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Canada–Iceland relations

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Under this trade agreement, Canadian exports to Iceland such as industrial products received tariff reductions. This included prefabricated buildings, cathode ray tubes, steel structures, aluminum structures, and doors and windows. Tariffs on Canadian frozen french fries exported to Iceland will be
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In 1975, the Icelandic Government urged Canada to establish a 200-mile offshore fishing limit to protect itself from overfishing by foreign fleets. The Foreign Minister of Iceland, Einar Aguisson, said "we sincerely hope Canada will establish an offshore limit of 200 miles". The Icelandic President
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In late 2010, the opposition party in Iceland suggested that the country should scrap its currency in favour of switching to a new currency after the very serious banking collapse in 2008. Seven out of ten Icelanders surveyed agreed with changing to a new currency if it meant more economic
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Iceland and Canada have shared close and friendly ties for a long time. A large proportion of the Icelandic population migrated to Canada during the latter part of last century and the early part this century. Today, we find by far the largest population outside Iceland, in
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said "This Blue Sky agreement will complement the recent free trade agreement signed with Iceland and other countries of the European Free Trade Association, and will help facilitate stronger business ties and enhance tourism between Canada and Iceland".
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In early 2010, the government of Iceland protested its exclusion by the government of Canada from a meeting on Arctic sovereignty attended by ministers from, in addition to Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States.
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due to the closeness of cultural customs between Canada and Iceland. Neither governments would comment and a speech by Canada's ambassador to Iceland was cancelled in March 2012, when the matter became more prevalent.
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to establish a colony. However, the colony did not last long, and much of the fate of the migrants is unknown. The first permanent migrants from Iceland arrived in Canada in 1874 to work on the rail lines at
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In 2008, Canada was Iceland's 20th largest trade partner with the top Icelandic export sectors being fish, crustaceans, molluscs (C$ 11.1m), chemicals (C$ 4.1m) and machinery (C$ 3.7m).
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Starting in March 2013, Icelandair upgraded its seasonal service from Toronto to Reykjavík to year-round. It also launched year-round service from Edmonton starting from March 2014.
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of Iceland, past president of the Icelandic National League of North America and director of the Canada Iceland Foundation. In 2006, he was the recipient of the
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said during a tour of Canada that "Iceland can't wait any longer because of depleted fish stocks and if Canada joins us we will then have an important ally."
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have longstanding foreign relations. Contact goes back over a thousand years, but formal diplomatic relations began in 1947. Both nations are members of the
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proposed an initiative where skilled, unemployed workers from Iceland would work to fill vacancies in Manitoba to help Icelanders affected by the
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announced it would commence services between Winnipeg and Iceland commencing in June 2010. However, Iceland Express has since sold to
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on a bilateral visit to Reykjavik to discuss a variety of bilateral issues including responsible resource development, expanding the
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commenced flights between Halifax and Iceland. In August 2007, Icelandair announced they intended to start flights between
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for his leadership work in the Icelandic community. In 2000, Bardal was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Icelandic
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agreement with Iceland, under the Government of Canada's Blue Sky policy. Canadian Minister of International Trade
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Opening Speech by H.E. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade; October 4, 1999
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to Winnipeg, Mary Speer, described Bardal as a "tireless advocate for strong Canadian-Icelandic relations."
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free-trade relationship, international security issues and the objectives of the Arctic Economic Council.
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Neil Bardal was an active member of the Icelandic community in Manitoba and served as a former honorary
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In 1998, the two countries signed a trade and economic cooperation agreement. In 2007, Canada signed a
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members Finland, Iceland and Sweden, on the grounds that the meeting was exclusive to members of the
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Relations between Iceland and present-day Canada began over one thousand years ago when Icelander
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and Iceland. Flights started in May 2009 between Reykjavík and both Toronto and Halifax.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir
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off the shore of Newfoundland were frequent destinations for the Icelandic trawlers.
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CANADA'S NEW GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES BLUE SKY AGREEMENT WITH THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND
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Iceland has had direct shipping connections with the Canadian province of
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In 1949, Canada appointed a non-resident ambassador to Iceland based in
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which includes Iceland. This agreement came into force July 1, 2009.
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In 1948, Iceland appointed an ambassador to Canada with residence in
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There are direct air links between the two countries. In May 2007,
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There is a community of Icelandic descent concentrated mainly in
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Prime Ministerial and Presidential visits from Iceland to Canada
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had landed in Iceland. In 1942, Iceland opened a consulate in
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In 2007, the Canadian Transport Ministry announced an
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President of Iceland (Kristján Eldjárn) visits Canada
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prosperity. The favoured currency of choice was the
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Another descendant of Canada's Icelandic community,
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Map indicating locations of Canada and Iceland
Canada
Iceland
Canada
Iceland
Arctic Council
NATO
OECD
WTO
Barents Euro-Arctic Council
Leif Erikson
L'Anse aux Meadows
Newfoundland
Kinmount, Ontario
North America
World War II
United Kingdom
United States
Canadian Prime Minister
William Mackenzie King
Canadian Government
Government of the United Kingdom
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Winnipeg
Washington, D.C.
Oslo
Norway
Ottawa
Reykjavík

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