EDP Consulting helps communities achieve a substantial advantage in today's competitive economic development marketplace. Objective and well-grounded strategic advice based on in-depth experience and insights from analysing the competitiveness of a wide range of varied communities across North America and the locational needs of businesses across a broad range of sectors and industries.
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) came into being on June 18th 1981, when seven Eastern Caribbean countries signed a treaty agreeing to cooperate with each other and promote unity and solidarity among the Members. The Treaty became known as the Treaty of Basseterre, so named in honour of the capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis where it was signed.Following the collapse of the West Indies Federation, and prior to the signing of the Treaty of Basseterre, two caretaker bodies were created: the West Indies Associated States Council of Ministers (WISA) in 1966 and the Eastern Caribbean Common Market (ECCM) in 1968.As the islands gained their independence from Britain it became evident that there was need for a more formal arrangement to assist with their development efforts. So it was that the OECS was established. The WISA Secretariat became the central secretariat of the OECS and the ECCM, the Economic Affairs Secretariat.- See more at: http://www.oecs.org/about-the-oecs/who-we-are#sthash.8TplI2SR.dpu
Watson & Associates is one of Canada's leading economic consulting firms. Established in 1982, we offer a comprehensive range of fiscal planning and policy services to clients in government and the private sector throughout Ontario and beyond. Our unique and dynamic team of specialists has assisted clients from over 250 municipalities, utilities and school boards, as well as private industry, and senior levels of government, to frame their financial and economic strategies. Watson & Associates is widely recognized as a leading authority on the fiscal aspects of the municipal government and school board sector. The firm has earned its reputation for quality of analysis, as well as pragmatic and insightful interpretation of the issues we address. We are well known for achieving results that translate into successful outcomes for our clients.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto is the official representative of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in Canada. Accredited by Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act, the Office promotes Hong Kong's interests across Canada. It also maintains a small liaison office in Vancouver.