The Enhanced EU-Canada Economic Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs

Events - Conferences and Seminars

  • Canada Seminar Tour

    October 2012: 'How To Do Business In Europe' Seminar Tour

  • Milan

    May 29, 2012: EU-Canada Day in Milan, Italy featuring a visiting

  • Calgary

    June 13, 2012: EU-Canada Business Forum on Energy at the Global P

  • London

    October 25, 2012: The EU-Canada Day event is scheduled to last a

Sponsors

European Commission Government of Canada Government of British Columbia NCTM Studio Legale Associato Government of Alberta Postmedia Network Italian Chamber of Commerce in Brussels Promos Internazionalizzazione e marketing territoriale

About the EU and Canada

A History of Economic Cooperation
Canada and the EU have a long history of economic cooperation. Composed of 27 Member States with a total population of over 500 million and a GDP of nearly $16.8 trillion in 2010, the EU is the world’s largest single common market, foreign investor and trader. As an integrated block, the EU represents Canada's second largest trading partner in goods and services. In 2010, Canadian goods and services exports to the EU totalled $49.1 billion, and imports from the EU amounted to $55.2 billion.

According to Statistics Canada, the EU is also the second largest source of foreign

direct investment (FDI) in Canada, with the stock of FDI amounting to $148.7 billion at the end of 2010. In 2010, the stock of Canada's direct investment in the EU totalled $145.7 billion, and the EU is the destination of 23.6% of Canadian direct investment abroad. According to Eurostat, the EU identified Canada as its third largest destination and its fourth largest source of FDI in 2009. Bilateral economic relations with the EU are very important to Canada, and this economic relationship is a high priority for the Government of Canada.
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