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International Trade committee  Yes, thank you for the question. I'll just quickly add that it includes areas like business visitors, inter-company or inter-corporate transferees, other specialists and potentially spouses. Basically, we're providing for greater certainty and predictability. In this case, it is really a market access change where we're seeing liberalization take effect, so it is definitely an area that we see as being conducive to facilitating work in goods exports, investment, services, government procurement and other areas.

February 14th, 2022Committee meeting

Darren Smith

International Trade committee  Thank you, Chair, for the question. Canada does indeed have a diverse spectrum of services-based interests in terms of the Ukrainian market. You're looking at a range of professional services, such as engineering or architectural services. The area of environmental services is certainly one where you have Canadian expertise and potential in the Ukrainian market.

February 14th, 2022Committee meeting

Darren Smith

International Trade committee  Yes, thank you. I would just add that in addition to a robust cross-border trade-in-services chapter, as well as telecommunications, we're also looking at expanding the e-commerce chapter, although it would really be broader in terms of digital trade. There, I would say that we have three baskets of activity.

February 14th, 2022Committee meeting

Darren Smith

International Trade committee  Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Effectively, I'll just echo what Jay has just remarked on. In terms of the Ukrainian market, there certainly is strong potential for the expertise and excellence of Canadian services in relation to cybersecurity and, broadly speaking, telecommunications services to expand into the Ukrainian marketplace.

February 14th, 2022Committee meeting

Darren Smith