On October 30th, 2018 , The Iraqi Embassy on Ottawa arranged a meeting between Mr. Abdulkarim Ka’ab – Iraqi Ambassador on Ottawa & Mr. Yasser Al Mimar, the president of Iraqi Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The meeting was held on Embassy of Iraq, Ottawa. Both parties has discussed the way of activating the work of Canadian companies in Iraq’s market and to identify the most important barriers that face these companies, and finding the best approach to apply and adopt a significant methods to overcome obstacles and difficulties in the market.

The Ambassador informed Iraqi Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to play a key role in cooperation with the Iraqi Embassy in Ottawa to encourage Canadian companies to enter the Iraqi market and start implementation & investment some projects there, especially most of Iraq’s areas have a stable security.

Mr. Yasser Al Mimar has confirmed that many investment opportunities for Canadian companies are available in Iraq, and all parties need to coordinate more with the Canadian government and the Ministry of International Trade Diversification and with the Iraqi side to create a good conditions and environment appropriate for these companies to work in Iraq.