<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Canada and Panama news</title><subtitle>Canada News Centre</subtitle><updated>2024-05-22T17:56:00-04:00</updated><link href="http://localhost:8181/io-server/gc/news/en/v2?location=panama&amp;sort=publishedDate&amp;orderBy=desc&amp;publishedDate%3E=2015-01-01&amp;pick=1000&amp;format=atom&amp;atomtitle=Canada%20and%20Panama%20news" rel="self"/><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/news.html</id><logo>https://www.canada.ca/etc/designs/canada/wet-boew/assets/wmms-blk.svg</logo><entry><title>Canada announces funding for biodiversity initiative in Latin America and Caribbean</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/05/canada-announces-funding-for-biodiversity-initiative-in-latin-america-and-caribbean.html</id><summary type="html">Conserva Aves will help members of communities, particularly women, Indigenous people and Afro-descendant people, conserve more than 2 million hectares of land spanning a variety of biodiverse ecosystems in 100 key sites across the Latin American and Caribbean region.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2024-05-22T20:00:00-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/05/canada-announces-funding-for-biodiversity-initiative-in-latin-america-and-caribbean.html"/></entry><entry><title>Minister Ng meets with Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity trade ministers</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/03/minister-ng-meets-with-americas-partnership-for-economic-prosperity-trade-ministers.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, met with her APEP counterparts to discuss ways to deepen regional economic integration and develop sustainable, inclusive approaches to trade and investment.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2024-03-18T19:56:09-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2024/03/minister-ng-meets-with-americas-partnership-for-economic-prosperity-trade-ministers.html"/></entry><entry><title>Eligible travellers from 13 more countries now qualify  for visa-free travel to Canada</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/eligible-travellers-from-13more-countries-now-qualify-for-visa-free-travel-to-canada.html</id><summary type="html">Canada is a destination of choice for people looking to visit, do business or reunite with family and friends. That’s why we are committed to improving our immigration programs and services by making them more efficient and equitable for people around the world. </summary><author><name>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2023-06-06T12:52:00-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2023/06/eligible-travellers-from-13more-countries-now-qualify-for-visa-free-travel-to-canada.html"/></entry><entry><title>Minister Ng to participate in the launch of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2023/01/minister-ng-to-participate-in-the-launch-of-the-americas-partnership-for-economic-prosperity.html</id><summary type="html">The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will join United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai to launch the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP).</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2023-01-26T18:36:46-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2023/01/minister-ng-to-participate-in-the-launch-of-the-americas-partnership-for-economic-prosperity.html"/></entry><entry><title>Canada works with partners to address forced displacement in the Americas</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/09/canada-works-with-partners-to-address-forced-displacement-in-the-americas.html</id><summary type="html">Canada recognizes strong partnerships are key to addressing shared challenges and advancing the common objective of building a more peaceful, equitable and prosperous post-pandemic world.</summary><author><name>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-09-21T17:00:00-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/2022/09/canada-works-with-partners-to-address-forced-displacement-in-the-americas.html"/></entry><entry><title>Joint Declaration: Fostering a strategic dialogue between Canada and the Members of the Alliance for Development in Democracy</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/06/joint-declaration-fostering-a-strategic-dialogue-between-canada-and-the-members-of-the-alliance-for-development-in-democracy.html</id><summary type="html">Canada, and the Republic of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and the Republic of Panama, members of the Alliance for Development in Democracy (ADD) confirm our shared commitment to establish a strategic dialogue to ensure continued collaboration on advancing inclusive economic growth and strengthening democracy in the hemisphere. This is in line with the December 11 Declaration by the President of the Alliance at Puerto Plata on the need for Ministers from the Alliance to engage priorities at highest level with strategic partners.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="statements"/><updated>2022-06-10T10:37:32-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/06/joint-declaration-fostering-a-strategic-dialogue-between-canada-and-the-members-of-the-alliance-for-development-in-democracy.html"/></entry><entry><title>Parliamentary Secretary Sidhu to travel to Panama and the Dominican Republic</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/04/parliamentary-secretary-sidhu-to-travel-to-panama-and-the-dominican-republic.html</id><summary type="html">Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that her Parliamentary Secretary, Maninder Sidhu, will represent Canada at the Ministerial Conference on Migration in Panama on April 19 and 20, 2022.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-04-18T10:07:34-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2022/04/parliamentary-secretary-sidhu-to-travel-to-panama-and-the-dominican-republic.html"/></entry><entry><title>International IDEA - Joint statement on democracy</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2021/12/international-idea---joint-statement-on-democracy.html</id><summary type="html">Democracy is a universal aspiration and an enabler of sustainable development. As Member States of International IDEA, we are stewards of this conviction and heirs to the historic transformation of the past century, which turned democratic government into the global norm, thus enhancing development, human rights, peace and security. </summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="statements"/><updated>2021-12-06T15:36:47-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2021/12/international-idea---joint-statement-on-democracy.html"/></entry><entry><title>Government of Canada announces adjustments to Canada’s border measures</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/11/government-of-canada-announces-adjustments-to-canadas-border-measures.html</id><summary type="html">The Government of Canada will adjust some of Canada’s border measures beginning on Nov. 30 to include additional COVID-19 vaccines accepted for entry to Canada and changes to certain exemptions, testing and ArriveCAN requirements.</summary><author><name>Public Health Agency of Canada</name></author><category term="news releases"/><updated>2022-02-04T10:31:23-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/news/2021/11/government-of-canada-announces-adjustments-to-canadas-border-measures.html"/></entry><entry><title>Joint Declaration of Support for Democratic Transition in Venezuela</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/08/joint-declaration-of-support-for-democratic-transition-in-venezuela.html</id><summary type="html">We, a group of concerned countries including members of the Lima Group, the International Contact Group, the European Union, the United States, and others, call upon all Venezuelans, of all ideological tendencies and party affiliations, whether civilian or military, to put the interests of Venezuela above politics and engage urgently in support of a process shaped and driven by Venezuelans to establish an inclusive transitional government that will lead the country into free and fair presidential elections, sooner not later.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="statements"/><updated>2021-10-18T12:46:56-04:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/08/joint-declaration-of-support-for-democratic-transition-in-venezuela.html"/></entry><entry><title>Lima Group Ministerial Meeting February 20, 2020 Chair’s Statement</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/lima-group-ministerial-meeting-february-20-2020-chairs-statement.html</id><summary type="html">Members of the Lima Group met in Gatineau, Quebec, to reiterate our unity and unwavering commitment to the return of democracy in Venezuela, based on our fundamental values, principles and positions expressed in our previous statements.  This includes a strict adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="statements"/><updated>2020-02-20T18:03:11-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/lima-group-ministerial-meeting-february-20-2020-chairs-statement.html"/></entry><entry><title>Itinerary for Lima Group Ministerial Meeting in Gatineau</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/itinerary-for-lima-group-ministerial-meeting-in-gatineau.html</id><summary type="html">The Lima Group Ministerial Meeting will take place in Gatineau, Quebec, on February 20, 2020.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2020-02-19T14:26:00-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/itinerary-for-lima-group-ministerial-meeting-in-gatineau.html"/></entry><entry><title>Update: Media registration for ministerial meeting of Lima Group in Gatineau</title><id>https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/media-registration-for-ministerial-meeting-of-lima-group-in-gatineau.html</id><summary type="html">The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Canada will host the next ministerial meeting of the Lima Group in Gatineau, Québec, on February 20, 2020.</summary><author><name>Global Affairs Canada</name></author><category term="media advisories"/><updated>2020-02-18T11:30:34-05:00</updated><link href="https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2020/02/media-registration-for-ministerial-meeting-of-lima-group-in-gatineau.html"/></entry></feed>