A delegation of 47 companies and organizations from across Atlantic Canada will participate in an upcoming trade mission to Florida. The state, touted by many as the Gateway to the Americas, offers significant opportunities for Atlantic Canadian companies in the areas of advanced manufacturing; agri-food and seafood; building and construction products; consumer products; information communications technology; life sciences; and ocean industries.
Mission participants were announced today and include six companies and organizations from Prince Edward Island. The Team Canada Atlantic (TCA) trade mission to Miami and Orlando is scheduled for May 14-18, 2006.
“The Government of Canada is working with determination to deliver on commitments made to Canadians in five key areas, accountability, taxation, crime, child care and health care,” said the Honourable Peter G. MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA). “It’s all part of building a strong, united Canada – one that reaches our true potential. And nowhere is that potential more apparent than in our efforts to assist Atlantic Canadian exporters.”
“The Government of Prince Edward Island is excited to embark on its first Team Canada Atlantic mission to the Florida market,” said Patrick Binns, Premier of Prince Edward Island. “After eleven successful missions to US destinations, Prince Edward Island companies continue to experience impressive results. Participating Island companies will have the opportunity to explore innovative business ventures, establish new business relations, and meet with new and existing contacts in the Florida area.”
TCA is a partnership of ACOA, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Industry Canada, Foreign Affairs Canada, International Trade Canada and the four Atlantic Provinces, and is committed to strengthening the trade and investment relationship between Atlantic Canada and the United States.
Eleven previous trade missions – to the New England states, Atlanta, New York, Washington D.C., and Chicago – have helped 329 Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs to meet with more than 2,750 buyers, agents and business owners from across the United States, resulting in export sales of more than of $36 million.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Complete List of Participating Companies and Organizations
Nova Scotia
Aylward Fiberglass Inc. (Barrington); Bigfoot Systems Inc. (Martin’s Point);Burnt Out Solutions Inc. (New Minas); Canadian Informatics Consultants Ltd. (Timberlea); ECCO Environmental Consulting & Contracting Inc. (Dartmouth); Halifax Port Authority (Halifax); IQUB/The Bitz (Sackville); JW Mason & Sons Ltd. (Windsor); Lunenburg Foundry and Engineering Ltd. (Lunenburg); MacLeod Resources Ltd. (River Denys); Nova Scotia Arctic Charr (Truro); The Cider House Company (Grand Pre); V1 Labs (Halifax)
New Brunswick
All-Wood Stairs Mfg. Ltd. (Notre-Dame); Cube Automation Inc. (Tracadie-Sheila); Fancy Pokket Corporation (Moncton); Ocean Pier Inc. (Scoudouc); St-Paul Fisheries (1989) Ltd. (Caraquet); P & E Manufacturing Ltd. (Bas Cap-Pelé); Professional Quality Assurance Ltd. (Fredericton); PropertyGuys.com (Moncton); Provinent Corporation (Fredericton); R.E.S. Enterprises (Fredericton); New Brunswick Aerospace and Defence Association (Fredericton); Saint John Port Authority (Saint John); Belledune Port Authority (Belledune); East Coast Seafood/Paturel International Co. (DeerIsland); Tropical Shipping (Saint John)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Compusult Limited (Mount Pearl); Corner Brook Port Corporation (Corner Brook); Humber Valley Paving (Corner Brook); MedAtlantic Ltd. (Paradise); MedicLINK Systems (St. John’s); Motion Networks (Torbay); Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology Industries (St. John’s); Plato Group (St. John’s); Q5 Systems Ltd. (St. John’s); RW Tiller Structural Engineering (St. John’s); St. John’s Port Authority (St. John’s); Tacamor Inc. (Placentia), Yates Boatbuilding International Inc. (Springdale)
Prince Edward Island
Advantage Communications Inc. (Charlottetown); Prince Edward Island BioAlliance (Charlottetown); Ravenwood Stairways (Alberton); Spell Read P.A.T. Learning Systems Inc. (Charlottetown); Storemark Quality Fixtures (Pooles Corner); WebSMB Solutions (Charlottetown)