The 22nd Annual General Meeting

“Encourage joint ventures between Sri Lanka and Canada” said the President Sri Lanka – Canada Business Council.
The 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka – Canada Business Council was held on the 17th July 2013 at the Canada Club. The Council, which focuses on the objectives of ‘promoting investment, trade and joint venture between Sri Lanka and Canada’, is one of the twenty One bilateral business councils that function under the aegis of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.
H.E. Shelley Whiting, Ambassador Designate for Canada in Sri Lanka and Chief Guest in her speech stated that bilateral trade between Sri Lanka and Canada is growing steadily.
The total merchandise trade between Canada and Sri Lanka stood at 511 million Canadian dollars in 2012. Imports into Canada were 189 million Canadian dollars, of which about 58% which consisted of apparel. Merchandise exports to Sri Lanka for 2012 stood at 321 million Canadian dollars. Canada has established an important share of the Sri Lankan market for wheat and other agriculture commodities. Almost 84% of Canadian merchandise exports to Sri Lanka in 2012 was wheat, which is the single most valuable item exported by Canada to Sri Lanka. She also mentioned that the High Commission, in terms of focus sectors for trade they take a multi-pronged approach.