Global Utah Weekly

The entire Denver office of the Canadian Consul General Dale Eisler visited Utah for two days of events including a luncheon presentation: “Canada’s Oil Sands: Energy and the Environment, a Reconciliation” a presentation to Utah’s legislators and a Reception at the Utah State Capital honoring the long-standing significant trading relationship between Canada and the state of Utah. During these events, Consul General Dale Eisler shared notable statistics including the fact that Canada is the U.S.’s largest source of imported energy, trade with Canada supports more than 7 million U.S. jobs with 61,250 of those in Utah alone. Eisler noted that Utah and Canada exchange nearly $8 million in goods daily with the sales of transportation equipment alone exceeding $206 million. Canada Quick Facts: Area Total – 3,854,085 sq mi Population – 2010 estimate 34,006,000 GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate: - Total $1.300 trillion - Per capita $39,098 GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate: - Total $1.499 trillion - Per capita $45,085