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CIBAC is pleased to announce that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 16 Jan, 2025 at 6:00 pm, at Dragon Pearl Buffet. This important event brings together shareholders, board members, and key stakeholders to discuss CIBAC’s performance, strategic direction, and upcoming initiatives. The AGM provides a platform for transparency and engagement, offering […]

Michael Shiu is a graduate of Marketing and Communications and has been engaged in media work for over 25 years. After immigration, Michael worked as a TV and radio journalist for over 15 years in Fairchild Media Group located in the City of Richmond Hill, which is also a beloved City Michael has lived in […]

  Isa Lee is a City of Markham Councillor, a mother, community builder, an experienced news anchor, and also a passionate cultural ambassador. She was formerly the Executive Director of the Toronto Cross-Cultural Community Services Association, and has more than a decade of work experience in journalism and media. She is a strong believer in […]

Alan has lived and worked in Markham—Unionville for more than twenty years with his wife Alice and his two sons. He is a proud alumnus of York University and has his Business degree. Elected in 2010, Alan is now in his third term as a Markham councillor. He has chaired numerous Markham Council committees and […]

We were thrilled to see everyone come together for the Luggage City event to explore exciting travel gear and connect over shared adventures! It was a fantastic day filled with giveaways, exclusive discounts, and inspiring conversations about travel and style.

CIBAC Attends Walk and Talk’s Thanksgiving and Christmas Party On December 8, 2024, CIBAC joined the festive Thanksgiving and Christmas Party hosted by Walk and Talk. This warm and lively networking event brought together community members to celebrate the holiday season, exchange ideas, and foster meaningful connections. CIBAC’s participation highlights its ongoing commitment to building […]

CIBAC Joins CareFirst and Vision Youth Fundraising Bowling Tournament and Networking Dinner On November 30, 2024, CIBAC had the pleasure of attending the Fundraising Bowling Tournament and Networking Dinner hosted by CareFirst and Vision Youth. This meaningful event brought together community members and organizations to support important youth and senior initiatives while enjoying a night […]

CIBAC Attends International Men’s Day Canada 2024 On November 19, 2024, CIBAC proudly attended the International Men’s Day Canada event hosted by IMD Canada at the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Consulate in Toronto. As a valued guest at this inspiring networking event, CIBAC connected with like-minded individuals and organizations to celebrate positive male role […]

With the global spread of the new pneumonia epidemic, the lives and health of people and various industries have been greatly affected. The exhibition industry is where companies operate by showcasing and conducting events allowing spaces that are used for commercial and artistic in nature and it was deeply affected. As a modern service industry, […]

In August 2019, CIBAC members attended and participated in the Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo. The 2019 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo was sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade and is organized by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s […]

A wonderful Christmas party was held at Amazing Seafood house on Dec 9, 2022, as sponsored by the Brimley-Wenlock X-Ray & Ultrasound. Ms. Eva Tsang, spoke person of the company came with a list of enlightening idea of keeping good health. We have had the honor of having two advisors at the gathering. Mr. Godwin […]

CIBAC members were happy to meet together again at public places on this day to exchange insight of the business opportunities that arise from a new economic reality. Mr. Lenny Wong, President of Ocean Packers Inc. presented at the event his views of the international markets and how Canadian companies can benefit from the participation […]

The presentation covered three key areas: (1) Driving sales growth in the NEW Normal – guided by a recent consumer sentiment survey, we identified the industry sectors that are growing and those who are negatively affected by the pandemic. Notice the shift of go-to-market models, digital transformation of sales process and new sales models and […]

2020 7/16 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Members are welcome to share your business ideas during this 1 1/2 hour networking online, but you have to pre-register to have the link invitation to join the function. You also can submit your material that you want to distribute as a presenter. We have 5 minutes speaking slots […]

CIBAC (Toronto) has been allied with various business groups in Hunan Province, China, and has played a driving force for the exchange and interaction with the local Chambers of Commerce. This time, CIBAC and the compatriots in mainland China fought an epidemic prevention and control battle of quickly using our commercial channels to purchase masks. Because of the urgency medical supplies in Hunan Province, taking advantage of the alliance’s networking in Canada, CIBAC purchased 20,000 medical face masks and transported the batch from Canada through China Southern Airlines as quickly as possible to Changsha, Hunan Province. This batch of masks has been donated to Shaoyang County and the County Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has distributed the masks to the medical staff in the frontline.

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CIBAC (Toronto) has been allied with various business groups in Hunan Province, China, and has played a driving force for the exchange and interaction with the local Chambers of Commerce. This time, CIBAC and the compatriots in mainland China fought an epidemic prevention and control battle. This batch of masks has been donated to Shaoyang County and the County Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has distributed the masks to the medical staff in the frontline.

To better understand Changsha’s folk culture, delegates visited Hunan University, formerly known as Yuelu Academy, one of the four academies in ancient China. The delegation also visited Hunan’s 5A Gold Medal Winner Farm: Green World Ecological Art Farm. This farm is a provincial demonstration project, which provides catering, conference, hotel and organic farming services.

In January 2015, the Changsha Education Delegation of Hunan Province was led by Rui Yingzi, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Changsha People’s Congress, to visit the Greater Toronto Area. Deng Yun, Deputy Director of the Changsha Education Bureau, accompanied her. The education delegation of Changsha City held talks and exchanged ideas with representatives from York Region School Board and deepened the understanding of the Canadian Education Industry.

In the summer of 2018, President So of CIBAC with some members of the
Business Association visited Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. Qingdao has a developed economy and is the third largest municipality in China’s northern
cities after Beijing and Tianjin. Qingdao is a port city of skyscrapers. Apart from its well-known Tsingtao Beer, it is also one of the most livable city in China, and one of the best China’s eight international conference cities.

By the invitation of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, President of CIBAC, Mr. So and his delegation went to Hong Kong to participate in the 2018 Asian Financial Forum in January 2018. The delegation was also invited to the welcome reception hosted by Mr. Jeff Nankivell, the Canadian Consul General for Hong Kong and Macau. Subsequently, the delegation went to Changsha to follow up on the process of negotiation projects by the two parties during their 2017 visit to Changsha.

The Chinese Investment and Business Alliance of Canada visited Changsha, China in the fall of 2018. Through this visit, the directors and members of CIBAC have established many friends and developed relationship with local dealers, suppliers, logistics and related government departments to create and cultivate a better understanding of the recent development of China’s business and consumer market.

From August 23 to 26, 2019, CIBAC members attended and participated in the Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo.
The 2019 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo is sponsored by the Guangdong Provincial Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and is organized by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Commerce, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government, and the China Foreign Trade Center.

The 2019 Business Explore & Investment Summit, hosted by the Canadian Municipal Business Gateway (CMBG) and co-organized by CIBAC, was held at the IBM Innovation Space Convergence Centre in June 2019. The summit attracted about two hundred local business enterprises and investors interested in emerging companies.

CIBAC worked with the Business Development Bank and hosted the event on Thursday April 18th 2019 at the BDC Toronto Exchange conference room. The event was sponsored by BDC, the only Canadian bank that is devoted exclusively to entrepreneurs.
This session was focused on women and how to take their businesses to the next level.

In November 2019, CIBAC directors joined 2019 Danube River Trade Expedition to explore and identify business opportunities for members in Europe.
The mission started from the Wine Show in Munich, Germany, followed by the Food Show in Salzburg, Austria. Directors had productive pre-arranged business meetings in Budapest, Hungary and finally B2B collaboration for Healthcare products in Warsaw, Poland.

Through a solid preparation work, in September 2017, CIBAC successfully led a Canadian exhibition delegation to Dongguan, Guangdong Province to participate in the 2017 Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo.

In November 2016, CIBAC visited Changsha in Hunan Province. One of the purposes of this trip was to sign with Xiangsanxie the agreement about the use of offshore office.

In November 2016, CIBAC visited Changsha in Hunan Province. CIBAC President, Johnny So signed a friendship agreement with Zeng Yingming, President of Changsha Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs.