In The Know
Manitoba’s Electrifying Economy
Source: https://www.wtca.org/locations/world-trade-center-winnipeg/news/manitoba-s-electrifying-economy Manitoba’s Manufacturing sector is key to its economy. In 2019, the WTC Winnipeg began identifying the primary economic “clusters” within Manitoba,...
Importers/exporters face ‘big regulatory change’
By: Martin Cash | Winnipeg Free Press WITH travel and other border security issues caused by the pandemic, importers and exporters have had more things to worry about than strictly domestic enterprises and this week they’ve had to become familiar with a new...
SYMPOSIUM | China’s Latest Five-Year Plan: Insights for Western Canadian Trade
A One-Week Virtual Symposium | May 10-13, 2021Source: Canada West Foundation – https://cwf.ca/research/publications/symposium-chinas-latest-five-year-plan-insights-for-western-canadian-trade/ For firms, producers and others in Western Canada that...
True North Strong and Free (Trade)
Source: https://www.wtca.org/locations/world-trade-center-winnipeg/news/title-true-north-strong-and-free-trade In partnership with the Government of Manitoba, the WTC Winnipeg helped organize a highly successful B2B delegation to the True North...
Demand blooms as supply wilts
Florists plead for patience as pandemic-related flower shortage looms over Mother’s Day Source: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/demand-blooms-as-supply-wilts-574294612.html By: Martin Cash | Winnipeg Free Press Michele Pitre, the owner of...
Winnipeg florists warn of shortage of fresh-cut flowers for Mother’s Day
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/7813964/winnipeg-flower-shortage-mothers-day/ By Shane Gibson , Global News https://globalnews.ca/video/embed/7812819/#autoplay&stickyiframe=miniplayer_7812819_608b02ef929a0&mute With less than two weeks until Mother’s...
World Trade Centre Winnipeg Offers Earth Day Tips
Source: Winnipeg Free PressReporter: Martin Cashhttps://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/world-trade-centre-winnipeg-offers-earth-day-tips-574248282.html With the pandemic causing an existential threat to the future of so many businesses, many small and...
‘Holy cow’: Feds take stake in Air Canada as airline lands $5.9B in aid
Noah Zivitz, Managing Editor, BNN Bloomberg April 12, 2021 Source: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/feds-take-stake-in-air-canada-as-airline-taps-leeff-for-5-9b-1.1589311 More than a year since COVID-19 started roiling the global aviation industry, Air Canada...
Trading Places: Canada’s place in a changing global economy
Josh Nye, Naomi Powell and Cynthia LeachMarch 30, 2021 Source: RBC Economicshttps://thoughtleadership.rbc.com/trading-places-canadas-place-in-a-changing-global-economy/ Key findings: The U.S. is moving to reengineer critical supply chains and reshore manufacturing to...
December Webinars and Training Videos
Starting a Business in Manitoba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwC8yUc8Guo Digital Presence Series: Monitoring Success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJV3mYUr-_w Leading Through a Crisis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAA9GmZ0XrQ Grow Your Sales: Prepare Your Sales...