\t<\/p>\n Read Also<\/p>\n Pragmatism prevails for farmers in Canada-China trade talks<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s trade concessions from China is a good news story for Canadian farmers, even if the U.S. Trump administration may not like it. <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The goal of the partnership is to build Manitoba\u2019s \u2014 and ultimately Canada\u2019s \u2014 foreign trade capacity in the wake of new international challenges.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat it means is easier access to services for businesses, better use of (CentrePort Canada\u2019s) foreign trade zone and more resilient and reliable supply chains that help Manitoba companies reach global markets,\u201d said Jamie Moses, the Province of Manitoba\u2019s minister of business, mining, trade and job creation during a signing ceremony in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n The announcement comes as Arctic Gateway Group and the provincial and federal governments look to significantly expand the Port of Churchill, a project dubbed Port of Churchill Plus<\/a>. Goalposts of that plan include year-round shipping out of the port, better rail services and an all-weather road to the community of Churchill.<\/p>\n Centreport Canada has also been recently bolstered. In December, the Province of Manitoba announced $450,000 towards improvements<\/a> at the inland port.<\/p>\n Good for Manitoba, good for Canada<\/p>\n The new memorandum sends a signal that the province is ready to lead Canada\u2019s foreign trade in uncertain times, said Rebecca Chartrand, federal minister of northern and arctic affairs.<\/p>\n \u201cManitoba is ready to lead. Manitoba is ready to deliver. Manitoba is ready to compete,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re here because the world has changed. Global trade routes are shifting. Supply chains are strained and countries everywhere are scrambling to secure reliable ways to move goods.<\/p>\n \u201cCanada is not immune and Manitoba has felt these pressures in agriculture, in critical minerals and across the northern supply chain. But in moments like this, leadership matters, partnerships matter and vision matters, and that\u2019s what this is.\u201d<\/p>\n Chartrand called Manitoba a \u201cunique\u201d combination of inland rail, air cargo and arctic tideway access \u201cstrengthened by world-class trucking.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis MOU integrates those assets into a single logistics ecosystem \u2014 not three separate networks, but one powerful corridor capable of moving Prairie products to global markets more efficiently and securely.\u201d<\/p>\n Chris Avery, chief executive officer of the Arctic Gateway Group, called Manitoba the \u201cstrategic centre\u201d of Canada\u2019s next step as a trade leader.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is because Manitoba is truly a Maritime province. Through the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway, Manitoba has direct access to its own Maritime coast,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you combine that with the tremendous infrastructure at CentrePort Canada (and) the Winnipeg airport, you have something that\u2019s truly unique: rail, road, air and sea working together from the heart of the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n Avery briefly reported on the port\u2019s<\/a> modernization in recent years<\/a>, including multiple shipments of critical minerals through the port and the rebuilding of the railway to \u201cthe best condition that it\u2019s ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manitoba wants to make itself a go-to name for Arctic trade. 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Nick Hayes, president and chief executive officer of the Winnipeg Airports Authority, and Carly Edmundson, president and chief executive officer of CentrePort Canada Inc., sign the memorandum of understanding for a Manitoba trade alliance strengthening inland, air and arctic corridors Jan. 19, 2026. Photo: Screen capture\/Province of Manitoba\/Government of Canada<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bell-mbc.gif\")
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