Register now for October’s AGM in Beijing and Financial Forum in Shanghai. For more information for our AGM, please click HERE. For more information about our Finnaicla Forum in Shanghai, please click HERE.

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CCBC is looking for an experienced accountant

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CCBC Business Excellence Awards deadline extended to accommodate summer scheduling for many of our members, CCBC is extending the deadline for applications for the CCBC Business Excellence Awards.  Nominations have been extended to Friday, September 10.  Click the here for more details.

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The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada Survey of Canadian Business in China 2010 has been posted here and CCBC is encouraging members to consider participating in this important research. "Business decision-making needs to be grounded in reality and within an informed framework, so survey research such as this 2010 Canadian Business in China survey is very, very important to CCBC members, said CCBC Executive Director Sarah Kutulakos.  "At the same time, Canadian policy-makers need as much information as possible to be able to create a useful and supportive trade policy infrastructure."   Participating in the survey offers CCBC members and other Canadian businesses an opportunity to have their voices heard, to help inform the broader perspective and to ensure that government has the data necessary to make the best decisions. The survey will be available until the end of September and APFC hopes to have initial analysis completed in October.  CCBC is a sponsor of this important survey. 
 

Letter from ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA

Dear Respondent,

We invite you to support the Survey of Canadian Business in China 2010. The survey is conducted by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada with the support of the Canada China Business Council and the Government of Quebec.

The focus of this survey is on the challenges and constraints faced by Canadian business in China. The results of this survey will help identify ways in which policy-makers from both countries can work to address those challenges. While there have been studies of the obstacles faced by businesses from other countries, this survey is the first to focus on Canadian companies.

The survey results will be treated in the strictest confidence and will be used only as input into aggregate figures. There will be no correlation of answers to individual companies. The survey should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

If our message inviting you to participate has been sent to the wrong person in your organization, please accept my apologies, and forward the email with the link to this survey’s website to the appropriate person.

By completing the survey, you will be eligible for a lucky draw of ONE business class return ticket from Vancouver to Beijing provided by Air China (some conditions applied).

Finally, I would like to thank you for your cooperation. Please click here to start the survey:

Best regards.

Kenny Zhang
Senior Project Manager
ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA

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Dear CCBC Board Members,

Since the very successful Gala dinner with President Hu Jintao and Prime Minister Harper organized by the CCBC, many of you may have seen the announcement in the papers about the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) launching their operations in Canada.  Following their acquisition of 70% of the Bank of East Asia (Canada), the Bank of East Asia (Canada) will be known as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada). ICBC plans to use the 6 existing branches as a beachhead for its Canadian expansion. The chairman of the ICBC Group, JIANG Jianqing, and Madame WANG Lili, executive director of the parent bank and Senior Executive Vice President of ICBC, were both on hand for a large celebration in Toronto today that included Ambassador Lan, Minister Flaherty, and a host of others including some CCBC Board Members.

Related to this, I am delighted to inform you that at the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the new Bank, Sarah Kutulakos was elected an independent director. This is important recognition for the work Sarah is doing for the Canada-China relationship and not to mention her business acumen. It also reflects well on the CCBC and I strongly encouraged her to accept this role when it was suggested to her. While I doubt that there will be issues that could become a conflict for Sarah in her role at the CCBC, I have asked her to keep Peter Harder and me apprised of any such potential and should any directors have questions in this regard, please don’t hesitate to contact Peter or me directly.

Congratulations Sarah!

Peter Kruyt

Chairman

CCBC

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Update on CCBC Beijing Chapter’s application to convert to Chamber of Commerce: The process communicated to members in Beijng on May 31 is moving forward, and CCBC thanks members who have provided supporting documentation to take our application to its next stage. Members who have not sent their documents are still invited to provide it. Details on this process, including extensive Q&A and a form for members to complete, can be found in the links below.

Annoucement
Application Form
Q & A

 

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Nearly 300 Chinese entrepreneurs from industries such as mining, water treatment, alternative energy, construction, real estate and automobiles as well as the agricultural sector traveled with President Hu to Canada in June. At an economic and trade cooperation forum in Ottawa, they exchanged views with their Canadian counterparts on investment opportunities, market access and innovation strategies—discussions that will help chart the future course for all-around economic engagement. Please click here to see more.

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I also wish to take this opportunity to extend appreciation to the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) for their efforts to organize the Fourth China Canada Business Forum. Over the years, the CCBC and all of you present have made active contributions to deepening mutual understanding and friendship between our two peoples and pushing forward relations between our two countries. I wish to extend my heartfelt appreciation to you and, through you, to the people from various sectors of Canada who have cared for and supported the growth of China-Canada friendship. Read more

"I have agreed with Prime Minister Harper that we should take active measures to make our countries' two-way trade volume reach a target of $60 billion by 2015," said Hu, who noted that bilateral trade last year totaled $29 billion. Read more

Prime Minister Harper's address at the 4th Canada China Business Forum on June 24, 2010 Read more

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Chinese President Hu Jintao committed to forging even deeper economic ties between their two countries Thursday and trade relations took a significant step forward with the announcement that China will resume importing Canadian beef. The agreement that allows Canada to regain access to the Chinese market was among several accords signed by the two leaders during the first full day of the Chinese president's visit to Canada. 

CCBC President Peter Harder Chair’s Top-Level Pre-G20 ‘Civil Society’ Leaders Meeting. Please click here for more details

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June 24 CCBF LOCATION CHANGED TO OTTAWA.

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CCBC President Peter Harder welcomed the election. “Stephen has a wealth of experience in the tourism and travel sector and that is particularly important for the Canada-China relationship at the moment given the recent finalization by China of Approved Destination Status for Canada.” CCBC Executive Director Sarah Kutulakos noted, “This agreement will have a substantive impact on Chinese outbound travel to Canada. Growth in this sector has the potential to be significant for CCBC as more travel and tourism companies in Canada look to China for growth and Chinese travel companies seek Canadian partners with experience in the Canada-China dynamic.” Read more

CCBC members have only a few days left to register for advertising in the 2010 Canada China Business Forum Magazine being published in conjunction with the 4th Canada China Business Forum at the end of June. Our press deadline is June 5 and we need finalized advertising files by end of day on the 5th. As the premier Canada-China business event in 2010 in either country, this is an unparalleled opportunity to profile your company in front of Canada and China’s most influential business leaders.

Corporate sponsors for the 4th Canada China Business Forum gathering June 24 have a one-half-page ad as part of their sponsorship packages. If you are a sponsor, you may want to bump up your visibility substantively by increasing ad space to a full page.

To place an ad, contact CCBC’s Membership Services Director Tony Gostling at tony@ccbc.com and please copy ad-related correspondence to travis@ccbc.com. For rates and advertising specs visit the CCBC advertising page at HERE

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In support of many members' inquiries about the difficulty in securing business visas to Canada for Chinese counterparts, CCBC collaborated with a variety of business councils to support the report on Making Canada More Competitive. This report examines the situation with several emerging markets and has been delivered to key Canadian ministries.  Read more

Sarah Kutulakos, Executive Director, is pleased to announce two new appointments in Shanghai.  Read more

On the occasion of the China International Education Exhibition Tour (CIEET) Spring Tour 2010, CCBC launched Canadian Education Month in its Canada Centre, which is the first themed activity in the Canada Centre after its Grand Opening last December. Read more

Effective March 25, 2010, the CCBC Toronto office will serve our members better from its new location at 330 Bay Street, suite 1501.  Read more

CCBC and CCPIT are again collaborating on the Fourth Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference, April 27-28, 2010 in Beijing. This is a two-day CCPIT conference for Chinese firms interested in investing outside China, and CCBC helps to organize a half-day Invest in Canada seminar within it. Leveraging three successful years, this year’s program will attract ~800 attendees, with 150-200 at the Canadian session. This event is supported by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Finance, General Administration of Customs, State Administration of Taxation, Development Research Center of State Council, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange. Read more

Peter Kruyt, Chairman of the Canada China Business Council, is pleased to announce the 2010 board of directors, elected at the AGM. The Council welcomes its newest director, Mr. Greg Shea of Research in Motion, as well as the other returning directors to the board. Directors serve in a voluntary capacity and are a very valuable resource for CCBC and its members. Read more

We are very pleased to announce that the Canada-China Business Council’s Beijing Representative Office is upgrading its facilities. Effective Monday, December 21, 2009, the Beijing office of the CCBC will be operating out of a brand new office located in Hanwei Plaza. Please note that the office’s phone and fax numbers will remain unchanged. Read more

We are pleased to annouce that our office in Vancouver has been moved to a new location to better serve our members.  Read more

Shanghai (Dec. 16, 2009) -- With the opening of the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) Canada Centre in Shanghai, Canadian business have a new base for business operations and growth in one of the world’s most dynamic economic environments--the city of Shanghai and the Yangtze Delta. CCBC members, including many of Canada’s premier corporations and newest SME innovators, will be served from the new Canada Centre. At the same time, the centre will be a hub for all Canadian businesses as they expand and explore opportunities in Shanghai and the Yangtze Delta. Read more

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (CANCHAM) and the Canada China Business Council (CCBC) are pleased to share their insights on Prime Minister Harper's first official visit to China. In particular CANCHAM and CCBC are delighted to note the success of Mr. Harper's participation at the Centennial Dinner held in Shanghai December 4 to celebrate 100 years of the Canadian trade commissioner service in that city. Read more

SHANGHAI, December 4, 2009– The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) and Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai (CANCHAM) are honoured to host the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, in his only address to the business community during his trip to China this week. With over 500 business and government leaders in attendance at a dinner on December 4, the members of both organizations have responded with strong support for Mr. Harper’s visit to Beijing and Shanghai. Read more

The Canada China Business Council (CCBC), in our continuing quest to promote the success of Canadian firms and institutions in China, is pleased to announce the opening of the Canada Centre in Shanghai. Read more

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canada China Business Council will be held on Friday, December 4, in Shanghai. Members should send a representative to attend the AGM or contact CCBC to be represented by proxy.  Read more

We are very pleased to announce that the Canada-China Business Council’s Shanghai Representative Office is upgrading its facilities. Effective Monday, November 2nd, 2009, the Shanghai branch of the CCBC will be operating out of a brand new office in the Hongqiao Development Area. Owing to this transition, please note that the office’s phone, fax numbers and address have been changed.  Read more

The next issue of the CCBC Quarterly Review will focus on China's Road to Recovery. QR is the only Canada-China business publication in China and it's widely read by the English-language business communities. Advertising in the QR is the best way for your organization to build awareness in Canadian business circles in China. Read more

New! Follow CCBC on Twitter to get the latest on breaking news and events. www.twitter.com/Canada_China. With a flurry of incoming delegations and interesting events, it’s sometimes hard to stay up to date on what’s happening at CCBC. Sign up for our Twitter feeds to get the latest between biweekly e-newsletters. Read more

Today (Thursday, Oct. 1) China marks an historic milestone -- 60 years since the founding of the modern Chinese state. While Chinese at home and abroad celebrate, Canada should reflect, too, on the significance of modern China to our economy and to our nation-building. Read more

CCBC is opening a new office and Canada Centre display space in Shanghai. The Council is calling for proposals for the disign of this space. Please click read more for the Request For Proposal. Read more

More than 150 senior Chinese corporate and government leaders joined over 250 senior Canadian businesspeople in Toronto Sept. 15 for a highly rewarding, day-long, face to face gathering, the 3rd Canada China Business Forum. The Forum was structured to encourage direct business matchmaking sessions between Chinese and Canadian companies active in specific sectors and geographic regions. CCBC and CCPIT have scheduled the 4th Canada China Business Forum for October in China. 

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On his first official trip to China the Hon. John Baird, Canadian Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, told a CCBC member-only breakfast roundtable that his government is fully aware of the importance of China to Canadian firms. Baird noted that struggles in the U.S. economy have long term consequences for Canada, so it is important to diversify Canadian trade relationships. China, Minister Baird said, shows the greatest potential for growth at the moment. Read more

CCBC Board Member Hon. David Emerson has been appointed to the International Advisory Council of the China Investment Corp. (CIC), China’s $200 billion sovereign wealth fund. He is one of just 14 members of the Advisory Council, created to help advice CIC on increasing transparency. Mr. Emerson is a former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada. He is currently senior adviser to the law firm Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy. Read more

To enhance the value of CCBC membership, in March 2009 CCBC began piloting a New Member Mentoring Program for SME's.  New member firms with revenues of up to C$50 million will have access to one year of mentoring from a professional outside CCBC's staff who is volunteering his or her time to support new members. Read more

CCBC is piloting a new program to pair new member firms with those experienced in China.  Mentors commit to two hours per quarter and play the role of a sounding board and network extender for firms just getting started with CCBC. Read more

At a ceremony in Ottawa on May 5, CCBC Vice Chairman David Fung received the Asian of the Year award in the category of the business/public service category. Award recipients in other categories included The Right Hon. Jean Chretien, The Right Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, Carol Huynh, and Sandra Oh. Read more

At its recent meeting in Toronto, the board of directors of the Canada China Business Council named directors Neil Tait and Dr. David Fung as vice chairmen.  They join Howard Balloch in the vice chairman role.  Mr. Tait resides in Toronto and serves as Special Advisor to the CEO on Asia for BMO Bank of Montreal.  Dr. Fung is Chairman and CEO of ACDEG Group in Vancouver. Read more

The conference planning committee of the Canadian Bureau for International Education is pleased to launch our call for session proposals for the CBIE Annual Conference 2009 on the theme - Internationalization Effectiveness: Strategies for Success: Featuring Canada-China Education Partnership Forum (Sunday, Nov. 8) Read more

A new study by Canada's independent Fraser Institute says Canada is falling behind our competitor nations in growing trade with China. The new study, Canada's Economic Relations With China, says our trade with China represents just a miniscule portion of Canada's overall international trade and we have a long way to go to fully take advantage of the opportunities. CCBC was one of the organizations initially suggesting questions for the study and co-hosted, with the Hong Kong-Canada Business Association and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, a colloquium Feb. 19 in Edmonton to examine the study on its release date. Click here to see the study. Read more

CCBC President Peter Harder was interviewed Wednesday Feb. 4th on the connection between Canada, China and U.S. protectionist sentiment. He told the CBC "Politics" show that the close economic connections between the U.S. and China are vital to everyone's interests. He said China and the Americans have been very careful and successful in managing their relationship, to Canada's benefit as well as the rest of the world. 

Canada China Business Council (CCBC)Chairman Peter Kruyt has announced that Hon. David Emerson, P.C., former International Trade and Foreign Affairs Minister for Canada, has joined the Board of Directors of CCBC. Read more

On Feb.02, CCBC Executive Director, Sarah Kutulakos, is interviewed by BNN about Canada-China relations. Read more

CCBC President Peter Harder was ID'd as one of "The Top 50 People Influencing Canadian Foreign Policy" Read more

CCBC President Peter Harder speaks at Business Outlook Conference in St. John's. Read more