Shenyang Travel Guide - The Canada China Business Council (CCBC)

Overview

The Canada China Business Council (CCBC) is a private, membership-based association that seeks to facilitate and to promote trade and investment between Canada and China. Founded in 1978 by a forward-looking group of Canadian and Chinese businessmen, the CCBC has served Canadian and Chinese businesses for over 28 years.

CCBC members range from some of the largest and best-known Canadian and Chinese firms to leading innovators and SME entrepreneurs in both Canada and China. Members represent a diversity of sectors including financial services, legal services, information and communications technology, education, manufacturing, construction, transportation, mining and energy. With over 300 member companies, the CCBC also has a small but growing number of Chinese member companies.

In addition to its head office in Toronto and an office in Vancouver, the CCBC has offices and staff in six of China's leading economic centres, including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenyang, Chengdu and Shenzhen. With this network of offices, the CCBC is well placed to gather market information and to connect its members to opportunities in China's emerging regions. The CCBC also operates CCBC Chapters in Beijing and Shanghai, offering a range of events and broad networking opportunities at the local level.

The CCBC enhances competitiveness for its members by providing market insight and information, business and logistical support and services, and potential project leads in Canada and China. The CCBC's Annual General Meeting and other high-level events are major forums for bilateral exchange and are attended by senior business and government leaders from Canada, offering prime networking opportunities for participants.

As the pre-eminent Sino-Canadian business association, the CCBC is a proud partner of choice for Canadian and Chinese businesses and governments.

The CCBC is grateful for the continuing support of its founding sponsors: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Barrick Gold Corporation, BMO Bank of Montreal, Bombardier Inc., CITIC Canada Inc., Export Development Canada, Manulife Financial, Nortel Networks Corporation, Power Corporation of Canada and Sun Life Financial.

CCBC Services Outline

We serve our Canadian and Chinese members as well as non-members by providing services in six key areas: 1) business events, 2) facilitation & marketing, 3) consulting, 4) policy advocacy & mediation, 5) business operation and administration support, as well as 6) access to analyzed information. Detailed information is listed as the following:

1. Business Events

Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Policy Conference - the pre-eminent annual business conference on Sino-Canadian trade and investment;
Periodical business missions to China and high-level in-coming Chinese delegation forums;
Year-round networking events, educational roundtables, workshops, seminars and briefing sessions;

* Note: Members will be invited to participate in all events with a fee at member rates or without a fee; non-members may be invited to certain events at non-member rates or occasionally without a fee.

2. Facilitation & Marketing

Provide key Canadian and Chinese private sector and government contacts;
Update members on current business situations, major trade shows, and China- and Canada-related business conferences;
Identify and refer business opportunities to members;
Promote member companies' corporate image, products and services;

* Note: The CCBC will respond to all members' general inquires without a service charge and address their in-depth inquiries with a service charge at member rates. The CCBC will answer non-members' general and in-depth inquiries with a service charge at non-member rates.

3. Consulting

Advise on Sino-Canadian general economic trends, market intelligence, and government regulations and policies;
Advise on specific business practice issues or projects;

4. Advocacy & Mediation

Offer conciliation service in business disputes through the CCBC-CCPIT Joint Conciliation Centre;
Prepare position papers on trade policy issue of interests to members and provide input on such to the government on request;

* Note: The CCBC will respond to all members' general inquires without a service charge and address their in-depth inquiries with a service charge at member rates. Services in the above areas are not available to non-members.

5. Business Operation and Administration Support

Assistance in setting up China representative offices;
Physical office rental through the CCBC's Beijing office;
Virtual office rental through the CCBC's Beijing and Shanghai offices;
Search for various business service providers and consulting resources;

* Note: The CCBC will respond to all members' general inquires in the above area without a service charge and address their in-depth inquiries with a service charge at member rates. The CCBC will answer non-members' general and in-depth inquiries with a service charge at non-member rates.

6. Access to Analyzed Information

CCBC web site;
CCBC online directories;
CCBC bi-monthly magazine, newsletters and press release;
CCBC promotional opportunities;

* Note: While members have access to all the above services, non-members have limited access to some of the above services.