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On Friday, December 16, Adrian Thomas and representatives of EU companies met with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament during a working lunch co-organised by EUCCAN and the European Parliament on the occasion of the 41th EU-Canada Inter-parliamentary meeting. As Canada and the EU celebrates this year the 5th anniversary of the provisional application of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), this lunch provided for an open discussion on the implementation of the Agreement, and broader trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Canada. Members of the EU Parliament - led by Ms Stephanie Yon-Courtin, Chair of [...]

EU-Canada Business Day Green Back Better When: Wednesday April 13th, 2022 from 7am - 11am PST | 10am - 2pm EST | 16h  - 20h CET Where: On Pheedloop. Save your password as you register. You will need it the D-Day! Who: Companies, innovators, industry associations and government representatives from both sides of the Atlantic Why: To explore business and trade cooperation opportunities. As our governments set our societies on the path to a sustainable recovery and a net-zero future, EU-Canada Business Day will highlight how European and Canadian companies are leveraging new opportunities for growth, performance, and competitiveness that [...]

As our governments in Canada and Europe set our societies on the path to a sustainable recovery, our industries have a great role to play and solutions to offer to help the world transition to a net-zero future - leveraging new opportunities for growth, performance, and competitiveness that also delivers positive environmental and social outcomes. On November 19, 2021, the EU Chamber of Commerce in Canada thus convened European companies operating in Canada across various sectors for the first meeting of its “Sustainability” working group. This roundtable offered the attendees a platform to discuss how their companies were progressively shifting towards [...]

Starting January 2021, EUCCAN is opening its membership to companies. Our new industry committees will allow us to bring jointly a stronger business voice to the Canadian and EU governments and improve the implementation of the CETA. Discover who we are and what we do Join us now—a moment of exponential growth for EUCCAN. Be a contributing force as we become the principal unifying voice of EU business interests in Canada! What we offer Take part in Industry committees Meet with the EU delegation and/or the EU commission to disclose challenges/opportunities about CETA or [...]

Article: CETA & Manufacturing - unlocking Europe's potential in Canada What does CETA mean for the thousands of EU manufacturers, many of which are small to medium-sized enterprises? In Spain, CETA’s labour mobility provisions make it easier for Hiperbaric’s workers to install and maintain their High Pressure Processing (HPP) equipment for the Canadian food industry. Faster customs procedures helps Finland’s Framery increase their Canadian sales of soundproof pods by 50% since 2014. Furthermore, tariff reductions come as a general boon for many European exports: from Estonia’s pianos to Poland’s yachts to Italy’s ties. This shows that CETA is working on a [...]

2018 CETA Market Access Program Workshop: Achievements and Challenges of CETA Implementation On 8 November, EUCCAN, along with its partners, the EU Delegation to Canada, Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) LLP and DEVELOPMENT Solutions, held a second annual CETA Workshop in Toronto, as part of the EU-funded CETA Market Access Program for EU Business. The discussion, centered on CETA and how European businesses could take benefits of the Canadian market, was held in three parts: Firstly, Mr. Andrew Harrison of BLG welcomed the guests to the event venue by stressing the importance and history behind the Canada-EU relationship. Part I of the [...]