Sask goes to Philippines for workers, Vietnam for students and Bayer to fight climate change

The Province of Saskatchewan says its globetrotting missions to import college students and staff and battle local weather change are paying off.

Through the last three months of 2023, Saskatchewan’s worldwide workplace community facilitated 22 commerce and funding missions, together with visits to Singapore, the Philippines and the COP28 local weather summit in Dubai.

Commerce and Export Growth Minister Jeremy Harrison mentioned the “worldwide engagement” was producing outcomes.

“Final 12 months, we exported over $50 billion price of merchandise around the globe. This implies prosperity right here at house with over 22,000 new jobs created within the final 12 months. The 2 are straight linked and that is why we’ll proceed to work exhausting to interact and create alternatives across the globe.”

Financial Growth Regina partnered with the Authorities of Saskatchewan on a number of inbound internet hosting and outbound worldwide missions, together with London, Warsaw and most not too long ago COP28 in Dubai.

Throughout COP28, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalized cooperation between the Authorities of Saskatchewan and German biotechnology big Bayer.

The MOU will see the province and the worldwide life science firm, accomplice on exploring sustainable agriculture applied sciences, with an final aim of reducing greenhouse fuel emissions in farming. This can embody work in digital farming, sensible farming and precision farming.

“This announcement may be very thrilling for our ag-tech sectors and can assist construct and shield our farming communities,” Premier Scott Moe mentioned. “We’re more than happy that Bayer is fascinated by exploring Saskatchewan’s innovation capabilities. Collectively, we may also help create new options for international meals safety and sustainability.”

Head of Technique and Sustainability of Bayer’s Crop Science division Frank Terhorst additionally welcomed the announcement.

“Local weather change, more and more confused ecosystems and a rising world inhabitants name for a change of agriculture to grow to be regenerative. We have to produce extra with much less whereas restoring extra,” Terhorst mentioned.

“Innovation and know-how are key to reaching this and we’re delighted to accomplice with Saskatchewan to form an agricultural future that can profit growers and the atmosphere.”

A Saskatchewan labour recruitment mission to the Philippines in December led to 1,400 job interviews and greater than 39,000 job functions. This effort additionally prompted 1,000 anticipated nominations for everlasting residency by way of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program.

Saskatchewan’s Vietnam workplace supported schooling gala’s and occasions on behalf of the Ministry of Superior Schooling in Vietnam that welcomed greater than 6,000 individuals and noticed participation from the College of Saskatchewan, the College of Regina and Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Prahba Ramaswamy welcomed the efforts.

“Saskatchewan’s dedication to fostering worldwide partnerships not solely creates extra alternatives for our members and companies on the worldwide stage, but in addition positions Saskatchewan as a frontrunner in sustainable agriculture and power options. Moreover, the dedication to attracting international expertise to handle our labour market wants is each strategic and inspiring.”

The closing months of 2023 additionally noticed letters of intent signed between the Saskatchewan Analysis Council, the College of Regina and the Petroleum Expertise Analysis Centre, with Khalifa College of Science and Expertise in Abu Dhabi.

“These partnerships spotlight why Saskatchewan continues to be a worldwide chief in sustainable agriculture and power options,” the federal government mentioned.

The Metropolis of Regina performed host to the 2023 Pacific Northwest Financial Area Financial Management Discussion board November 14 to17. The occasion introduced collectively native, provincial and state leaders in each private and non-private sectors for in-depth discussions on key financial topics.

The province mentioned greater than $1 billion in items had been exported to eight separate markets within the first 9 months of the fiscal 12 months and a complete of $41.3 billion had been exported as of October 2023.