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| AmCham Member PWC Canada Sponsors Cross-Border Venture Capital Event in Boston |
AmCham Canada national member PricewaterhouseCoopers is partnering with a Boston law firm to link venture capital firms and investment banking firms based in the U.S. with Canadian companies seeking financing. This event is designed to build relationships and create business opportunities between U.S. investors and Canadian companies. In December, multiple pre-screened Canadian IT companies will travel to Boston to meet one-on-one with U.S. investors.
Full event details may be viewed here. If you are interested in applying, please contact Leonard Gold, Managing Director, Burns & Levinson Canada Co. at lgold @ burnslev.com in Boston or James Nicoll, Vice President, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Halifax at james.d.nicoll @ ca.pwc.com.
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| Experts Corner |
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: There can be some surprises on the personnel front, particularly when taking control of a U.S. company. Work permits of non-U.S. personnel may become invalidated, for one, jeopardizing the value of the new company. Further, employment contracts and compensation packages may contain some surprises, making it imperative to do deep due diligence on the HR side. Recent presentations to a Montreal chapter audience by legal and tax experts from BCF Law firm and KPMG covered these aspects. Access them below.
BCF LLP: "Cross-Border M&A: The Human Factor - Immigration and Work Permits",
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KPMG LLP: "Cross-Border M&A: Compensation and Benefits Issues"
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| Current Items in the News Related to the Amcham Mission |
Canada's Competitiveness Ranking up Three Spots. In the Global Competitiveness Report 2008-2009 released by the World Economic Forum, Canada moved up from 13th in 2007 to 10th in 2008 on the Forum’s “Global Competitiveness Index. Click on the following link.
http://www.competeprosper.ca/index.php/media/press_releases/wef08_09pr
Canadian Economy Faring Better than U.S. Canada's economy remains in better shape than the U.S. economy in a variety of areas, and recent indicators suggest the gap between the two has been widening. Calgary Herald, October 24. Click on the following link.
http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=75a28df7-ccf0-4416-ba0b-af3fcbc50d43
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| AmCham Present at British-Canadian Chamber Event |
AmCham President & CEO Robert Bathgate recently attended the Fall networking
reception of The British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce. Pictured
below (left to right) is President Bob, David Kingsland, President of The
British Canadian Chamber of Trade and Commerce and John MacBeth of Hampton
Securities.
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| OECD and AmCham Present Conference in December |
December 8th and 9th, 2008, The International Economic Forum of the Americas, in collaboration with OECD and AmCham Canada, presents a two day conference “Global Cities in Challenging Times” at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. Speakers include, Dalton McGuinty, Gary Doer and David Miller in addition to several bank presidents and others. Seating is limited. We have arranged a reduced price for AmCham members. For more information click here.
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| US Ambassador Gives Keynote Speech in Oakville |
US Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins (3rd from left) gave a well received keynote speech at the Oakville Chamber of Commerce President's Dinner on September 23rd.
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| CASC Workshops in Western Canada |
The Council of American States in Canada are holding two workshops in Winnipeg and Regina on November 19 and 20, respectively. If you are looking to expand your operations into the U.S. do not miss this workshop. Click these links for more information on the Winnipeg or Regina workshops.
Note: The date of the Regina workshop has changed.
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| AmCham Canada members welcome at 16th Annual U.S.-Canada Energy Trade and Technology Conference, Boston, November 6-7 |
See Events Tab, November 2008.
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| Join AmCham Canada's LinkedIn Group |
Join the LinkedIn AmCham group, whether you are a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Canada or not. Click on the link below.
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=740
Contact Daintry Springer at daintry@mac.com to register for the AmCham Linked In Group
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