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Relations between Canada, Quebec
and Ireland
Jean Charest, partner
October 28th, 2016
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Canada’s Positioning
• A country founded by the First Nations, the French and the English;
• A country with two official languages;
• A small population base (36 million people);
• A country welcoming immigration: in 2011, 20.6% of the total population was
born abroad, the highest proportion among the G8 countries;
(Statistics Canada)
• A highly decentralized federation;
• A GDP of about 1565 trillions $, accounting for close to 1,5% of the world GDP
in 2014 and ranking15th;
(The World Bank)
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Canada’s Positioning
• A country based on strong communities and small-c conservative values;
• A knowledge-based economy with a well-educated population;
• A trading nation: 60% of GDP is trade based.
(Global Affairs Canada, Trade and Development Canada)
• Rich in natural resources;
• An urbanization level close to 82% in 2014, rising toward 88% in 2050;
(World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision – Highlights,
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs)
• Canada is the country with the most cities in the top 12 Best Student
Cities in 2015: Montreal 8th , Toronto 9th, Vancouver 12th;
(Quacquarelli Symonds)
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Canada’s Positioning
Canada’s economy needs to diversify its markets and be less
dependent on the United States:
• United States is Canada’s first trading partner;
• One in seven jobs in Canada depends on trade with United States;
• United States is the destination of more than 70% of Canadians
exports (77% in 2014).
(Global Affairs Canada)
• Yet, China has become the largest US trading partner, dethroning
Canada.
(The Globe and Mail, November 6, 2015).
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Canada’s Positioning
(Data as of June 2014; ‘‘Shifts in U.S. Trading Partners From 1984 to the Present’’, Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2014)
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Canada’s Positioning
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Globe and Mail, september 2016
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Immigration
Canada: A country welcoming immigration:
– Canada today has one of the highest immigration rates
in the world
– The system has produced one of the most successful
immigrant population in the world
– For the past 2 decades, it has admitted about 250 000
newcomers a year – close to 1% of the population –
and Ottawa expects that number to grow to 337 000 a
year by 2018. (Wall Street Journal, Sept 18th 2016)
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Immigration
– In 2011, 20.6% of the total population was born
abroad, the highest proportion among the G8 countries
(Statistics Canada)
– According to the OECD, Canadian immigrants are
better educated than any other country’s foreign-born
population
– 53% of them enter Canada with college degrees, compared
with 39% in the US (Wall Street Journal, Sept 18th 2016)
– Canada has never had much of a problem with
undocumented migrants, thanks to its geographic
isolation. No more than 6% (Wall Street Journal, Sept
18th 2016)
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Portrait of Quebec
The province of Québec is characterized by its territory of over
1 600 000 km2 and by its unique personality, stemming from its
Francophone majority and the rich cultural mix of its population. It is the
only Canadian province that uses French as its first language.
A modern society, Québec is known for its democratic political system
and its public services. The province in fact has a universal, free health
care system, a public education system accessible to all and a host of
social and community services. Its diversified economy is based on
natural resource development and keeps pace with information
technologies and other cutting-edge sectors.
(Government of Québec official site, 2016)
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Quebec in brief
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Population (2015): 8 263 600 inhabitants
Population density (2015): 6.4 inhabitants/km2
Total area: 1 667 712 km2 (78% land and 22%
water)
Administrative regions: 17
Capital: Québec
Largest city: Montréal
(Government of Québec official site, 2016)
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Quebec in brief
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National holiday: June 24
Political system: Parliamentary democracy
Nature of the State: Member of the Canadian
Confederation
Inhabitants called: Quebecers
Currency: Canadian dollar
Weights and measures: Metric system
(Government of Québec official site, 2016)
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The Irish in Quebec
“The relationship between the French and the Irish in
Quebec had its origins in the armies of France in which
many exiled Irish chiefs and soldiers served, often
forming distinct regiments. So great was the number of
Irish in France in the 16th century that the Irish College
in Paris was established in 1578 to educate children of
Irish exiles who were denied a Catholic education by
British authorities in Ireland. The College is still used
today for Irish cultural and diplomatic events.”
(Concordia University, School of Canadian Irish Studies, 2016)
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The Irish in Quebec
“By the end of the 1600s, it is believed that 130 of
all the 2,500 families in New France, or roughly
5%, were Irish. In 1871, after massive immigration,
the figure rose to above 10%, making the Irish the
second largest group in Canada after the French.”
“From 1816 to 1860, it is estimated that over a
million immigrants - 60% of them Irish - passed
through the ports of Quebec City and Montreal.”
(Concordia University, School of Canadian Irish Studies, 2016)
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The Irish in Quebec
“In the tragic year of 1847, the total number of deaths
among emigrants heading for Quebec City is estimated
at 17,477, of which the vast majority were Irish. It is
recorded that of these 3879 are buried at Grosse Ile,
while approximately another 5,000 are buried at the
Pointe
Saint-Charles
sheds
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Montreal.”
“The happy note of this disaster was that hundreds of
orphans in both Quebec City and Montreal were
adopted by French families but allowed to keep their
Irish names.”
(Concordia University, School of Canadian Irish Studies, 2016)
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Hub: Montreal and Dublin
There is one line for direct flight from Montreal
to Dublin for the summer season.
(Montreal Airport, International destinations, 2016)
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Similar economic sectors between
Montreal and Dublin
Montreal
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Aerospace/Aeronautics
Life sciences and Health Technologies
ICT/Digital/Video games
Film and Television
Natural resources
Real estate
Finance
Clean Technologies
(Montreal International, 2016)
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Dublin
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Film and Television
Video games
Advertising
Media/arts
ICT/Digital
Financial Services
Retail
(Dublin, Industry Sectors, 2016)
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Bilateral relations between Canada
and Ireland
“Relations between Ireland and Canada are
close, based on family ties, cultural affinities
and shared democratic political traditions”
(Embassy of Canada to Ireland, 2016)
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Bilateral relations between Canada
and Ireland
• Over 4.4 millions Canadians (or 14% of the
population) claim some Irish ancestry,
making the Irish the fourth-largest ethnic
group in Canada
• Canada and Ireland celebrated 75 years of
diplomatic relations in 2015
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Diplomatic relations between Canada and
Ireland were established in 1939
(Embassy of Canada to Ireland, 2016)
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Economic information
Statistics Canada, IMF, 2015
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Bilateral relations
Statistics Canada, 2015
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Bilateral relations
Statistics Canada, 2015
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Bilateral relations
“Canada and Ireland are party to several bilateral treaties,
including a Double Taxation Treaty (2005) and a signed
update in 2016 to the 1989 Audiovisual Coproduction Treaty
under which over 30 feature films and television dramas
have been coproduced over the past decade, including
Academy Award nominees “Room” and “Brooklyn”.”
(Embassy of Canada to Ireland and ICBA, 2016)
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Bilateral relations
The Working Holiday Program (WHP) agreement, signed by
both governments in 2003, has proved to be an effective
vehicle for strengthening ties between Canadian and Irish
youth. This initiative gives young Canadian and Irish adults
(under 35 years of age) the opportunity to work and/or
vacation in the other country.”
(Embassy of Canada to Ireland, 2016)
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Bilateral relations
“A Blue Skies air agreement was signed between Ireland and
Canada in April 2007, which allows Canadian and Irish air-carriers
to provide services between cities in Canada and Ireland. It also
allows Canadian and Irish carriers to use each other’s country as
a platform to serve other destinations. In the spring of 2014, yearround direct flights between Canada and Ireland were established
by two carriers. A new seasonal service between Atlantic Canada
and Dublin was also established on a seasonal basis.”
(Embassy of Canada to Ireland, 2016)
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Situation post-Brexit
“The decision of the UK to leave the EU has created uncertainty about whether there will be a
stable structure to keep markets open in northern Europe.”
“ As far as Brexit is concerned, eventual relations between Ireland and the UK, and the scale of
controls at the land border in Ireland, will depend on the deal Britain makes with the EU.”
“ It is difficult to see how the UK can claim to control its borders with the EU if it does not apply
the same controls on its land border with the EU in Ireland. […] It is looking likely that the UK
will leave the EU customs union because it cannot accept trade policy decisions being made in
Brussels.”
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John Bruton, former Prime minister of Ireland
(Financial Times, 15 septembre 2016)
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Change, Trends and Canada
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What can we offer
(Kevin G. Lynch, Vice-Chair BMO Financial Group and former Clerk of the Privy Council,
excerpt from “The Innovation Age” presentation, 01/28/2016)
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What’s next?
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