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Significant Business Opportunities to be Gained from Stronger Australia-Canada Economic Partnership
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) today released a joint statement and two studies that recommend a suite of policy measures to promote increased bilateral trade and investment.
In recent years there has been a significant expansion in two-way investment between Australia and Canada, particularly in the … Read more »
CCCE salutes the memory of Ted Newall
The Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) paid tribute today to the late James Edward (Ted) Newall, a visionary business leader and exemplary Canadian who devoted many years of service to the development of sound public policy and improved cooperation between government and the private sector.
Mr. Newall, who passed away in Calgary on April … Read more »
Asia’s rise is a ‘golden opportunity’ for Canadian farmers and agricultural processors, report says
Canada’s agri-food sector has the potential to become a growth engine for the entire economy if the federal government moves quickly to negotiate preferential trade agreements with fast-rising Asian markets, a new report concludes.
“The rise of China, India and other emerging markets has dramatically changed the outlook for Canadian farmers and agricultural processors,” says … Read more »
Canada in the Pacific Century: Ensuring Canada’s Success in a Rebalanced Global Economy
More than 200 top CEOs, senior government officials, educators and other leaders from across Canadian society will gather in the nation’s capital later this year to map a strategy for Canada’s success in a world in which economic power is shifting to Asia.
“Canada in the Pacific Century,” a conference hosted by the Canadian Council … Read more »
Fiscally responsible 2012 budget includes targeted measures to improve Canadian competitiveness, CEOs say
OTTAWA, March 29, 2012 - The 2012 federal budget moves Canada closer to fiscal balance while taking steps to promote job creation and business investment, according to the Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE).
“By restraining the growth in public spending, reducing regulatory overlap, improving Canada’s immigration system and enhancing support for business-driven research, the … Read more »
Ottawa needs new national security test for foreign takeovers, report says
OTTAWA, March 26, 2012 - The federal government should adopt a new national security test for proposed foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, says the author of a report on Chinese investment in Canada.
Despite the sensitivities that often surround such deals, the vast majority of proposed foreign acquisitions “pose no plausible threat whatsoever” to national … Read more »
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