New funding will help send western Canadian companies and their products abroad.
On Tuesday, officials revealed the details of a partnership that will provide more than $1 million to the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership to co-ordinate trade missions and trade show appearances.
Funds are provided through Western Economic Diversification Canada.
Over the next two years, the initiative will send companies from the four western provinces to events geared towards specific sectors, including several for agriculture, machinery and agri-food.
“The targeted support received from the Western Economic Diversification Canada and the combined efforts of the provincial trade agencies involved in today’s announcement will provide further opportunities for STEP members to participate in international trade shows where they can market their goods and services to the world,” said Lionel LaBelle, president and chief executive officer of STEP, in a news release.
