OTTAWA, Ontario From Monday, May 26 to Thursday, May 29, the Government of Canada hosts the 38th Annual Meeting of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Caribbean Heads of Government, Ministers of Finance and Development, Governors of Central Banks, as well as representatives from international organizations and Canadian financial institutions will attend the meeting.
The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Bank’s Governor for Canada, will chair the Board of Governors meeting, May 28-29. The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation and the Premier of Nova Scotia, the Honourable Rodney MacDonald will join Minister Bernier in officially opening the meeting. Secretary of State Helena Guergis will also be attending and will play a prominent role in the Bank’s meeting, as well as other events.
The Government of Canada will sponsor additional key events before and after the Bank’s official meeting. Sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, these events will showcase our longstanding relationship and encourage future collaboration between Canada and the Caribbean.
