Welcome to the Ireland Canada Business Association
Chris Collenette, Chairperson
As Chairperson of the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA), I am pleased to welcome you to this website. Our mission is to Connect, Communicate and Influence Irish - Canadian stakeholders on behalf of our membership, which has now grown to over 100 companies.
Canada is very quickly becoming one of the most significant FDI influences in Ireland, with over 75 operational companies here employing some 13,000 workers – an increase of over 40% since 2014. With Brexit strengthening Ireland’s position as a natural gateway to Europe for multinationals, boosted by the recent opening of an IDA office in Toronto and a new consulate in Vancouver, the opportunity for further growth between our two nations is sizeable.
The ICBA is proud of the work of our members and we look forward to further assisting them in their bilateral investment and trade between Canada and Ireland. We are committed to building on the work accomplished over the last 40 years to promote member views and protect their transatlantic businesses.
(this is an abridged version of Chris Collenette’s full address, which you can read here)
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Upcoming Event
Annual Maple Leaf Dinner
18th October 2019
Marker Hotel, Dublin
Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Goldy Hyder
President & CEO,
Business Council of Canada
Drinks Reception: 7.30pm
Dinner: 8.15pm
Dress: Semi-Formal & Cocktail Wear
To book a place please email events@irelandcanada.com
Latest News
In Profile: Ireland Canada Centre for Commerce, Calgary
In the latest of our special series of profiles, Laureen Regan, President and Founder of the Ireland Canada Centre for Commerce, Calgary, talks about doing business in Calgary and the province of Alberta. Can you tell us a little about the ICCCC? The Ireland Canada Centre for Commerce
Gerry Mongey – A Tribute
Image from left to right: Kate Hickey, Deirdre Giblin, Gerry Mongey, and Suzanne Drisdell The ICBA recently presented Gerry Mongey with an honorary lifetime membership as she retired from her role as Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Dublin. Here is the tribute paid to her
Canada presents a significant opportunity for the Irish economy – ICBA
Kate Hickey, Executive Director, Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA) A delegation of the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA) recently returned from a high-level business mission to Canada. The mission coincided with a meeting in Paris between Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and P
Thanks to @LaureenRegan Honorary Vice Consul Calgary for her very insightful presentation on opportunities in Alberta this morning at @IreCanBiz Roundtable hosted by Matheson. Who knew that Alberta gets 333 days sunshine a year? ☀️@canadaireland @IrlEmbCanada @jimkelly2006 🇮🇪 🇨🇦
2Congratulations to our friends at @IrelandParkTO ! Well done @cathmckenna @j_maloney and @TOAdamVaughan for getting this across the line! @canadaireland @jimkelly2006
Podcasts
Speech by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Ms Heather Humphreys – ICBA Trade Briefing - 28 September 2018
IMAX, Teknicor and William Fry on Brexit, GDPR and doing business in Ireland - Trade Briefing - 28 September 2018
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