6月18日｜Manitoba Agri-Trade 曼尼托巴省：共探农业贸易合作新机遇
Manitoba Comes to Shanghai:
Sowing the Seeds of Agri-Trade Cooperation
On the morning of June 18th, high above Shanghai’s skyline in the 40th-floor boardroom of the Kunlun Hotel, CanCham Shanghai hosted an exclusive roundtable with a visiting delegation from Manitoba — one of Canada’s leading agricultural provinces.
Leading the delegation was the Honourable Ron Kostyshyn, Manitoba’s Minister of Agriculture, joined by Deputy Minister Scott Sinclair, Director of Ministerial Affairs Chris Sanderson, and Manitoba Pork board member Scott Peters. Representing the Canadian Consulate in Shanghai were Alexandre Cérat and Claire Chen, standing alongside a group of CanCham members with deep experience navigating China’s market: Sherry and Donghai from CanCham, Dominic of Liya Solutions, Professor Daniel Araya, Andrew Zhu of Pinnacle, Kurt Lou of BMO, Xiaoye Chen of Junzejun Law, and Ian Lu of Grant Thornton.
6月18日上午，在上海昆仑饭店40楼会议室，加中商会（CanCham Shanghai）迎来了一支来自曼尼托巴省的代表团——该省是加拿大农业实力最雄厚的省份之一。
代表团由曼尼托巴省农业部长Ron Kostyshyn率领，副部长Scott Sinclair、部长事务主任Chris Sanderson，以及曼尼托巴省猪肉协会（Manitoba Pork）董事Scott Peters一同出席。加拿大驻上海总领事馆的Alexandre Cérat与Claire Chen也应邀到场，与深耕中国市场多年的加中商会会员齐聚一堂：加中商会的Sherry和Donghai、Liya Solutions的Dominic、地缘政治学教授Daniel Araya、Pinnacle的Andrew Zhu、蒙特利尔银行（BMO）的Kurt Lou、君泽君律师事务所的Xiaoye Chen，以及致同会计师事务所（Grant Thornton）的Ian Lu。
Manitoba’s strengths in crop production, livestock, food processing, and agricultural innovation set the stage for a candid exchange. The delegation came with real questions: What does the business environment in East China actually look like today? What are the practical hurdles to setting up local operations? What regulatory realities should Manitoba businesses prepare for — and what does successful, sustainable market entry actually take?
CanCham’s members didn’t hold back, sharing hard-won insights from years of operating in China’s agriculture, finance, legal, and biotech sectors.
By the end of the morning, the tone in the room said as much as the words. The Manitoba delegation and the Consulate expressed genuine appreciation for CanCham’s role in making the conversation possible — and there was a clear sense that Manitoba isn’t just testing the waters. They’re thinking seriously about what a lasting presence in China could look like.
As Canada and China continue to navigate a complex trade relationship, moments like this matter: real conversations, in the room, between people who build the bridges. CanCham Shanghai looks forward to continuing to support Manitoba’s agriculture sector as this dialogue moves forward.
曼尼托巴省在农作物种植、畜牧业、食品加工及农业创新方面的优势，为这场坦诚的交流奠定了基础。代表团带着切实的问题而来：华东乃至中国市场的商业环境究竟如何？在本地设立业务会面临哪些实际障碍？企业应如何应对监管现实？成功且可持续的市场进入，究竟需要什么？加中商会的会员们毫无保留，分享了多年深耕中国农业、金融、法律及生物科技领域积累的宝贵经验。
会议接近尾声时，会议室里的氛围已胜过言语本身。曼尼托巴代表团与领事馆对加中商会促成此次交流表示由衷感谢，而现场也能明显感受到——曼尼托巴省不只是在试探市场，而是在认真考虑在中国建立更长期的业务布局。
在中加贸易关系持续演变的当下，这样的时刻尤为珍贵：搭建桥梁的人们，坐在同一间会议室里，进行真实的对话。加中商会期待在这一对话持续推进的过程中，继续为曼尼托巴省的农业合作提供支持。
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