Canada launches Atlantic Gateway strategy
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OTTAWA: The government of Canada has announced the launch of the Atlantic Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy, as well as a $2.5 million investment in marketing the strategy.
Keith Ashfield, Minister of State for the Atlantic Gateway and Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, announced the Atlantic Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy on March 23, designed to help the region unlock its potential.
“The Atlantic Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy ensures our region has the infrastructure and regulations necessary to build the robust, competitive economy Atlantic Canada needs to prosper in the 21st century,” said Ashfield.
Canada’s Atlantic Gateway is an integrated air, rail, marine and road transportation network. It provides a transportation network between North American markets and markets in Europe, the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia via the Suez Canal.
Other features of the gateway are:
• ice-free deep water ports that can accommodate the world’s largest ships;
• airports with air cargo facilities;
• intermodal transportation facilities;
• secure and efficient border crossings;
• class 1 rail infrastructure that extends into the heart of North America;
• 64,000 kilometres of highways; and
• three main truck corridors, one linking to key markets in Ontario and Quebec, and two to the Northeast United States.
“The Government of Canada is proud to launch the Atlantic Gateway and Trade Corridor Strategy,” said Strahl. “Working together with the private sector, we’ll make Atlantic Canada a preferred choice for international commerce coming to or leaving the east coast of North America.”
The government also announced an additional $2.5 million towards marketing the Atlantic Gateway. With the new investment, more than $200 million from the Gateways and Border Crossings Fund has been committed to support the region’s strategic trade-related transportation system.
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