The recently signed free trade deal between Canada and the European Union should boost seafood exports and create more jobs in fishing communities, according to Trade Minister Ed Fast.
The federal Conservative government is ramping up its publicity campaign on the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), making claims on what it means for Nova Scotians.
Fast touted Ottawa’s new deal to a group of seafood industry players in Halifax on Wednesday.
Once CETA comes into effect, which is expected in 2015, almost all EU tariffs on Canadian fish and seafood will be eliminated. That alone is expected to mean $25 million to $30 million in savings.
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