Canada's Global Markets Action Plan

The Global Markets Action Plan (GMAP) was Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government strategy to generate employment opportunities for Canadians by expanding Canadian businesses and investment in other countries in a highly competitive global environment.^[1]^[2]^[3]

After Ed Fast was appointed Minister of International Trade in 2011, Harper asked him for a blueprint prioritizing trade in Canada's foreign policy.^[2] On November 27, 2013, Fast delivered a comprehensive report on a Global Markets Action Plan.^[4]

^ "Global Market Action Plan". Canada's Economic Action Plan. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Tories' new foreign-affairs vision shifts focus to 'economic diplomacy'". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ "There Is More to Foreign Policy Than Trade". Canadian International Council. November 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
^ "Harper Government Launches New International Trade Plan". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

[GMAP-1] "Global Market Action Plan". Canada's Economic Action Plan. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[TNFAVSF-2] "Tories' new foreign-affairs vision shifts focus to 'economic diplomacy'". The Globe and Mail. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[TIMFPTT-3] "There Is More to Foreign Policy Than Trade". Canadian International Council. November 28, 2013. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

[HGLNITP-4] "Harper Government Launches New International Trade Plan". Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2015.

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