Event Reports

On Wednesday January 25th, the CCCJ Speed Mentoring Session took place at CIC Tokyo at Toranomon Hills Business Tower. After the 2 online sessions on Career Mentoring in 2022, we were grateful to be able to hold this Speed Mentoring for the first time in person.  A total of 10 mentees joined to...

On 17 January, specialist professional recruitment firm Robert Walters Japan, a CCCJ Corporate Member, announced the launch of its digital "Salary Survey 2023," which summarizes hiring trends and salary levels for thousands of roles across 31 countries including Japan and survey findings based on...

Canada Wood Japan, a CCCJ Corporate Member, released their case study video on Japan’s first large scale NLT (Nail Laminated Timber) project. The Tokyo University of the Arts International Exchange Center is an innovative 5-storey hybrid steel and wood frame building which adopts the commercial use...

On Thursday December 15th, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan hosted its Bonekai at our Corporate member, The Tokyo EDITION Toranomon. Over 80 guests joined to celebrate the special year end and enjoyed a fine spread of Canadian themed cocktail food and drinks provided by the EDITION.  As an...

Specialist bilingual recruitment firm Robert Walters Japan, a CCCJ Corporate Member, announced the results of its Salary Survey 2023 on 15 December, in which 864 company employees working in Japan, mainly in the Tokyo and Kansai regions, and 196 Japanese companies responded. One of the survey’s key...

Specialist bilingual recruitment firm Robert Walters Japan, a CCCJ Corporate member, announced the results of a survey of 371 front-line contract and haken (temporary) professionals at foreign-affiliated and Japanese global companies on 22 November. The survey was conducted to provide...

On October 28, specialist professional recruitment firm Robert Walters Japan, a CCCJ Corporate member, announced the results of their latest Contractor Insight Survey of 371 front-line white-collar contract and haken (temporary) employees at foreign and Japanese global companies. The survey was...

On Thursday October 27th, the CCCJ hosted the October Monthly Mixer at our corporate member, HyLife Pork TABLE restaurant in Daikanyama, Canada’s leading full-integrated producer of premium pork. Over 45 participants enjoyed a fantastic line of buffet style food featuring high quality Canadian roast...

SOREL-TRACY, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto has started producing spodumene concentrate, a mineral used in the production of lithium for batteries, at a demonstration plant in its Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium (RTIT) Quebec Operations in our metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Canada. View the...

MONTREAL, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is partnering with the Government of Canada to invest up to C$737 million (US$537 million) over the next eight years to decarbonise its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) operations in Sorel-Tracy, Québec, and to position the business as a centre of...

Date: Monday, September 19, 2022 Venue: Art Gallery Ontario Number of participants: Japan side – 30, Canada side – 23, total 53 Distinguished Guests: Ambassador Yamanouchi, Mr. Takuya Sasayama, Consul General in Toronto, Mr. Jun Saito, Consul General in Montreal, and Ambassador McKay. [Meeting...

On September 15th, the CCCJ hosted the September Monthly Mixer at our corporate member, The Tokyo Toranomon EDITION’s 31st floor Lobby Bar.  This was our 4th Monthly Mixer in 2022.  Not being able to hold the mixer during the summer, we were happy to see some familiar faces and meet lots of new...