Canada and International Trade - Asia
As Canada's Pacific Gateway, British Columbia's historic relationship with Asia continues today.
- In 2008, 30 per cent of British Columbia's total exports went to Asia-Pacific countries and India, compared to 23 per cent in 1999
- Twenty-two per cent of British Columbia's population identified itself as Asian during the 2006 census
- British Columbia was the destination of about one-quarter of all Asia-Pacific immigrants to Canada between 2002 - 2006.
- The launch of the Asia-Pacific Initiative will increase trade, investment and knowledge sharing between British Columbia and China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia.
Learn more about the Asia Pacific Initiative and Asia Pacific Twinning opportunities.
Read about agreements and memorandum of understandings between the Government of British Columbia and Asia
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