Why Justin Trudeau is luring Australia's female entrepreneurs to Canada

Cara Waters - Brisbane Times - 24 July 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hadn't unveiled his $2 billion women's entrepreneurship strategy when Zoe Warne decided to move to Canada two years ago.

But the Canadian government's support for female entrepreneurs has made Warne feel more comfortable with her decision to relocate from Melbourne to Toronto.

Speaking to Fairfax Media on the sidelines of the Dell Women Entrepreneurship Network in Toronto last week, Ms Warne said she started digital marketing agency August 13 years ago.

The business, which is headquartered in Melbourne, turned over more than $2 million last year and Ms Warne made the decision to move to Canada after August secured a contract with Engineers Without Borders in Canada.

"We thought, we want an international office, why don't we use this as our launching pad?," she said.

Ms Warne said so far she has not accessed any support from the Canadian government.

"We came over to Canada with a project already running so we didn't really tap into what was available," she said. "It was not really on our radar." Read more