CANADA is the seventh country to open a consulate in the bustling southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.
The office, opened last month, is run by Canadian trade officer George Jung and two Chinese assistants.
Canadians and Chinese with trade or immigration problems could go to the office, which serves Guangdong province and parts of Fujian.
'It is part of Canada's push to promote Canadian products and investment in the province, which is moving ahead in leaps and bounds,' Neil Reeder, Commission for Canada's counsellor and consul, said.
'There is a tremendous demand for Canadian goods and services in southern China and there are a number of industries in which Canada has expertise useful to China.' Telecommunication equipment, hydroelectricity, consumer goods, fibre optics and telephone switching devices were among products sold in the area.
Alcan and another large multi-national telecommunications company have offices in Shenzhen and were covered by the Guangzhou office.
'With an embassy in Beijing, a consulate in Shanghai and the new consulate office in Guangzhou, Canada has targeted major growth areas in the country,' Mr Reeder said.