Israel Canada Chamber of Commerce Newsletter
Issue No.  11
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Contents:
What’s New
From the desk of our Trade Attaché in Canada
Report from the Israeli Ambassador in Canada
From the Israeli Press
Website of the Month

WHATS NEW

The Israel Canada Chamber of Commerce will put on a Festive Dinner during which appreciation awards will be presented to companies and businessmen who have contributed to the furthering of business relations between Israel and Canada over the past several years. The event will take place on Monday February 7 2005 at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv.

The event will be under the auspices of Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Industry and Trade Mr. Ehud Olmert and the Canadian Ambassador to Israel Mr. Donald Sinclair.

Recipients of the Awards will include:

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. & Novopharm – Mr. Israel Makov, Mr. Eli Urvitz & Mr. Leslie Dan

Iscar Tools – Mr. Eitan Wertheimer & Mr. Yaacov Harpaz

Super-Pharm Group – Mr. Leon Koffler

Azrieli Group – Mr. David Azrieli & Mr. Menachem Einan

Keter Group – Mr. Sammy Sagol

Delek-Nadlan Group – Mr. Izthak Tshuva & Mr. Ilik Rozanski

Gazit-Globe Group – Mr. Chaim Katzman, Mr. Dori Segal & Mr. Ariel Aven

ZAG Industries – Mr. Zvi Yemini

HP Indigo Group – Mr. Benny Landa & Mr. Alon Bar Shany

Profimex Group – Mr. Allan Grossman & Mr. Elchanan Rosenheim

For registration email: oscar@oscar4b.com tel: 03-6202544 or 03-6440271

January 19, 2005 - ICCC Members meet with Canadian Ambassador  and the Embassy’s commercial team of Canadian Trade Commissioners:
The 'roundtable' meeting was held with Ambassador Donald Sinclair and members of the commercial section of the Canadian Embassy.  The session was co-chaired by the Ambassador and ICCC President Yehuda Raveh, and representatives of 10 companies took part in the meeting.   The participants were given the opportunity to meet with the Embassy's trade staff and to exchange ideas & suggestions.  Two representatives of the Ministry of Industry Trade & Labour were present and had been invited to observe.

An Israeli businessman is interested in representing Canadian business in Israel. For further details, please contact the Chamber.

From the desk of our Trade Attaché in Canada – Ephraim Shoham

Report about Trip to Winnipeg

I made a work trip to Winnipeg on 7-9 December. During this time I met with various heads of the Manitoba government – Ministers of Commerce, Energy, Science and Technology, Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party as well as the Mayor of Winnipeg. We discerned many areas of potential cooperation with Israeli companies in the fields of aviation, space, automotive parts, communications, defense and security.

The Work Schedule of the Trade Mission for 2005 includes the following subjects:

· promoting investments in Israel

· promoting industrial purchasing and cooperation

· promoting new agricultural products

· promoting consumer goods, food and wine

· governmental purchasing

· reciprocal purchasing

· industrial R&D

In 2005 we will organize a visit to Israel of the police chiefs of Ontario province in order to familiarize them with Israel’s operational and technological abilities in security areas. In addition we will organize a cooperative event in Canada having to do with security products and services with the participation of about 15 Israeli companies.

Another project we will be dealing with is the Winter Olympics of 2010. We will be promoting the participation of Israeli companies in various areas such as security and communications.

The trade mission will continue to pursue the creation of a cooperative R&D fund between Ontario and Israel. The inauguration of the Fund is scheduled for the second half of 2005.

The trade mission will pursue the creation of a cooperative R&D fund with Quebec Province, in cooperation with our Consul in Montreal and the President of Canadian Israeli R&D Fund.

Report from the Israeli Ambassador in Canada

Sephardic Jewry Week in the Canadian Capital – A Mediterranean Excursion

At the Initiative of the Israeli Embassy and with the cooperation of the Greek, Spanish and Turkish embassies, the Canadian National Museum of Civilization, Beit Shalom Synagogue and the Association of Sephardic Communities of Quebec an entire exciting week celebrating Spanish Jewish culture took place for the first time in Ottawa. It included a series of events full of color, tastes and the traditions of Spanish Jewry in the Mediterranean.

Visit of Israeli Judges

A group of High Court judges led by the President of the Israeli Supreme Court visited Ottawa and participated in a professional workshop for judges along with their opposite numbers from the Canadian Supreme Court.

Ambassador Baker Addresses the “Negev Event” of the Jewish National Fund in Toronto

Ambassador Baker addressed the annual event of the Jewish National Fund in Toronto. The honoree was Ronald Appleby, a community leader, donor and attorney who has been in leader in JNF projects, especially in the areas of education.

Ambassador Baker Addresses Students at University of Ottawa

In commemoration of the 8^th anniversary of the murder of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Ambassador Allan Baker addressed students at the University of Ottawa.

From the Israeli Press

By courtesy of “Yifat”

The Emblaze Company is Merging its Defense Division with the Canadian Company Girit

The merged company will employ 70 people. The headquarters of the company will be in Toronto; marketing and R&D will be operated out of the United States, Europe and Israel. Oved Tal, the General Manager of Girit, will serve as the General Manager of the new merged company. (Globes, Jan.20)

The largest railway company in the world, Bombardier is reentering its application for tender for the Tel Aviv light railway. (Ha’Aretz, December 19)

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Tamir-Fishman’s largest partner, is interested in widening its activities in Israel and as a consequence has appointed an analyst to be located in Israel. (Globes, December 13)

Israel Chemicals is selling its holdings in SQM of Chile to Canadian Potash for about 100 million dollars. (Globes, December 14)

David Azrieli is listed as the 9th richest man in Canada with estimated wealth of 2.26 billion Canadian dollars. (Yediot Ahronot, December 27)

The First Capital Company, the real estate arm of “Gazit Globe” in Canada has established a joint company with BLJC, one of the biggest financial management firm in Canada. The joint venture will manage the assets of First Capital in Canada.

(Yediot Ahronot, January 13)

Website of the Month

Researches and Publications of the Bank of Canada

The website of the Bank of Canada contains numerous researches and publications about the Canadian economy. Subjects include: Working papers , Technical reports , Bank of Canada Review , Conference papers and proceedings , Highlights of Policy-relevant Research, Research Fellowship Program. Most of the material is in English, part in French with an English synopsis.

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