On October 9, under the guidance of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Canada, the China-Canada Energy Trade and Investment Forum was held at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa. The event was hosted by the Canada China Chamber of Commerce and co-organized by the Canada China Business Council and the Canada-China Energy and Environment Forum. Chinese Ambassador to Canada Wang Di delivered written remarks.

Ambassador Wang said that China and Canada enjoy a solid foundation and strong complementarity in energy cooperation. He expressed the hope that the two sides will seize new opportunities arising from the improvement in bilateral relations and Canada’s efforts to accelerate energy investment and diversify its markets, further enhance mutual trust, foster a stable, transparent and predictable business environment, and continuously expand new areas for bilateral energy trade and investment cooperation.

Senators Yuen Pau Woo and Clément Gignac, former Senator Victor Oh, representatives from Natural Resources Canada, Invest in Canada and the Government of Alberta, as well as representatives from the Chinese and Canadian energy sectors, attended the forum. Participants held practical discussions on conventional energy, clean and renewable energy, the investment environment and future areas of cooperation.