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Garreth Bloor
Garreth Bloor has served as President of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business since 2019 and is a seasoned consultant. As President of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business he has led trade and investment engagements across Canada and on the African continent. They have included Prime Ministers, leading CEOs, Cabinet Members and entrepreneurs on both sides of the Atlantic. Under his leadership the organization has grown, with new offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Accra, while on-the-ground with event programs throughout Canada and African markets, including Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Bloor is committed to intra-African free trade and their supporting institutions. Since 2024 he has served as an expert witness on Canada-Africa relations appearing before the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), as well as the Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He was an invitee to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deliberations during the Extraordinary Summit in Niger in 2019 and chairs regular bilaterals and forums with the African Union and African Development Bank, hosted by the Chamber. During his tenure he has rapidly expanded the programs offered by the organizatio...
About Garreth Bloor
Garreth Bloor has served as President of the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business since 2019 and is a seasoned consultant. As President of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business he has led trade and investment engagements across Canada and on the African continent. They have included Prime Ministers, leading CEOs, Cabinet Members and entrepreneurs on both sides of the Atlantic. Under his leadership the organization has grown, with new offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Accra, while on-the-ground with event programs throughout Canada and African markets, including Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Bloor is committed to intra-African free trade and their supporting institutions. Since 2024 he has served as an expert witness on Canada-Africa relations appearing before the Canadian Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (FAAE), as well as the Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He was an invitee to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) deliberations during the Extraordinary Summit in Niger in 2019 and chairs regular bilaterals and forums with the African Union and African Development Bank, hosted by the Chamber. During his tenure he has rapidly expanded the programs offered by the organizatio...