Event Reports

Following a public statement on YouTube by President and CEO, Calin Rovenscu, Air Canada has rolled out a comprehensive upgrade to their health and safety protocols. From Air Canada corporate:

To ensure your travellers can fly with confidence, we are introducing an industry-leading program...

Beginning on April 20 at noon EDT (01:00am on April 21, JST), all air passengers are required to carry a non-medical mask or face-covering to cover their mouth and nose during travel when traveling to and within Canada. Air travellers will be asked to cover their mouth and nose when required...

The CCCJ has cooperated with the ACCJ, the ANZCCJ, the BCCJ, the EBC, and IBA Japan to issue a statement to the Government of Japan formally requesting fiscal countermeasures in response to COVID-19. Please see the attached .pdf files below in English and Japanese to read the full statement. For...

Life Insurance provider and CCCJ Sustaining Member Manulife has just begun a new campaign offering support during the Coronavirus pandemic. If you are a Manulife policy holder and find that you have caught Coronavirus, Manulife will offer you a flat sum of ¥50,000 as a consolation payment.  For...

CCCJ supported the luncheon with the Minister of Economy and Innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon organized by Délégation générale du Québec à Tokyo ケベック州政府在日事務所 on December 11 2019, Sponsored by Air Canada Japan. We had more than 100 guests from the business community in Japan and who came to hear about...

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce along with 14 foreign Chambers of Commerce hosted the annual Joint Chamber Bonenkai on December 11, 2019 at the Embassy of Canada to Japan. Representatives from each chamber joined CCCJ Chair Neil van Wouw along with CCCJ Executive Director Matthew Ketchum in kanpai...

We wrapped up the inaugural Healthy Night Out of yoga and dinner on December 2, 2019 and it was a smashing success! We sold out, so there's that, but in addition we had some excellent conversation around a wonderful meal of farm-to-table vegetables and chicken. Thank you to our committee chair Joey...

An Afternoon of Enlightening Discussion The CCCJ along with the Business Council of Canada hosted a luncheon panel discussion with Canada’s top business leaders on strengthening Japan-Canada relations, taking advantage of the CPTPP and Canada’s role as a reliable and secure supplier of natural...

 Some of our CCCJ members and office staff enjoyed the Tokyo American Club's Canadian Thanksgiving dinner party on October 14.

The CCCJ was a co-host with McGill MBA Japan for an evening with Corey Phelps, Associate Professor of Strategy and Associate Dean of Executive Education at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University. An amazing night with Corey Phelps with McGill MBA Japan attracted more than 70...

CCCJ presents: Canada Day with Hylife Pork was held on July 1 at Hylife Pork in Daikanyama!   We attracted more than 140 guests celebrating Canada Day together.   We would like to thank Hylife Pork for amazing food and drinks and everyone who came to join us for this wonderful party! For more...

On June 12th, CCCJ held Annual General Meeting to Japan at Embassy of Canada. Chairman, Neil van Wouw welcomed members at the meeting. Peter Armstrong, chairman of recommended election supervisory committee announced the result of governing board election and introduced new vice chairman, David...