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Harper Government Makes Investment to Develop Key Export Markets for Canadian-Bred Horses
Winnipeg, MB, February 7, 2014 - On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, Member of Parliament Ted Falk (Provencher) announced today an investment of up to $483,650 in Equine Canada (EC) to help develop key export markets with long-term potential for the sale of Canadian-bred horses and horse genetics. The goal is to help Canadian horse breeders compete effectively and successfully in the international market place.
EC will lead missions to, and host
visitors from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China and South Africa to enable Canadian and foreign stakehold- ers to meet face to face. To capitalize on the large number of international visi- tors expected to attend the PanAm Games in Toronto in 2015, EC will also hold a PanAmerican Showcase featuring Canadian horses.
Quick Facts There are more than 900,000 hors-
es in Canada. Their use for sport and leisure, tourism, breeding, food produc- tion and related industries involves one million Canadians. The horse industry supports more
than 77,000 on-farm jobs for the breed- ing and care of horses.
Equine Canada is a national sport
and recreation equine organization that promotes the achievements of Canadi- an-bred horses to boost the profile of the industry. Canada and the European Union
(EU) have reached an agreement in principle on a Comprehensive Econom- ic and Trade Agreement that will signif- icantly boost trade and investment ties. Upon entry into force, almost 94 per cent of EU agricultural tariff lines will be duty-free. This investment is made through
the Market Development stream of the Government of Canada’s AgriMarket- ing Program, a five-year, $341-million initiative under Growing Forward 2. “The Government of Canada
remains committed to supporting the agricultural industry through strategic investments to grow international mar- kets. This investment will help the equine sector develop key export mar- kets for our Canadian-bred horses to ensure the long-term sustainability of the industry.” said Ted Falk, Member of Parliament for Provencher. “Equine Canada is extremely
pleased to receive funding under the Growing Forward 2 AgriMarketing. We believe strongly in the importance of
this program on behalf of our industry. This funding is another step towards ensuring the long-term sustainability of the Canadian equine industry. We have two main objectives: develop key export markets with long-term potential for the sale of Canadian-Bred horses and the rejuvenation of domestic demand for those horses by showcasing the wide range of opportunities available to the new generation of Canadian horse own- ers.” said Michael Gallagher, President Equine Canada. For more information on the pro-
grams please follow the links below:
Growing Forward 2 (Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada) -
http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/about-us/key- departmental-initiatives/growing-for- ward-2/?id=1294780620963 AgriMarketing Program (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
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http://www.agr.gc.ca/eng/?id=13579411 92614 Comprehensive Economic Trade and Agreement (Canada’s Economic Action
Plan)
http://actionplan.gc.ca/en/content/ceta- aecg/canada-eu-trade-agreement
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