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Download the Entire Issue As A info suisse Publication of the Swiss Canadian Chambers of Commerce Ontario and Quebec Publication des Chambres de Commerce Canado-Suisse de l’Ontario et du Québec Spring / Printemps 2016 Feature / Reportage: Trade / Commerce PP : 42921030 www.swissbiz.ca www.cccsqc.ca X info suisse E Publication of the Swiss Canadian Chambers of Commerce Ontario and Quebec D Publication des Chambres de Commerce Canado-Suisse de l’Ontario et du Québec N I FEATURE / REPORTAGE TRADE / COMMERCE 4 Canada Swiss Bilateral Trade 5 Where do you pay higher taxes in Toronto or in Zurich? 8 Primary Lunacy - Tribecca Insights 11 Rolex - The new generation of it’s most prestigious model 12 The Myth of Ownership 17 Canadian companies active in Switzerland 19 In 2016: Domestic strength in Switzerland 21 Businesses must help fix the Free Trade Agreements CONTENTS / CONTENTS B USINESS AND OTHER NEWS ACTUALITÉS ÉCONOMIQUES ET D’AFFAIRES 25 Business News 26 Trade Fairs 27 Travel News CHAMBER NEWS INFORMATIONS DE VOTRE CHAMBRE 2 President’s Message SCCC/Upcoming Events 3 Message du Président CCCS / Événements à venir 5 Scholarship Fund 7 SCCC New Members 10 Nouveaux Membres CCCS 11 Membership Perks & Benefits 22 Profil de membre - Jura 22 Quote of the Month 24 Visite Lindt 24 Soirée Raclette “Every man lives by exchanging.” ~Adam Smith~ Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Ontario) Inc. 756 Royal York Road • Toronto, Ontario M8Y 2T6 Tel: 416-236-0039 • Fax: 416-236-3634 • E-mail: [email protected] • www.swissbiz.ca BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2016 – 2017 Dear Members, President / Director: Julien Favre UBS Bank (Canada) In the past few weeks and coming months, our Chamber is being 154 University Avenue, Toronto ON M5H 3Z4 Tel: 416-345-7033 very active. Below is a summary of the main points. Email: [email protected] Website: www.ubs.com/1/e/canada Vice-President/Director: On February 29th, Philipp Gysling and I have met with Markus Sandra Leuba RBC Wealth Management Reubi of the Montreal-based Swiss Business Hub (SBH). Together CINEBOXX Film & Television Inc. 136 Curzon Street, Toronto ON M4M 3B5 with his regional manager, Markus Wyss (Swiss Global Enter- Tel: 416-616-4251 Email: [email protected] prise), they organized a round table with us and with their Treasurer/ Director: Lisa Willenegger counterparts: the SBH of the US, Mexico and Brazil. The objective Zurich Canada was to share best practices between the Chambers and the local 400 University Ave; Toronto, ON M5G 1S7 Tel: 416-586-2887 Swiss Business Hubs. Since Toronto no longer has a Consulate, we Email: [email protected] Secretary & Legal Counsel: see our Chamber increasingly having a role for the Swiss business Bernard Lette Lette LLP community in Toronto and for Swiss companies coming to Canada. Our Chamber also signed 20 Queen Street West, #3300, P.O. Box 33, Toronto ON M5H 3R3 Tel: 416-971-4898 a new agreement to that effect with to SBH aiming to have increased cooperation in 2016. Email: [email protected] Website: www.lette.ca Past President / Director: Our February Fondue night at Marché attracted a record number of attendees: regular Ernst Notz Nacora members, new members and other participants who simply enjoy a fondue while meeting 2 Hunter Avenue, Toronto ON M6E 2C8 Tel: 416-784-2872 new people. Email: [email protected] Directors: Tim Allen Our upcoming events include a joint evening on April 13th organized by IMD and with joint Cervinia Corp 25 Haddington Avenue; Toronto, ON M5M 2N6 partners: the SCCC and the Swiss Business Hub, featuring Marc Caira, Vice-Chairman of Tel: 416-509-5219 Email: [email protected] Restaurant Brands International, the parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King. In Brett Berman addition, he serves on the Board of Directors for Hydro One and Minto Homes. This will take IMD Alumni Club of Canada 2300 Yonge St., #1600, Toronto, ON M4P 1E4 place at the University Club. Tel: 416-464-9422 Email: [email protected] Rudi Blatter April 19th will be our Annual General Meeting at the Kind Eddie Hotel. Lindt & Spruengli (Canada) Inc. 181 University Avenue, Suite 900, Toronto ON M5H 3M7 Tel: 416-351-8566 Our flagship annual golf tournament will take place on June 7th at the King’s Riding Golf Club. Email: [email protected] Website: www.lindt.com Beat Guldimann We expect to see many of you! Tribeca Consulting 12 Carrying Place Trail; Kettleby, ON L0G 1J0 Tel: 905-939-8300 I look forward to meeting you at our upcoming events. Email: [email protected] Philipp Gysling Mesh Innovations Inc. Yours sincerely, 174 Hallam Street, Toronto ON M6H 1X5 Tel: 416-871-8159 Email: [email protected] Julien Favre Website: www.meshinnovations.com Heidy Lawrance WeMakeBooks.ca 238 Willowdale Ave., North York ON M2N 4Z5 Tel: 416-733-1827 Email: [email protected] Website: WeMakeBooks.ca Marianne Mian-Krenger Re/Max Legacy Realty Inc. Brokerage 368 Lees Lane, Oakville, ON L6L 4S5 Tel: W: 905-272-5000 Tel: H: 416-820-2003 Email: [email protected] Christian Metzger Aviva 2206 Eglinton Ave. East; Scarborough, ON M1L 4S8 Tel: 416-288-5395 Email: [email protected] Ronnie Miller Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd 2455 Meadowpine Boulevard, Mississauga ON L5N 6L7 Tel: 905-542-5522 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rochecanada.com Christoph Oehy Swiss Reinsurance Company 2016 COMING EVENTS 150 King Street West, Toronto, ON M5H 1J9 Tel: 647-775-2443 Email: [email protected] Website: www.swissre.com Daniel Oehy Swissmar April 13th Mark Caira, Vice-Chairman of Restaurant Brands International 35 East Beaver Creek Rd, Unit 6, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1B3 speaks at the University Club Tel: 905-764-1121 Email: [email protected] Website: www.swissmar.com Alexandra Soriano April 19th AGM at the King Eddy Vertical International 324 Roselawn Avenue; Toronto ON M4R 1G1 June 7th Golf tournament at King’s Riding Tel: 647-985-7898; Cell: 647-985-7898 Email: [email protected] November 19th Gala Dinner Dance Honorary Director: TBA Executive Assistant: Patricia Keller Schläpfer – SCCC More information on www.swissbiz.ca/upcoming_events 756 Royal York Road, Toronto ON M8Y 2T6 Tel: 416-236-0039 Fax: 416-551-1011 Sign up for our newsletter at www.swissbiz.ca/subscribe.php E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.swissbiz.ca Typesetting and Assembly: Yasmin Stanton, YAHZZ Multimedia 2 I NFO S U iss E La Chambre de commerce canado-suisse (Québec) Inc. Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (Quebec) Inc. 3450, rue Drummond Suite 152, Montréal, QC H3G 1Y2 • Tél: 514-937-5822 • Fax: 514-954-5619 • E-mail: [email protected] • Web site: www.cccsqc.ca CONSEIL D’ADMINISTRATION / BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chères et chers membres, 2016 – 2017 Président / President: Les relations économiques entre la Suisse et le Canada sont très M. Christian G. Dubois importantes et ce, depuis fort longtemps. A titre d’exemple, à Président la fin de 2014 la Suisse était le 5è plus important investisseur Onix international étranger au Canada. En voici la liste : Tel: 514.624.5740 / courriel:[email protected] Secrétaire / Secretary: Me Marie Habre Investissements directs étrangers au Canada en miliards de $ Avocate / Lawyer Année 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Lette & Associés Tel: 514.871.3838, # 222 / E-mail: [email protected] États –Unis 317.7 309.8 308.0 341.9 361.4 Vice-présidents / Vice-Presidents: Mr. Bruno Setz Pays-Bas 53.6 63.3 71.2 67.4 69.2 Consultant Royaume-Unis 42.4 49.6 47.2 46.1 48.3 Tel: 514.767.5123 / E-mail : [email protected] Mr. Olivier Rodriguez Luxembourg 20.9 23.1 43.2 53.9 53.6 Gestionnaire de portefeuille Suisse 19.7 19.2 18.2 25.1 27.7 Mirabaud Canada Inc. Source : http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca Tel: 514.393.1690 / E-mail : [email protected] Trésorier / Treasurer: M. Christian G. Dubois Fait intéressant de 2010 à 2014 les investissements suisses ont augmenté de plus de 40% Président vers le Canada. Onix international Tel: 514.624.5740 / courriel:[email protected] Au niveau des échanges commerciaux (données de 2014) les importations suisses étaient Directeurs / Directors: M. Giacomo Battaglino de 2.6 fois supérieures aux exportations du Canada vers la Suisse Gérant Régional de Détail Lindt & Spruengli (Canada) Inc. Exportations canadiennes: $1,502,352,717 Tel: 514.695.3392 / Email: [email protected] Importations canadiennes: $3,894,703,227 Me Jean-Marc Ferland Avocat Swiss International Air Lines est aussi le premier client ferme à avoir signé une commande Ferland, Marois, Lanctot avec Bombardier pour des CSeries. Les premiers vols sont prévus pour cette année, selon Tel: 514.861.1110 / E-mail: [email protected] l’entente signée avec le manufacturier québécois. ABB a également décidé d’investir $ 70 Mr. Paul Wieser millions sur 10 ans dans l’arrondissement St-Laurent pour la construction de son nouveau PDG pour le Canada campus aux abords de l’autoroute 40. Busch Vacuum Technics Inc. Tel: 450.435.6899 / E-mail: [email protected] The trade & investment relationships between Canada and Switzerland have always been M. Othmar Widmer very successful. More than 40,000 Swiss Nationals live in Canada contributing to this Consultation Widmer extraordinary cooperation between our two countries. Tel: 450.973.2864 / [email protected] M. Patrick Oberson Finally, your local Chamber has officially become a Member in good standing of the Directeur général de SWISS au Canada Federation of Swiss Societies of Eastern Canada, also known as the ``FEDE``. We’re now Swiss International Air Lines listed on their website at: http://www.fedesuisse.com/ where you can have access to the Tel: 514.954.5600 / [email protected] Chamber’s activities as well as the one from all other Swiss Societies in Eastern Canada.
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