The French group Aeroconseil, expert in aeronautical engineering and air transport services, is launching its operations in Greater Montréal to develop its activities in North America. Aeroconseil Canada was created to become closer to its North American customers. The company plans to hire more than fifty employees over the next three years.
Read more : French group Aeroconseil sets up in Greater Montreal

The AEROMART 2010 business convention opened at the Palais des congrès de Montréal and will run until April 29, 2010. AEROMART is the largest networking event among contractors, OEMs, suppliers or subcontractors of aviation services worldwide. More than 1,000 participants, representing some 500 aerospace companies from 22 countries around the world, are attending. The event offers a program of B2B meetings, thematic sessions with experts on various aerospace issues and technology conferences and workshops allowing participants to showcase their special expertise and know-how.
Read more : World aerospace industry meets in Montréal for AEROMART 2010

 Atlantic Canada’s biotech leaders are headed to Chicago, Illinois, to attend the largest annual gathering for their industry in the world. The Atlantic Canadian delegation, comprised of seven companies and four associations, will showcase their products and services at the Canadian pavilion. Other promotional opportunities include the convention’s various networking receptions, one-on-one business development meetings, panel sessions and forums.
Read more : Atlantic Canada to showcase biotechnology expertise in Chicago

California-based Solver, business intelligence and performance management company, announced the opening of their Western Canadian office located in Calgary, Alberta. Solver Canada will initially focus its service and product offerings to Western Canada. Solver is Microsoft’s 2009 Business Intelligence Partner of the Year.
Read more : Solver announces new office in Canada

General Motors will invest more than $235 million at its engine plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, to make the next generation of V8 engines and install a flexible assembly line. The St. Catharines plant has already been anointed for an investment to make a fuel-efficient transmission, but getting the nod to continue assembling V8 engines is expected to add some jobs at the plant, which already employs 1,200 people. In addition, GM has announced plans to invest at its car assembly plants in Oshawa, Ont., and a crossover utility vehicle in Ingersoll, Ont.
Read more : GM to invest $235 million in Ontario plant

Thought Equity Motion, a company specializing in digitizing, delivering and monetizing video content, announced that it has opened a new sales branch in Toronto, Canada. "Our expansion into Canada further supports Thought Equity Motion’s global presence in the video licensing market," said Kevin Schaff, CEO and founder of Denver-based Thought Equity Motion.
Read more : Thought Equity Motion opens Toronto office

A new report by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says Canada’s aquaculture industry generates $2.1 billion for the economy each year and contributes thousands of jobs in coastal and rural communities. The report also found aquaculture production more than quadrupled between 1990 and 2006. Of the $2.1 billion generated in 2007, more than $960 million was triggered by B.C. fish farms and about $415 million was generated in New Brunswick, while Ontario had the third-most at just under $170 million.
Read more : Canada’s aquaculture industry netting $2.1 billion annually

According to KPMG’s Competitive Alternatives study, Greater Montréal offers the most competitive business-operating costs among the main industrialized regions in the world. The city ranks 1st among the 41 metropolitan regions studied with a population of two million or more. The cost advantage of operating in Greater Montréal is 5.8%. In general, Metropolitan Montréal’s cost advantage is more striking in non-manufacturing sectors such as IT and enterprise services, as well as R&D services.
Read more : Greater Montréal offers the most competitive operating costs among the main industrialized regions in the world

Len Mitzel, MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat announced that he will promote Alberta’s competitiveness with a focus on energy security, agriculture and transportation at the upcoming Ports-to-Plains Alliance meeting April 27-30 in Washington, D.C. Topics of the meeting will include the important role Alberta’s extensive transportation network plays in linking the Ports-to-Plains region to world markets.
Read more : Alberta to promote province’s competitiveness in Washington D.C.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) most recent economic outlook puts Canada on top of the G7 countries in economic growth this year and next. The IMF said in its World Economic Outlook that Canada’s GDP would grow 3.1% in 2010 and 3.2% in 2011. "Canada entered the global crisis in good shape, and thus the exit strategy appears less challenging than elsewhere," the IMF report shows.
Read more : Economic outlook has Canada leading G7 countries in economic growth for 2010 and 2011: IMF