Are you thinking
about studying business …..?
Do
you live in Clinton
County ……?
Do
you live in New York
State ……?
Did you know that……?
The Quebec — New York Corridor
has been the chief commercial and industrial region of North
America for four centuries.
The first New York
– Québec Summit was organized in May 2002 to develop bi-national links in
transportation, tourism, science and technology as well as the Trade Corridor.
Three agreements were signed during the Summit. The first Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) was signed by Robert L. King, Chancellor of
the State University of New York, and Michel Pigeon, Rector of Université Laval
of Québec City, to increase academic and research
cooperation in such fields as security, photonics, and bioterrorism.
In 2006 New York State exports to Canada totaled $12.2 billion, an
increase of 14 percent from 2005 levels
The Quebec — New York Corridor comprises a population of
nearly 27 million. New York State is the third most heavily populated state in
the United States.
New York State is the primary international market for Quebec,
which ships over $7.6 billion worth of goods yearly to the state — 14.1% of its
total exports to the United States.
NEW YORK State is Québec’s number
one trading partner in the United
States. In 2004, trade between Québec and New York State totaled CDN $10.6 billion, the most of any American state.
In fact, New York
State alone accounts for 7.7% of Québec’s international trade and has increased by 7.6% since 2003.
New York State is also the main purchaser of Québec products in the U.S.
and imported CDN $8.3 billion
worth of Québec goods in 2004, or 12.2% of all Québec exports.
One-third of New York City’s subway
cars were built in Québec and in Plattsburgh
by Bombardier. Bombardier is also the main constructor of Amtrak’s new Acela
high speed trains that serve the Washington-New
York City-Boston corridor.
