PHNOM PENH: Ms. Sara Wilshaw, Canada’s Chief Trade Commissioner and Assistant Deputy Minister of International Business Development at Global Affairs Canada, will lead Canada’s largest-ever trade delegation to Cambodia as part of the 2025 Team Canada Trade Mission (TCTM) to Thailand and Cambodia, taking place from May 28 to 30.
According to a news release AKP received this afternoon, while in Phnom Penh, Ms. Wilshaw will be joined by 90 representatives from over 50 Canadian organisations, seeking to explore commercial and partnership opportunities in this dynamic ASEAN economy.
The mission builds on deepening bilateral ties, following the investment promotion visit to Canada by Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol, First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in September 2024, it added.
As a signature initiative under Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and Trade Diversification Strategy, TCTMs help Canadian exporters and innovators expand into strategic global markets, strengthen supply chains, and forge long-term, inclusive partnerships through direct engagement with key decision-makers and local stakeholders, the source pointed out.
The Plenary Session of the Team Canada Trade Mission is scheduled to take place on May 29 at the Hyatt Regency, Phnom Penh from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The session will feature remarks by Ms. Sara Wilshaw, and H.E. Sok Siphana, Senior Minister and Advisor to the Prime Minister, as well as other senior Canadian and Cambodian representatives.
During the visit, Ms. Bilateral Wilshaw also planned to meet with senior Cambodian officials, including Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Sun Chanthol, Senior Minister and Advisor to the Prime Minister H.E. Sok Siphana, Minister of Commerce H.E. Mrs. Cham Nimul, and Minister of Agriculture H.E. Dith Tina. Discussions will cover shared trade and investment priorities, sector-specific opportunities, and progress on the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement.