The Asia–Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is an integrated set of investment and policy measures of the Canadian

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that are focused on trade with the Asia–Pacific Region.

Asia–Pacific Gateway and Corridor

The Asia–Pacific Gateway and Corridor is a system of

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, including British Columbia Lower Mainland and

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and

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connections that reach across

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and into the economic heartlands of

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, as well as major

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and border crossings.

Mission and activities

The mission of the Initiative is to establish Canada's Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor as the best transportation network facilitating global

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between

and

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. The Initiative is led by

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and its international marketing is done by the

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facilitates Gateway discussion and funding in the four Western Canadian provinces of

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and

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. Other government agencies are also involved in the development and realization of the goals of the Initiative. Outside of government, much of the policy research on Gateway issues is conducted by the

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. The Foundation has been a longtime advocate for a coordinated and comprehensive approach to the development of the Asia-Pacific Gateway and works with both the federal and provincial governments by leading public discussions and by disseminating information from its research activities. Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Gateway Project The Asia–Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is one of three gateway projects initiated by the

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. The others are the Ontario–Quebec Continental Gateway and Trade Corridor and the Atlantic Gateway. All three were created under the National Policy Framework for Strategic Gateways and Trade Corridors.

References

External links

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Transport Canada APGCI

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20091212020747/http://www.asiapacific.ca/gateway Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Gateway Project {{DEFAULTSORT:Asia-Pacific Gateway And Corridor Initiative Transport in British Columbia

Asia–Pacific Gateway and Corridor

Mission and activities

See also

References

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