What’s the Issue?
Canada’s relationship with African countries and the continent has not been a priority for our government – and this needs to change.
Over the next 30 years, trade and employment-generating industries could add trillions to Sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP. By 2050, aid, good governance, trade, and employment-generating industries could add over $10 trillion to sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP. For Canada, sitting on the sidelines would represent an enormous lost opportunity, whereas engagement could create over 400,000 additional jobs and bring in hundreds of billions to the Canadian economy.
The time is right for Canada to develop a comprehensive Canada-sub-Saharan Africa Strategy that spurs a concerted effort to leverage aid, investments, trade and diplomacy to accelerate economic growth opportunities across Canada and sub-Saharan Africa.
As the government works to create a Canada-Africa Economic Cooperation Strategy, we need to ensure that the right messages and concerns are being brought up. Help us do that by signing up.
The Canada Africa Growth Coalition (CAGC) promotes greater connections and mutual benefit between Canada and African countries.
Our stakeholders are experts in Canada-Africa relations from the areas of international development, trade and economic development, diplomacy, and diaspora mobilization. Together we promote increased Canadian investment and engagement in Africa.
The CAGC is managed by Crestview Strategy with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.