Event Reports

The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today announced the launch of a Joint Study to examine the potential for an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan. The Minister was joined for the announcement by the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and...

Canadian Chamber head in Ottawa calls Canada-Japan Joint Study Step in Right Direction

Globe and Mail reports on February 16 that sources say Canada will take another run at sparking free-trade talks with Japan, the world‘s third-largest economy, by launching a joint study on a trade deal. See link for full story. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-to-take-another...

Dr. Charles J. McMillan, Professor of Strategic Management and International Business at the Schulich School of Business, York University, spoke to a group of Canadian businessmen in Tokyo in December 2010 about the current state of Canada-Japan economic relations and the role of the Canadian...

Senior Japanese and Canadian trade officials met in Tokyo on December 9, 2010 for the third round of the bilateral Trade and Investment Dialogue, established by the Joint Economic Committee in 2008. Eric De Groot, President of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CCCJ) and Shawn Lawlor, Chair...

TOKYO, December 1, 2010 - The Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Japan (NCCJ) became the 16th foreign chamber of commerce to support the Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC). The latest round of the JMEC program, which is now in its 17th year, commenced on November 13th, it was announced today...

Reaction in B.C.'s business community to Premier Gordon Campbell's resignation was a mix of shock and appreciation. John Winter, president and CEO of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, called Campbell "perhaps the best economic manager the province has had" and said it's critical his successor stays the...

Tokyo, September 21, 2010: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan supports the statements of our Ambassador and the Ambassadors of Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States issued on the 16th of October 2009 and the 18th of March 2010 expressing...

The following is an update on Bill C-37, an Act to Amend the Citizenship Act which was enacted in the second session of the 39th Parliament.

For non-Japanese who depart Japan, you may be entitled to claim a pension refund if you have paid into the Japanese Social Security System. For more information on Japan's social insurance sytem, and to determine your eligibility, click http://www.sia.go.jp/e/pdf/english.pdf

On February 8, Mark Carney, the newly appointed Bank of Canada Governor, spoke to members of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan. It was Governor Carney's first speech since assuming his new role on February 1, 2008. The governor provided an overview of the Canadian economy, commented on the...

Earlier this month, Japanese homebuilder Araya Kosan opened "Selco Home Takaoka Models," a model site in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, of homes assembled using complete kits imported from Canada. The long lasting, well insulated, earthquake-resistant homes feature ash floors and solid oak fixtures. In...