On Friday, June 8, 2018, in Ottawa, CCBC, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) and the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) of the People’s Republic of China jointly hosted a roundtable discussion focusing on the role of IP for Canadian companies doing business in China.
CCBC’s Executive Director, Sarah Kutulakos, met with CCBC members and guests to review China’s “revolutionary government overhaul” and how it will affect their businesses, their partners, and their interactions on Wednesday May 23, 2018, in Calgary.
Jean-François Lépine, Quebec’s Representative in China, detailed the Quebec government’s support for Quebec businesses seeking to establish and develop their companies in China on Thursday, May 17, in Montreal.
CCBC, in partnership with DS Avocats, presented a seminar on Canadian corporate law in Montreal.
Mr. JIANG Zengwei, Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and former Vice Minister of Commerce of the PRC, led a delegation of prominent Chinese business people, who are exploring investment opportunities between Canada and China. CCBC members and guests had the opportunity to meet and network with the delegation at a CCBC business luncheon in Toronto on Friday, April 20, 2018.
The Honourable Bruce Ralston, BC Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology, and TONG Xiaoling, CG of the PRC in Vancouver, discussed the Canada and China relationship on Tuesday, March 27 in Vancouver.