In 2010, more than 13.3 million people—accounting for 47% of Canadians aged 15 and over—did volunteer work. Overall, volunteers devoted almost 2.1 billion hours to their volunteer activities: a volume of work that is equivalent to just under 1.1 million full-time jobs. More.

On April 3, 2012, Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, met with his NAFTA counterparts Ambassador Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative, and Bruno Ferrari, Mexico's Secretary of Economy, in Washington, D.C., to affirm Canada's commitment to enhancing North America's competitiveness by helping the critical small and medium-sized business sector continue to expand and succeed. This meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission follows the North American Leaders Summit, where the leaders of Canada, the United States and Mexico agreed that jobs and growth remain top priorities. News release.

The Woodrow Wilson Center hosted Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday, April 2nd from 4:00 – 5:00pm for a discussion with the President and CEO of the Center, Jane Harman. The webcast is available on the Wilson Center website.