Chinese and Canadian firms signed 56 deals worth more than $1.2 billion at a ceremony on Thursday, Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said in Shanghai. The deals signed on Thursday involve companies in sectors from seafood to clean technologies, the trade minister said ahead of a speech by Trudeau. Canola deal comingThe trade minister said an 11th-hour deal to delay new, stricter rules on canola imports was a meaningful and important step for Canada. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. (Wu Hong/Reuters)Freeland said Canada is committed to reaching a long-term and permanent canola deal with China at an early date.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2016 13:02 UTC