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The Sherbrooke Accord; Cuban-Canadian CE [APPROVED]
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The Sherbrooke Accords of 2015
Cuban-Canadian Cultural Exchange & Investment Package


Preamble: Following decades of cordial relations between the Republic of Cuba and Canada, the two nations - hereafter referred to as 'parties' when referred together - agree to an cultural exchange and allowance of Canadian investment into the Republic of Cuba.

Article I: Educational and Cultural Exchanges
i.i. Up to 250 Canadian students can apply for an exchange program to the Havana University for a year of studies, particularly in the fields of Medicine, Agronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Nursing, Latin American Studies, Spanish, History, and International Relations;
i.ii. Up to 250 Cuban students can apply for an exchange program to Canada Universities in the fields of Tourism & Hospitality, Agriculture, History, International Relations, and Engineering;
ii.i. The Republic of Cuba offers Canadian indigenous and First-Nations people to participate in programs to study Cuban, as well as pre-Columbian history and native dialects of the Carib, Taino, and Maya;
ii.ii. Canadian universities can provide Cuban students the opportunity to participate in programs to study available history programs and languages as regular international students;
iii.i. Cuba's national baseball league offers positions for 20 Canadian minor-league players to play in the Cuban Baseball League governed by the Baseball Federation of Cuba;
iv.i. Cuban athletes in all fields can receive full access to Canadian sports facilities for training purposes, including prior to international events;
iv.ii. The parties agree to biannual friendly matches between the Canadian Soccer Association and the Football Association of Cuba under CONCACAF;
v.i Healthcare exchanges between Canadian and Cuban health authorities to promote cooperation regarding healthcare advances among healthcare professionals;

Article II: Agricultural and Business Exchanges
i.i. The parties agree to the sharing of modern techniques and technologies regarding agricultural practices in Cuba;
i.ii. Canadian business school graduates may apply for a year tenure at Cuban businesses;
ii.i. Through the Department of International Cooperation, Canada pledges $12,000,000 towards to the Cuban government for purchases of equipment in the field of dairy production;
ii.ii. Through the Department of International Cooperation, Canada pledges to donate 10 metric tonnes of livestock feed annually for the duration of the agreement;
iii.i. Cuba agrees to give Canada a preferred client status when purchasing equipment for both veterinary and husbandry purposes under AEBC loans;
iii.ii. Cuba agrees to the purchase of agricultural technologies and equipment from Canada at preferred client rates;

Article III: Tourism & Investment
i.i. Canada will give a 2.5% annual tax credit to all tourism companies that build hotels in Cuba as joint-stock companies under Cuban investment law over the course of three years;
i.ii. Cuban airlines offer a 5% discount to all Canadian flights to Cuba for tourism purposes;
ii.i Canada's Ministry of International Trade will loan $28,000,000.00 to Cuba's various Airlines;
ii.ii. Preferred client status will be granted to Canadian company Bombardier for future expansion and modernization by Cuban airlines;
ii.iii. The parties agree to a repayment of the loan over the course of three years at an interest rate of 1%;

Article IV: Review
i.i. The parties agree to a review of the Sherbrooke accords in 2018, at which point the agreement can be renewed for a further three years or ended without penalty;

Article V: Signature & Ratification
i.i. The agreement is to be signed by representatives from the parties respective ministry of foreign affairs;
i.ii. The agreement is to be ratified after both parties respective legislatures pass the accord.
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Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz
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Chrystia Freeland

Minister of International Cooperation for Canada
Ministre de la Coopération internationale du Canada
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