On August 24th, 2022 CUCC President Zenon Potichny, Vice-President John Iwaniura and Board Members Markiyan Markevych and Markiyan Vytvytskyy were honored to attend an exclusive preview of Ukraine: Land of the Brave exhibit on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine hosted by Lighthouse Immersive Inc.
Ukraine: Land of the Brave was created by The Theatrical Charitable Foundation Ukrainian Studio RocknLight. An entirely Ukrainian based creative team, joined together to develop a new multimedia exhibit that uses the full power of immersion to convey real-life and emotional information about Russia’s violence to the international community. The guests experience a completely immersive 360-degree show that includes videos, photos, and interviews with everyday Ukrainians who are protecting their land. The exhibit features footage captured by journalists and photographers at the front lines such as Sergey Loiko and Dmytro Kozatsky, as well as materials from leading Ukrainian TV channels.
We would like to thank Embassy of Ukraine in Canada and Ambassador Yuliya Kovaliv for invitation and for organization of such wonderful event to celebrate the Independence of Ukraine.
This year, this day has a special meaning. We thank the Armed Forces of Ukraine for fighting for the independence of our state, we thank every Ukrainian for fighting on their own front, we thank the world for supporting us.
On August 10th, 2022 President of Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce Zenon Potichny and President of the Association of Ukrainian Banks Andriy Dubas signed a Memorandum on Partnership and Cooperation in order to join forces to assist the banks of Canada and Ukraine in the development of business relationships, search for business partners, and exchange of professional experience.
The main objectives of cooperation are:
Creating a positive image of the Canadian-Ukrainian cooperation and increasing public confidence in it
Exchange of current economic, financial and information, laws and regulations
Analysis of the financial legislation and proposals on its improvement in accordance with international standards
Creation of an information field for an effective exchange of analytical and reference data
Determining the urgent issues for the banking system and organizing activities aimed at addressing them
Organizing exchange of professional experience, including training and personnel
Achievement of objectives and cooperation will be carried out by maintaining partnership relations, sharing experiences, exchanging information and conducting joint activities and events.
Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its partnership with Spend With Ukraine.
Spend With Ukraine – is a non-profit organization that works towards promoting Ukrainian products and services globally. They curate a web platform with a list of 190+ Ukrainian-rooted businesses.
The mission of this initiative is to support the Ukrainian economy by promoting world-class Ukrainian products and services worldwide and helping them find customers. Spend with Ukraine to Stand with Ukraine.
On spendwithukraine.com, you can find a catalog of Ukrainian businesses operating in the international market, from tech unicorns to artisan brands. All companies are divided into the following categories: gadgets, fashion, productivity, education, creativity, lifestyle, home and accessories, services, and agencies. Remarkably,you can discover well-known brands such as MacPaw, Bevza, Petcube, Grammarly, Reface, Preply, Delfast, Awesomic, Gunia Project, Banda, and many other prospective companies with Ukrainian roots.
Spend With Ukraine initiators believe that the combination of culture and commerce these creative brands represent is a powerful way of providing a distinctive image of Ukraine.
The project was featured on Inc., BBC, The Guardian, CNN, WWD, and many other local media, as well as it was endorsed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
CUCC is committed to promoting Spend With Ukraine initiative in Canada and helping companies on this platform to expand into Canadian market.
High-level politicians and business leaders from 77 countries gathered to discuss global
supply chains, trade, and investment, at the Global Economic Impact Forum on Ukraine
The Global Economic Impact Forum on Ukraine was held in Istanbul, Turkey on the 21st and
22nd July 2022. The Forum was defined by interactions between key governmental and industry
decision-makers to come up with new areas for cooperation needed to resolve the challenges
faced by the global community due to Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine; and spark new
partnerships and ideas needed to improve the state of the world.
Ukrainian governmental speakers at the forum included the Hon. Dmytro Natalukha, Chairman of
the Economic Affairs Parliamentary Committee, Member of Parliament of Ukraine; the Hon.
Yelyzaveta Yasko, Head of Interparliamentary Cooperation, Bilateral and Multilateral Relations
Committee on Foreign Affairs & Interparliamentary Cooperation, Member of Parliament of Ukraine;
and the Hon. Halyna Yanchenko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine and Secretary of the
National Investment Council of Ukraine.
International support and solidarity for Ukraine was also shown by top level international governmental speakers who were in attendance, including the Hon. Jovana Marović, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of European Affairs of Montenegro; the Hon. Andres Sutt, Member of Parliament of Estonia and former Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology, Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications; Zaiga Liepina, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Economics of Latvia; and the Hon. Davor Bosnjak, Head of Cabinet, Ministry ofCivil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina; among many others.
This intergovernmental forum stood as a working-level counterpoint to the Ukrainian-Russian grain
negotiations held in Istanbul on the same date. The forum focused on bringing together high-level
political, public sector, and business leaders from Fortune 500 companies from across the globe to
look at rebuilding Ukraine, discuss investment and trade opportunities, address the challenges to
regional and global supply chains, and work to ensure economic continuity for Ukraine and its trade
partners through new cooperation channels and agreements.
The Global Economic Impact Forum on Ukraine was conducted in a combined offline and online format, with more than 16,000 live-streaming attendees, alongside international media in attendance and sharing the events of the Forum to their international viewership in more than 100markets.
The Forum’s participants engaged in multilateral meetings with various thematic priorities including export and import, economic rebalancing, global cooperation, resolving supply-chain challenges (including inputs into industrial value chains), developing new trade routes, food security, risks and resilience, innovation and governance.
The event was organized by the International Trade Council (‘ITC’), with government partners represented by the National Investment Council of Ukraine and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, alongside 11 Ukrainian industry chambers and associations; including the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. Together these chambers and associations represent approximately 95% of the Ukrainian business community.
From CUCC, Executive Director Emma Turos and Board Member Yuriy Kryvosheya participated in the panel discussions, during which emphasis was put on investments in local production to support the livelihood of communities and recycling.
Thank you to John Denton, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce for the award.
We would like to thank our partners and organizers of the event for their hospitality and excellent organization of the event: TUID, International Trade Council, Verhovna Rada, Burak Pehlivan, Sevki Acuner, ICBAC, USUBC, Gennadiy Chizhikov, Alfred Praus, EBA, Aliance, Ukraine Invest, Ukrainian Logistic Alliance, Ukrainian Cluster Alliance, Ukrainian-Austrain Association (UAA), CCI.
UCC Ontario and UCC National are pleased to launch the Ukrainian CUAET Newcomers’ Ontario Resource Package. This important project is the final result of a collaborative effort between UCC
Ontario, UCC National, and the Deloitte Canada Community Advisory Projects team, and provides critical settlement support information to the thousands of displaced Ukrainian citizens who are settling in the province. The resource package concisely identifies the multitude of needs that newcomers have, and provides clear information on how these needs can be met based on
services provided by available provincial institutions. Specifically, the document provides key information on:
Documents of Life (SIN, OHIP)
Legal Rights in Canada
Phone & Wi-Fi Plans
Transportation
Temporary and Permanent Housing
Financial Assistance and Services
Food Access
Childcare
Healthcare
Education
Employment Support
Also, included in the package is a map illustrating the distances from Toronto to various other Ontario communities, and a brief overview of some of the cities outside of Toronto that newcomers may wish to consider for settlement. 60 Deloitte Canada volunteers generously donated over 200 of their work hours and expertise to put this together, many of these volunteers used their own Ukrainian relatives’, friends’ and loved ones’ arrival journeys to map out the key milestones and make this package as user friendly and as comprehensive as possible.
CUCC Board Member and Vice-Chair of CUCC Rebuild Ukraine Committee Yuriy Kryvosheya had an opportunity to attend the Ukrainian-Swiss Business Hub in Lugano, Switzerland, which took place in conjunction with the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Yuriy Kryvosheya participated and provided his expertise at two panel discussions – “Recovery of the Ukrainian Economy – Private Business Perspective and Proposals” and “Closing Remarks – Plan for Economy on a State & Business Level” alongside Andrii Dligach, Alona Shkrum, Michael Chobanian, Josef Bollag, Vladyslav Rashkovan, Serhiy Haydaychuk, Hans-Ulrich Bigler, Andy Hunder, Sergiy Tsivkach. We would like to thank Ukrainian-Swiss Business Association, SGV USAM, Ukrainian Embassy in Switzerland and CEO Club Ukraine for organizing this event where crucial discussions about Ukraine’s presence and future took place.
Eleks is a software development company providing high-value services to customers in Ukraine, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Now Eleks looks forward to helping Canadian customers and partners in their digital transformation journey.
Insight to who we are is illustrated by this recent Forrester statement, “[Eleks] takes pride in establishing long term client relationships and quickly delivering innovation with minimum risk. It has a strong innovation roadmap with a long track record of building products and accelerators”.
For over 30 years this culture has been nurtured since day one. Eleks is a family and employee-owned business founded by Engineers. We hire the best; only one in ten candidates pass our technical exams. Eleks has over 1700 engineers and an eNPS score of 76, placing us in the top 5% of the technology sector.
Our customers rely upon our high quality and excellent communication abilities and provide outstanding referrals as a result
Daniel Sanchez, Chief Business Officer (USA and Canada)
Business Council of Canada becomes partner of Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce
June 22, 2022
Toronto, Ontario – The Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce (CUCC) today announced it is welcoming the Business Council of Canada (BCC) as a formal NGO partner to promote increased trade and investment between Canada and Ukraine. CUCC partners in Canada already include the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Conference Board of Canada.
“In order to sustain their operations and help Ukraine fight war on the economic front, Ukrainian businesses are looking for new markets and partners in Canada. We are thrilled to partner with BCC and believe that together we can help Ukrainian companies looking to expand into Canada as well as to use the expertise of Canadian companies in rebuilding Ukraine”, said President of CUCC Zenon Potichny.
“The mission and mandate of the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce have never been more important,” said BCC President & CEO Goldy Hyder. “Ukraine’s economy has been described by their Ambassador to Canada, Her Excellency Yuliya Kovaliv, as the ‘third front’ in fighting Russia’s illegal invasion. Strengthening our economic ties is in both countries’ interests.”
The BCC has supported the Government of Canada’s efforts to facilitate increased trade and investment with Ukraine, including its removal of tariffs on goods imported from Ukraine. The BCC has also urged government to modernize the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement to cover trade in services as well as review and remove any needless non-tariff barriers.
“Many of Canada’s largest employers are providing financial and other humanitarian assistance to Ukraine as well as supporting displaced Ukrainians,” added Mr. Hyder. “But Canadian business leaders also want to collaborate with their Ukrainian counterparts in areas where Canadian trade and investment are needed both at this crucial time and after Ukraine’s victory.”
For additional information please contact: Olha Mandyuk: omandyuk@cucc.c
Business Council of Canada
Founded in 1976, the Business Council of Canada is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization representing business leaders in every region and sector of the country. The Council’s member companies employ 1.7 million Canadians, contribute the largest share of federal corporate taxes, and are responsible for most of Canada’s exports, corporate philanthropy, and private-sector investments in research and development. Through supply chain partnerships, service contracts and mentoring programs, Business Council members support many hundreds of thousands of small businesses and entrepreneurs in communities of all sizes, in every part of Canada.
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