Alberta Premier to Visit Montreal, Ottawa to Discuss Interprovincial and International Trade

Alberta Premier to Visit Montreal, Ottawa to Discuss Interprovincial and International Trade
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses a news conference in Ottawa on Feb.5, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
|Updated:

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will travel to Quebec and Ontario this week to meet with industry leaders in Montreal and international representatives in Ottawa, aiming to identify new trading opportunities for her province.

Smith will visit Montreal on April 9 to meet with Quebec-based private sector representatives in energy, manufacturing, aviation, and transportation, according to a March 8 news release. Smith said “strengthening” ties with eastern Canada is necessary at a time of geopolitical “uncertainty.”