 %
Japan South Korea
Mainland China
52 %
Source : BC Stats , Annual B . C . Origin Exports , May 3 , 2016
Transport of Goods Since 2010 , BC exports to Asia have increased :
Total coal tonnage is up 16 % at the Port of Prince Rupert
Potash is up 30 % to a new record of 7.2 million metric tonnes
USA
Top countries of origin for international students : China , India , Korea , Saudi Arabia , and France .
Source : Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada , theasiafactor . ca
Seafood exports to China exceeded $ 100 million in 2011
Grain is up 17 %
BC ’ s Transportation Network
YVR airport
The Port of Vancouver
Source : TranBC , Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Online
Port of Prince Rupert
Second busiest in Canada 56 airlines serve YVR
Connects to 118 non-stop destinations in Canada , US , and worldwide
20.3 million passengers in 2015
271,500 tonnes of cargo
Source : yvr . ca , Facts and Stats
North America ’ s most diversified port
Operates across five business sectors : automobiles , breakbulk , bulk , container , and cruise
Facilitates trade with 170 world economies 2.8 million TEU ** processed
Moves $ 510 million in cargo every day
Source : portvancouver . com , About Us
Second- deepest natural harbour in the world Direct access to CN transcontinental network
Shortest Pacific route to Asia from North America
776,412 TEU ** processed in 2015
** TEU = Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit . TEU measures a ship ’ s cargo carrying capacity . Source : rupertport . com / shipping
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