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A Canadian Mission of First Nations Chiefs from all across
Canada visited Israel . The mission was headed by the National Chief of First
Nations Mr. Phil Fontaine. It is the first mission of its kind that came to
Israel under the sponsorship of the Canadian Jewish Congress. The
participants met with the President of Israel, received a briefing in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, met with members of the Kneset and toured around
Israel.
Missions
and visits planned for the month of March, 2006: 13th to 19th March –Michael
Goldbloom, the publisher of the Toronto Star 13th to 14th March –The
Director of the Middle East Desk in Foreign Affairs, Ottawa, Mr. Peter McRay 19th to 23rd March –The President of the University of
Toronto 20th to 23rd March –CIC
Leadership mission ( Canada Israel Committee) 19th to 24th March –A
delegation of 150 Homeland Security senior officials and decision makers from
the U.S. and Canada is arriving for a conference, by invitation only, on the
subject of HLS. The delegates will be exposed to the operations of Police,
the Internal Security Service, Ministry of Health and other organizations
dealing with matters of public safety. 26th to 28th March
–A joint mission of Canadian Government officials from various ministries.
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Business Opportunities |
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June 13 - 15, 2006 Tel Aviv, Israel
ISRAWINEXpO 2006 We are
pleased to invite you to ISRAWINEXPO 2006 The First International Wine
Exhibition in Israel. Israel’s
wine industry is flourishing, and this is the perfect opportunity to
experience the new quality and variety of Israel’s wines. For more information click here The Israel-Canada
Chamber of Commerce is searching for jewellery distributors of Israeli
companies products. The
Chamber is receiving many requests from Israeli jewellery companies looking
to sell their products on the Canadian market place. Canadian companies or
individuals interested in either representing Israeli jewellery companies or
else distribute their products are requested to contact Mr. Jack ( Ya’acov)
Kincler, the representative of the Chamber for Canada at:
The representative of
the Israel-Canada Chamber of Commerce for Canada Mr. Jack
( Ya’acov) Kincler will participate in the Canadian
Aviation Security Conference which will take place between the 29th
to the 30th March. Companies interested in Jack ( Ya’acov) Kincler
assistance in order to promote their products and technologies are invited to
contact the Chamber. For more detailed information about the conference
please click
here. An
independent Canadian agent
with business ties to the leading Department Store chains in Canada is
interested in Israeli products. The agent will be visiting Israel after the
Passover Holiday and the Chamber will coordinate, on his behalf, meetings
with Israeli companies that have suitable products. For more information
please contact the Chamber.
An Israeli , residing
in Canada, with substantial
experience in the marketing of pharmaceutical products is interested in
establishing a business relationship with Israeli
companies. For more information please contact the Chamber. A Canadian company
dealing in the importation of fresh food products and medicinal herbs is interested in organic and
other Israeli products. For more details please contact the Chamber.
A
Canadian marketing and advertising company which promotes business ties between Israeli and Canadian
companies is looking to represent Israeli companies. Among others the company
has contacts with distributors of Kosher wines. It is possible to address the
company in Hebrew. For more details please contact the Chamber.
Mr.
Daniel Gal, formerly the Consul General of Israel in Montreal, was appointed as the representative
of JJDS Capital in Israel. JJDS is a consulting firm from Montreal. The
company was established in 1998 and specializes in financing, strategic
consulting and government relations. The main activities are in assisting
foreign companies looking to establish themselves in the Canadian market
place. Additional information can be found on the company’s web site at: http://www.jjdscapital.com For Daniel Gal: Tel. 02 6727925, Cel. 054 7618142 e-mail :daniel.gal@jjdscapital.com The
2010 Winter Olympics Business Opportunities Guide was published by the Royal Bank of
Canada ( RBC). It is meant for businesses interested in providing services
for the Winter Olympic games which will take place in Vancouver in 2010.
There are multiple and varied
business opportunities listed in the guide. Click
here for your copy of the guide
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From the
desk of our Economic Attaché in Canada: Ephraim Shoham |
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A delegation of Canadian Investors to
visit Israel in June Representatives of venture capital
funds, private and institutional investors and leading law and accounting firms
were invited for a visit to Israel. The visit will take place between the
16-23 June. They will be guests of the Israel Venture Association ( IVA)
which holds its annual convention between the 19-20 June with the cooperation
of the Israel Export Institute ( IEI) and the ICCC. A
conference with Israeli suppliers at Bombardier Aerospace Division Between the 28th to 1st March,
Bombardier Aerospace (www.bombardier .com) held meetings in order to explore procurement
opportunities from Israeli industrial suppliers in the field of aerospace.
The background behind this visit has to do with the obligation of the sister
division, Bombardier Transport to buy Israeli products valued at tenths of
millions of US Dollars as part of an offset agreement. This was a joint
effort by the Israeli Authority for Industrial Cooperation( RSHPT),
Bombardier Israel, Bombardier Europe and the Israel Economic Mission to
Canada. As part of the offset agreement it was decided to target for
meetings, the Aerospace division which has 60,000 employees in plants in
Canada, the U.S. and Ireland, and sales of 8 Billion $US a year. Around 20 procurement officers in various areas
(Including one from Ireland) represented Bombardier and 9 Israeli companies
that were pre-selected and consequently invited. Those include: Aero-Maoz,
Elbit Systems, Iscar Tools, Cabiran, Cyclon, Ashot Ashkelon, Shafir
Production Systems and the Israeli Aircraft Industries. As part of the meeting agenda each company was given
half an hour to introduce itself and then meet with the appropriate
procurement officers who were invited based on advance planning. A visit to the Toyota Plant On the 23rd Jan. I visited the Toyota
plant in Cambridge, Ont.. This plant assembles 300,000 vehicles a year of the
Toyota, Lexus, Matrix and RAV brands and engines. The Cambridge facility is part of “Toyota North America”
and the procurement center and decisions concerning new suppliers is located
in Georgetown Kentucky, U.S.A.. Most of the parts are manufactured in the
U.S., Canada and Mexico and a small fraction is imported from Japan. To be
accredited as a new supplier could take up to 7 years. Our hosts are prepared to look at unique
manufacturers and introduce them to the various buyers in the Toyota Kentucky
location. Areas of interest are for sophisticated Israeli diagnostic
products, measurement products and production control. Aviation Security Conference On the 31st Jan. 2006 we participated in
an Ottawa seminar in which Israeli companies capabilities in the field of
aviation and airport security were discussed. The seminar was organized by 2
leading Canadian organizations: The Canadian Advanced Technology Association
(CATA )and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority ( CATSA). Mr. Rafi Sela who is an expert in Israeli and
American security technologies and products gave a presentation. Around 20
Canadian executives, members of CATA, participated in the seminar. Mr. Sela
gave also an interview to CBC about Israeli capabilities in the field of
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Embassy of Israel – Events Roundup
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Meeting with the head of the British Columbia
Teachers Federation, February 3rd. Ambassador Baker met with the President of the
British Columbia Teachers Federation- Jinny Sims. Last year, the executive board of the 40,000
member organization debated a biased resolution that was critical of
Israel. The Federation accepted
Ambassador Baker’s suggestion to start a more constructive engagement in the Middle East region by
establishing projects of peaceful collaboration between Canadian, Israeli and
Palestinian teachers. Action Canada- Young Canadian leaders roundtable,
February 15th. Ambassador Baker was one of the guest speakers in 'Action
Canada'- a prestigious roundtable for
young Canadian leaders from across the country. Presentation to business persons in Montreal, February 16th
Ambassador Baker gave a presentation about recent
developments in the Israeli economy and business opportunities to a group of
Montreal businesspersons invited by Ms. Amy Nathanson of the Israel Canada
chamber of commerce. Meeting with the Israeli House in Ottawa, February 19th
Ambassador Baker reviewed recent political and
economic developments in Israel and responded to questions from members of
the Israeli House in Ottawa. Meeting with Parliamentary Interns, February 27th
Three young professionals that were chosen to be
Parliamentary assistants in the next session of the Canadian Parliament were
guests of the embassy of Israel, as part of an ongoing dialogue the embassy
conducts with the Canadian Parliament on a variety of issues related to
Israel and the Middle East. |
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The
Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) |
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CIIRDF renewal: This has been agreed in principle during 2005 but implementation was
delayed due to the Canadian elections. The final touches have been made to
the new 5 year agreement which will be signed before the end of March
2006 Ontario agreement: This agreement has already generated activity and the inaugural meeting
of the Ontario-Israel R&D Monitoring Committee will take place during
March. We already have some Ontario-Israel projects in the pipeline which we
hope to bring to the Board meeting in June. Newfoundland: CIIRDF is bringing over 15 of Newfoundland's premier tech-based
companies to Israel in order to build partnerships in the vital area of
" oceans technologies", including sonar, marine communications,
applied optics, signal processing, etc. Board of Directors: Our meeting is scheduled for June 22 nd, in Eilat. We already have
a number of projects to bring to the board for approval. Final date for
submission of projects is April 30th, 2006 ·
CIIRDF brings you the
advantage of having a strategic partner on the ground in North America that
is able to facilitate your business development, often with significant
support from the Provincial and Federal Governments. ·
CIIRDF’s free of charge matchmaking services are of particular
interest to Israeli startups and small companies seeking industrial
cooperation experience, exposure and presence in North America.
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CIIRDF’s major activity is in creating Canadian-Israeli Partnerships
having serviced over 200
firms in the past 3 years alone, through it’s to extensive networks
and database such as a Canada-wide network of 260 Industrial technology
advisors
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CIIRDF promotes partnerships to develop new products, processes or
significant enhancements in response to well defined market opportunities.
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CIIRDF’s matchmaking service is not intended to address needs
associated with supplier-distributor relationships but rather to facilitate
industrial innovation for commercialization purposes.
If you require any other details please visit our website
at www.ciirdf.ca.
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Tidbits from
the Israeli Press Courtesy of the Yifat Co. |
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The Stern Partners Group from Canada intends to purchase for $20M the technological
incubator “Kinorot” specializing in real time monitoring of water quality. (
Globes 13th Feb.) The company PANAM, which develops and markets professional services in the area of BPM
(Business Process Management) signed a cooperation agreement with a leading
system integration and consulting firm in Canada, TGO Consulting. The parties to the agreement, project
the generation of $15 M in revenues for the next 3 years as a direct result
of this relationship. (An electronic bulletin 2 Feb.) The winery boutique Teferberg from the Efrat Group signed an agreement with LCBO, a leading Canadian
wine distributor to a network of 900 specialized wine stores. ( Globes 31st
January) |
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