The Honourable Art Eggleton, Minister for International Trade, today
presented the 1996 Canada Export Awards to 10 Canadian companies, selected from
251 candidates, for their outstanding export accomplishments. A Lifetime
Achievement Award was presented to SR Telecom of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, marking
the company's third Canada Export Award. The presentation ceremony was held in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, in conjunction with the first annual convention of the
Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada.
This year, the
Advantage® portfolio of services of the alliance of Canada's
full-service telecommunications companies became a corporate sponsor of the
Canada Export Awards. Under the theme Partners in Trade, Advantage joins
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Export Development Corporation
(EDC) as official sponsors of the program.
"It is a great pleasure to
stand alongside these three distinguished sponsors of this year's Canada Export
Awards as we publicly recognize the dedication, perseverance and innovativeness
of these export achievers. Their contributions to economic growth and job
creation in Canada is indeed worthy of admiration," said Minister
Eggleton.
"With 37 per cent of our gross domestic product and one out of
three jobs in Canada dependent upon exports, it is essential that we encourage
and assist Canadian companies in their export endeavours. We, in government, are
refocussing our efforts to meet the needs of Canadian businesses, particularly
small and medium-sized enterprises, by providing them with accessible and
responsive programs and services. Through the Team Canada partnership between
governments and the private sector we will continue to succeed at home and
abroad."
This year, as in previous years, Canada's geographical and
industrial diversity is well represented, with winning companies from coast to
coast and products ranging from sophisticated communications equipment to unique
recreational and sports products.
® Advantage is a trademark of
Bell Canada.
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Media Relations Office
Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade
(613) 995-1874
Nicole Bourget
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister for
International Trade
(613) 996-6271
*SR Telecom Inc.
Saint-Laurent, Quebec
Acadian Seaplants
Limited
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
AULT International
Etobicoke,
Ontario
AZTECH New Media Corp.
Don Mills, Ontario
Bombardier
Aerospace
Dorval, Quebec
CAE Electronics Limited
Saint-Laurent,
Quebec
Cognos Incorporated
Ottawa, Ontario
Glegg Water
Conditioning, Inc.
Guelph, Ontario
Loewen Windows
Steinbach,
Manitoba
Option Snowboards
Vancouver, British Columbia
© Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, 1996
