Event Report

The CCCJ Canada 150 Speaker Series was succesfully launched with a very influential speaker, Ms Lise Thériault, Deputy Premier of Québec, Minister responsible for Small and Medium Entreprises, Regulatory Streamlining and Regional Economic Development. She spoke about Quebec’s new international...

The CCCJ participated in the annual Canada Network Symposium on December 9th, 2016 at the Embassy of Canada to Japan. This annual symposium invites "friends of Canada" from all regions in Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. Representatives were given opportunities to speak and update on their efforts...

Thank you for joining the CCCJ and our eleven partner chambers at the 2016 Joint Chamber Bonenkai. We had a wonderful evening and have received great and positive feedback from many of you. Thanks to the generosity of Miyamoto-san, who donated half of her 50/50 winnings, the Bonenkai raised nearly...

Premier Kathleen Wynne and a delegation of over 70 senior business leaders from Ontario spent a week visiting Japan and South Korea in an attempt to lure jobs and investment to the province. Two-way trade between Japan and Ontario was more than $11 billion last year alone. The delegation signed...

In collaboration with CCCJ member ReDev Properties and Trowbridge, the CCCJ hosted two tax seminars for Canadian expats living in Japan at the Tokyo American Club on November 28th and 29th. The seminar advised Canadians on property investment in Canada, tax regulations and concerns, as well as...

On Sunday November 13, the sun beat down on the immaculate rows of graves, graves framed by red rose bushes that seemed poppies dancing in a cordial breeze. Ministers from four faiths, a dozen or so embassies and various organizations, such as the CCCJ turned up at the Hodogawa Cemetery in Yokohama...

A Sake Night to (If I Can) Remember Over 200 thirsty guests crammed the ballroom of the Tokyo American Club for the First Annual Night of Sake, held in partnership with the American, German, South-African and Danish Chambers of Commerce. Over twenty breweries attended the event displaying over 50...

Our last edition of the CCCJ - McGill MBA Japan Gender Diversity Roundtable took place on July 14th, at the Roppongi Hills Club. The thinkgroup led by Akiko Kosuda, member of the CCCJ's Honorary Board of Advisors, Senior Advisor to the Japan PFI/PPP Association, and Tokyo Girls Collection Executive...

A CCCJ-backed luncheon on May 30 headlined by British Columbia Premier Christy Clark was all about trans-Pacific relationships—from the personal variety to the macro-economic. CCCJ Chairman Ron Haigh kicked off the theme in his opening remarks, hailing the packed event of over 200 guests as a...

Special Event: Meeting Candian Astronaut David Saint-Jacques   On June 4, 2016 CCCJ members and families were invited to meet with David Saint-Jacques, Canadian astronaut bound for a mission to the International Space Station in 2018. Following our insights from this unique presentation. The CCCJ...

CCCJ members and alumni associations from various Canadian universities (listed below), enjoyed a lively reunion at Roppongi BrewDog Thursday, May 19th for a laid back Spring mixer. People in attendance were diverse in background and industry, but all shared a common Japan-Canada link – and a...

Golf as it should be…FUN!!! On May 27th, the 15th Annual CCCJ Golf Tournament began in front of the Canadian Embassy with rain pouring down while sleepy-eyed, yet, optimistic golfers straggled onto the bus at 6:30am. This optimism was further tempered with a toast of beer and met with drier skies...