1. Mid-American Chamber Executives Policy Conference November 4, 2015 MID-AMERICA AND CANADA: STRENGTH, GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY /CanCGMPLS Jamshed Merchant Consul General of Canada @ CanCGMPLS @Jamshed_MPLS

2. WHAT A CONSULATE DOES 2 Our office represents Canada in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and is part of Canada’s network of diplomatic and trade offices across the United States and the world.

3. CANADA AT A GLANCE (ACCORDING TO TOM BROKAW) Key Statistics Rank Population 35.2m36 GDP (PPP)$1.8t11 GDP per capita$52,00011 GDP Growth Rate 2.0% 117 Life Expectancy 8114 Urbanization 81%47 Source: World Bank Top exports: Crude Oil & Bitumen $81.0B Motor Vehicles & Parts $68.1B Consumer Goods $52.1B Intermediate Metal Products $43.1B Chemical Products $34.9B Forestry Products $33.7B Industrial Machinery $26.8B Farm & Fishing Products $22.1B Metal Ores & Minerals $17.9B Aircraft Equipment & Parts $17.4B 2013; Source: StatsCanada

4. MORE THAN NEIGHBO(U)RS 4 Over 8 MILLION JOBS in the U.S. depend on trade and investment with Canada Canada and the U.S. are the world's largest trading partners: $735 billion in goods and services in 2013. Canada buys 3 TIMES MORE American goods than China Every MINUTE, $1.4 million in goods/services crosses the border

5. TRADE & INVESTMENT: CANADA AND MID-AMERICA 5 STATETOTAL ANNUAL TRADE CANADA AS EXPORT CUSTOMER NUMBER OF JOBS CREDITED TO TRADE/INVESTMENT WITH CANADA IA$ 7.9 BILLION#1100,000 JOBS MN$19.4 BILLION#1174,200 JOBS NE$ 3.4 BILLION#157,400 JOBS ND$ 6.7 BILLION#128,500 JOBS SD$ 1.2 BILLION#128,600 JOBS WI$12.4 BILLION#1158,000 JOBS REGION$51 BILLION#1546,700 JOBS

6. CROSS-BORDER ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE 6 “The U.S. sees Canada as a pillar of our energy security.” - Former U.S. Ambassador David Jacobson Canada is America’s largest & most secure supplier of oil, natural gas, and electricity – and a leading supplier of uranium. 70 oil and gas pipelines currently cross the U.S.-Canada border. Canada exported almost $2 billion worth of electricity to the U.S. in 2012.

7. CROSS-BORDER HIGHWAY/RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE 7

8. BEYOND THE BORDER 8 Bi-national agreement on perimeter approach to border security and economic competitiveness We work together at and beyond the border by: Addressing Threats Early Cross-border law enforcement Better facilitation of legitimate trade, travel

9. BARRIERS TO TRADE? FREE AND OPEN TRADE 9

10. CHAMBERS & CONSULATES: HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER? 10 “No two nations match up more closely together, or are woven together more deeply, economically, culturally, than the United States and Canada." -President Barack Obama 1)Build awareness 2)Work with individual companies 3)Advocate for free trade, open border

11. Mid-American Chamber Executives Policy Conference November 4, 2015 APPENDIX: STATE BY STATE Jamshed Merchant, Consul General jamshed.merchant@international.gc.ca @CanCGMPLS /CanCGMPLS @ Jamshed_MPLS

12. CANADA AND IOWA 12 Total annual trade between Iowa & Canada: $7.9 billion Over 100,000 Iowa jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada

13. CANADA AND MINNESOTA 13 Total annual trade between Minnesota & Canada: $19.4 billion Over 174,000 Minnesota jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada

14. CANADA AND NEBRASKA 14 Total annual trade between Nebraska & Canada: $6.7 billion Over 57,000 Nebraska jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada

15. CANADA AND NORTH DAKOTA 15 Total annual trade between North Dakota & Canada: $6.7 billion Over 28,000 North Dakota jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada

16. CANADA AND SOUTH DAKOTA 16 Total annual trade between South Dakota & Canada: $1.2 billion Over 28,000 South Dakota jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada

17. CANADA AND WISCONSIN 17 Total annual trade between Wisconsin & Canada: $12.4 billion Over 158,000 Wisconsin jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada