ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to Canada have registered an increase of 32 per cent in the first nine months of the current calendar year.

This was stated during an online public forum-cum-ekatchehry, organised by the Pakistan High Commission in Canada on Wednesday along with its consulates in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal to take up questions and concerns of the Pakistani diaspora in Canada about consular and public services offered by the government.

During the forum, it was mentioned that the total exports from Pakistan to Canada during the January-September 2021 period increased 32 per cent compared with the corresponding period last year.

As per figures shared by Statistics Canada, during the Jan-Sep 2021 period, the total exports from Pakistan to Canada amounted to $313 million as compared with exports of $237.1 million in the same period last year.

In reply to another question, members of the Pakistani community were informed that a series of educational webinars and e-workshops were being plan­ned by the Pakistan High Commission in Canada.

He said the first such webinar involving educational experts and consultants from Canada and Pakistan would be held on November 23.

The purpose of the webinars will be to explore opportunities and prospects for Pakistani students to pursue higher education in Canada under the Student Direct Stream launched by the Government of Canada to fast track visa processing for students from certain countries, including Pakistan.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2021