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Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) Association d'affaires Canada Russie Eurasie (ACCRE) Канадская деловая ассоциация в России и Евразии (СЕРБА) www.cerbanet.org CERBA Offices International:
MOSCOW CHAPTER MONTREAL/OTTAWA CHAPTER Elena Settles – Regional Director Brendan Scully – Regional Director Tel: 7 (495) 7621240 Tel: 1 (514) 9753347 Fax: 7 (495) 9374763 Fax: 1 (514) 3714605 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
CALGARY CHAPTER VANCOUVER CHAPTER Frank Kense – Regional Director Tatyana Domilovskaya – Regional Director Tel: 1 (403) 2184164 Cell: 1 (604) 720 2905 Fax: 1 (403) 2188727 Landline: 1 (604) 464 2900 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Left to right: Robert Johnston (Cannon Design, Victoria), Mikhael TORONTO CHAPTER ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN CHAPTER Kapirulin (Centre for Construction Technologies Transfer «Omega», Katherine Balabanova – Regional Director Irina Tabarina – Regional Director Krasnodar/Sochi),Tatiana Domilovskaya (CERBA Vancouver), Tel: 1 (416) 3602299 Tel: +7 (727) 3112480 James Bons (Cannon Design, Boston). After the first tour Fax: 1 (416) 3608425 Fax: +7 (727) 3112489 of negotriations on the Olympic Oval in Sochi. Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] CERBA Boards of Directors:
NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul Drager – Macleod Dixon Transportation Division Petroleum Chairman Interim John Wither – EDC Ron Bozzer – RLB, Managing Partner Paul Clarke – Uranium One Nathan Hunt – Ronald A. Chisholm Mietka Zieba – CMHC Roger Richer – VP and Counsellor, Yerzhan Kumarov – Macleod Dixon International B2Gold Natalia Kurkchi – Antal Russia Chairman Emeritus TORONTO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bryan Hughes – EDC, Regional Director Keith Gaebel – Ernst & Young Piers Cumberlege Chairman Robert Johnston – Principal, Cannon David Mallette – Embassy Directors Cristian Mandachescu – Scotiabank Design Architects of Canada Honorable J. Trevor Eyton Vice Chair Oleg Tchoubarov – President, Sea James Clark – Pricewater Boris Aryev – Stans Energy Martha Harrison – Heenan Blaikie LLP Green Enterprises houseCoopers Renee Chernecki – Canadian Directors Rod Goy – Dean, British Columbia Banat Ashkenova – Heenan Blaikie Petroleum Training Institute Boris Aryev – Stans Energy Institute of Technology, Zouheir Chebl – SNCLavalin Marina Dessiatkina – Trade Commission School of Construction International of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) CERBA News Editor: Paul Drager – Macleod Dixon LLP Vadym Kozub – Export Trader ALMATY BOARD OF DIRECTORS Olga Mazurova Piotr Dutkiewicz – Carleton University Yury Manukhov – Canadian Gateway / Chairman Photos by: Elena Settles, Sandy Ferguson – BC Bioenergy YYZ Travel Al Shpyth – Cameco Kazakhstan Olga Mazurova, Frank Kense, Network Michelle Moore – West Coast Directors Katherine Balabanova, Tataiana Peter Harder – Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Immigration Consultants George Mirtskhulava – Tethys Domilovskaya, Irina Tabarina John Place – Heenan Blaikie LLP Vitaly Paroshyn – Ministry of Economic Neil Withers – Silkroutefinancial Development and Trade (Ontario) James Crossland – Kinross Alina Pekarsky – Schulich School of Cristian Mandachescu – Bank of Nova Business In This Issue: Scotia Alexander Shipilov – TD Bank Page 3 Martha Harrison – Heenan Blaikie LLP. Iuri Sitchinava – Ronald A. Chisholm Ltd. Content Lou Naumovski – Kinross (Observer) Marie Lise Gauthier – Bombardier MONTREAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Page 4 (Observer) Chairman CERBA Chairman's address Zouheir Chebl – SNC Lavalin International Page 5 MOSCOW BOARD OF DIRECTORS Directors Chairman Pierre D'Avignon – Scotiabank Ralph Lysyshyn, ExAmbassador to Russia address Nathan Hunt, Ronald A. Chisholm Diane Dube – EDC Page 6 International Andrei Ivanov – MDA Cannon Design: The journey continues Directors Andre L'Ecuyer – Rabaska Anatoly Andriash – Macleod Dixon LLP Redouane Mekideche – DFAIT Page 7 Sergey Lobov – Fedorovo Resources / Bertrand Millot – Cordiant Montreal Charity Auction Barrick Gold Edouard Namts – WE Consulting Inc. Lou Naumovski – Kinross Gold MarieAndree Bernard – MDEIE, Page 8 9 Carol Patterson – Baker & McKenzie Quebec Government Welcome new Almaty and Vancouver Chapters' members (observer) MarieLise Gauthier – Bombardier John Campbell – Page 10 PricewaterhouseCoopers (observer) OTTAWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Welcome new Toronto members Madina Assylbekova – Gowlings Intl. Inc. Chairman Page 11 Neil Withers – SilkRoute Financial Peter Harder – Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Albacor opens in Russia Alex Shifrin – The Creative Factory Directors Luc Jones – Antal International Christopher Westdal – Silver Bear Page 12 Ron Lewin – TerraLink Andre Asselin – CMHC PDAC, Katherine Balabanova, Regional Director Klaus Buttner – Embassy of Canada Robert Blackburn – SNCLavalin (observer) Piotr Dutkiewicz – Carleton University Page 13 David Gray – Agriteam Canada Welcome new Moscow Chapter member CALGARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Kur – DFAIT Chairman George Haynal – Bombardier Page 14 Hans Gjerdrum – KUDU Industries Nicolas Temnikov – QIT Rio Tinto CERBA Christmas Directors Dave Pryce – RIM Page 15 18 Yerlan Aubakirov – Deloitte Laurent Auger – Alberta International VANCOUVER BOARD OF DIRECTORS Looking Back Intergovernmental Relations Chairman Page 19 Richard Ball – FSI International Sandy Ferguson – Marketing Director, Lotte Hotel – a new Moscow Chapter member Thank you to Drofa printing house for printing the Winter Spring 2011 newsletter for CERBA! Shawn Beamish – Canadian Mat Systems BC Biotech Network Renee Chernicki – Canadian Petroleum Directors Page 20 Training Institute Rainer Ibowski – VP SNC Lavalin, Thank you to CERBA sponsors 4 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 5
FAREWELL WORD invest ignificantly in Canada (eg Magna progress Russia has made along the road Government which is reflected, among CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE and Buhler Tractor); towards being an open, well regulated other ways, by their adoption of Canada's FROM AMBASSADOR • Canadian engineering firms such as market, it is not there yet. Doing business public audit practices. make himself accessible; we look forward to a fruitful relationship during his tenure in Moscow. RALPH LYSYSHYN Hatch and SNCLavalin set up productive in Russia remains different. The bilateral As we often repeat, CERBA's key task is to new partnerships; relationship between countries still plays a For business this means that it too must provide relevant and useful information/activities • Canadian provinces led by Alberta, big role in Trade. seek to supplement its normal business to its members, i.e. to bring value to a member Quebec and Newfoundland have begun to practices with a strong commitment to the ship. To that end a survey of Sustaining be even more active in promoting trade We have options. We can, if we want, IEC process (and, I would add, to CERBA Members was conducted in the fall of 2010 to determine what flagship event could best con with Russia; spend our energies in haranguing and lec as the vehicle for this activity.) For too long tribute to that goal. While CERBA will continue to • The vast potential for Northern Co turing Russia on its failures, or we can seek I have felt Canadian business to be support the biannual meeting of the IEC, a operation – across many sectors became to devise case specific «workarounds». I ambivalent about the IEC process. It is an standalone investment conference will give us clearer than it ever was; am convinced that the first route gets us anachronism to companies that are found an opportunity to showcase our talents and con • We discovered exciting new opportu nowhere. The second does nothing to ad ed on free market principles and it seems centrate on the issues most important to nities in Space; and, perhaps most signifi investors today: transparency, the rule of law, dress the systemic weaknesses that per to encourage a relationship with both the and corporate governance in today's Russia. It cantly, sist in Russia and requires that Canadian Russian and Canadian political leadership will also allow CERBA members to relate their • The list of «trade irritants» with political businessmen be either very lucky or that that many regard as either inappropriate corporate experience in Russia and, hopefully, overtones that had to be raised at every they become directly or indirectly complic or dangerous or both. I sympathise but at provide a more balanced assessment of the senior meeting effectively disappeared. it in the serious problems that plague the the same time I believe that with both care market potential to investors. Russian market place. and creativity the risks can be minimized. Nathan Hunt On the political front, it is important to note that 2011 is an election year in Russia with par These achievements reflect both the Welcome to new challenges in the New Year! liamentary elections to be held in December and positive evolution of the Russian business Ensuring that in the future we will be able to That is where CERBA comes in. I have CERBA's National Board of Directors has been presidential elections following in March 2012. markets and the growing sophistication of take full advantage of the possibilities that are nothing but admiration for the various especially active over the past three months Russia's policy direction for the next four years Ralph Lysyshyn the Canadian business community active there for us will require a different approach to CERBA staff teams and for what they have working on a number of new initiatives. These will begin to take shape as we see which candi At the end of a posting there is always in this country. Russia from both the Government and the tried to do for Canadian business. But to be include an extensive revision of HR policies, liai dates emerge for the presidency and which satisfaction to be found in being able to Canadian business community. brutally honest they are forced to operate son with the Canadian government in advance major parties endorse them. of this summer's IEC meeting, and initial plan In December 2010 CERBA signed a joint com look back and tout up what has gone well. The Russian business environment re with too few people, too little money, and too ning for a bilateral investment conference to be munique with the Russian Union of Industrialists Inevitably, if one is honest, there are also mains a challenging one. The biggest prob Ideologically the concept of the Inter much uncertainty about whether their key held in Toronto in September. and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on improving the things that did not go as well as they lem, as President Medvedev himself has governmental Economic Commission is members will provide them the clout (and the The biannual meeting of the CanadaRussia visa/migration process, both for Russians travel should have and opportunities that were made clear, remains corruption, in its many suspect. We have nothing like it in our presence) they need, when they need it. ing to Canada and for Canadians traveling to and Intergovernmental Economic Commission (the missed. What is most important, however, forms. Crooked judges, proposals for kick dealings with any free market economy. A strengthened CERBA will pay off. This is an «IEC») has been proposed for June 13 in working in Russia. The full text is printed else Ottawa. While the dates were not final as of this where in this newsletter and will form the basis for is to be able to look back at one's posting backs, and demands for bribes simply to However, experience, both ours and that important choice businesses must make. Do writing, it is likely they will be confirmed by the a joint initiative to improve transparency, efficien and identify those things that should be have bureaucrats do their jobs are daily of countries as diverse as Singapore, they go it alone or do they work together? time the newsletter is printed. As in years past, cy, and the perception of fairness in the process. either built on or changed in order to make facts of life. But as the success stories Brazil and Italy (all of whom do much more CERBA will gather Canadian business leaders to I will take this opportunity to thank the new the future a bigger success. referred to above indicate Russia has suc business with Russia than we do), clearly There are other lessons to be drawn from MinisterCounselor for Visas and Immigration at meet with their Russian counterparts at a summit ceeded in creating a path, albeit sometimes demonstrates that a well supported IEC the past four years, both big and small. I very before or after the IEC. The event format will like the Canadian Embassy Kathleen Sigurdson, who ly be geared towards expert presentations and has been extremely helpful and willing to engage I arrived in Moscow in early September convoluted, for businesses that are deter process can open the door to successful much believe that the improved relationship panels rather than roundtables as in the past. It is in her first four months on the job. 2006, very shortly after the St. Petersburg mined to play by the rules. The challenge business dealings. both the Canadian government and Ca hoped that this will provide attendees with more We are privileged to welcome Katherine G8 summit. I left in August 2010 shortly we all face is to enlarge that path. nadian food exporters have achieved with relevant information than the prior format under Balabanova to the CERBA team as the new after Canada hosted the G8 and G20 What does this mean? For Government it the Russian Veterinary Service holds sever which participants determined their own agenda. Regional Director in Toronto. Katherine's prior summits. In terms of Canada's trade relationship means both Ministerial activism in support al important ones. The biggest one is that it The Moscow chapter, in response to feedback experience includes YYZ Travel and the Canada from members, will be holding more information Russia Association of Tourism, Culture and with Russia this is being overseen from the of Canadian business and developing a is no longer possible to act as if we are still al events on issues of general interest to the Sport. She replaces Natalia Gorelik, who left for This was a period with significant suc Russian side by Deputy Prime Minister broadly based, respectful, bilateral rela living in the 1990s, and, if Russia is still a membership this spring. These will include family reasons and to whom we remain grateful cesses. Zubkov. Mr. Zubkov visited Canada in tionship. We share many interests, not developing market that does mean there events on visas, migration issues, taxes, reloca for her excellent leadership over the past three • Before the Global Economic crisis hit November 2007, during the short period least in the Arctic, where we both stand to has been no progress. Thus, we should nei tion, and other daytoday issues that affect years. Katherine, welcome to the team! us last year Canadian exports to Russia he served as Prime Minister. It is hard to be big winners under the United Nations ther pander to those who want to see the Canadians working in Russia. Additionally CERBA One of Katherine's immediate tasks, along had more than tripled since 2005 and even say whether it was our November climate Convention on the Law of the Sea. A strong business practices of the 1990's continue, intends to organize a trade mission to the Russian with the other Regional Directors, will be develop regions in late spring or early summer to help our ment of a new Strategic Plan for CERBA to guide as the crisis battered trade relationships or our hospitality that intrigued him but political relationship will enhance Trade. nor should we assume all attempts at a new members expand their horizons beyond Moscow us through the period 201114. A similar plan for around the world, ours held its own. shortly after Vladimir Putin became Prime approach are simply disguises for corrup and St. Petersburg. 200610 helped shape our expansion and led to Indeed, trade in the Agricultural sector has Minister and named Zubkov as a First This certainly does not mean putting tion and other unfortunate practices of the The new Kazakh chapter has been officially improvement in several areas of corporate gover continued to grow; Deputy Prime Minister, Mr. Zubkhov took aside our commitments to Human Rights, past that can be undone by pushing the nance. Now it is time to take stock of our accom registered as of this year. We are pleased to wel • The Russian Veterinary Service and the on the role of the Russian CoChair giving Democracy and the Free Market but it right political lever. Frank engagement and come Mr. Al Shpyth of Cameco as the chairman plishments and look to the future, forever mindful of the Kazakh chapter, who will work in tandem of our Mission Statement and our key task: bring Canadian Food Inspection Agency devel our Intergovernmental Economic Com does mean pursuing these not with mutual respect can pay off. with our Regional Director Irina Tabarina. Al will ing VALUE to a CERBA membership. To that end, oped a fundamentally different, much more mission enhanced status and an active, speeches and hectoring or by using be replacing Maxim Telemtayev of Macleod Dixon the RDs will convene for a retreat in Toronto in productive, relationship based on increased visible «godfather». Since he became co Russia as a bogeyman for domestic politi Doing business in Russia is still compli who was an excellent guide during the startup early March and produce, hopefully, the first draft transparency, and mutual respect; Chair Deputy Prime Minister Zubkov and cal purposes but rather by making them cated. It is likely to remain so for a long of a new Strategic Plan to serve as our roadmap process and will be sorely missed. • Kinross Gold brought its gold mine in his staff have been key players in the polit part of a much larger regular, active, on time. But, as Russia progresses, so do the I will also take this opportunity to welcome in the upcoming years. Canada's new Ambassador to the Russian Fe In closing I will note that while other national Kupol online clearly demonstrating both ical dimension of the bilateral economic going political dialogue. Neither need this prospects for Canadian firms. And, if you deration John Sloan and his lovely wife Martine. business associations in Russia have cut back that foreigners can make money even in relationship. He meets everyone and his be a one way conversation. I have already enter this market «with your eyes wide John has served in China, Japan, Geneva, and activities, services, and staff during the crisis, sensitive sectors and that implementing staff helps us ensure that we are able to noted the Russian President's commit open» you are now far more likely to see a London in various capacities, including in sec CERBA has done its utmost to prevent that. the principles of responsible corporate cit give our visitors first rate programs. This is ment to fighting the corruption that is so legitimate road to profitability as well as ondment to the Department of Finance. Before Halfway through the 201011 fiscal year, we izenship is possible, appreciated and good a relationship that must be nurtured. large a part of Russia's Democratic deficit. the many remaining challenges. accepting this, his first ambassadorial appoint can proudly claim to be doing as much as or for business; Over the years Russia has often turned to ment, Ambassador Sloan served as Director Ge more than we were in the precrisis years, con neral of the Economic Policy Bureau at DFAIT tinuing to strengthen Canada's profile as friend • The Intergovernmental Economic Com But if Zubkov's emergence has a posi Canada for help in developing those tools The door to business success in Russia from 200610. In his first four months on the job, to Russia and Kazakhstan and a reliable partner mission was revived; tive dimension, it also carries a warning that are essential to further progress such is ajar. Our foot is in it. Lets push! Ambassador Sloan has gone to great lengths to to Eurasian business. • Major Russian businesses began to that we must heed. This is that despite the as their pursuit of more transparency in 6 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 7 SOCHI 2014 – The Journey Continues Montreal Charity Auction by Bob Johnston, Cannon Design Alexei Isakov, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Montreal attended the evening with his wife Liudmila, and greeted guests on half of Georgi Mamedov, Russian Ambassador to Canada. As a member of the Russian Duma, Vla dislav Tretiak was also welcomed by Peter Mili ken, Speaker of Cana da's House of Commons. Although Cabinet busi ness kept him in Quebec City, Raymond Bachand, Quebec Minister of Finan ce and Minister respon sible for Montreal, also supported the evening. He had put Classic Col In Montreal, on the evening of November dation has also brought Dr. Vobecky to lections in touch with CERBA following his 30, 2010, over 450 people gathered in the Russia to help train fellow cardiac surgeons meeting with Tretiak at a CERBA recep ballroom of the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth for pediatric procedures. Having overcome tion in Moscow during his mission to hotel for a cocktail dinner and live and silent his own cardiac diagnosis as a young boy Russia in September 2008. Based on the auction to celebrate two Russian hockey to rise to prominence and success with his success of a recent Beliveau Foundation icons Vladislav Tretiak and Alexei Kovalev. international play for the Russian national auction in Montreal and CERBA's annual Altogether, $125 000 in net proceeds were team as well as an 18 year career in the charity auction with the Tretiak Founda raised to support their respective founda NHL, including most recently with Montreal tion in Moscow, he had discussed the pos tions. The 60 lots included a wide variety of and now with Ottawa, Kovalev has a deep sibility of holding a Tretiak charity auction valuable cultural and hockey related objects personal commitment to helping children Left to right: Robert Johnston (Cannon Design, Victoria), Mikhael Kapirulin (Centre for Construction Technologies Transfer «Omega», in Montreal during this initial 2008 meet and services, many donated personally by facing a similar situation learn to live and Krasnodar/Sochi),Tatiana Domilovskaya (CERBA Vancouver), James Bons (Cannon Design, Boston). After the first tour of negotriations ing. Tretiak later followed up with Quebec on the Olympic Oval in Sochi. Tretiak and Kovalev. thrive. The money from this event will help Premier Jean Charest when they met in In addition to the auction items, raffle fund the Kovalev and Friends Foundation's Moscow during his mission to Russia in At reported in the CERBA Fall 2010 Newsletter, Cannon which dealt with the general terms of the working arrangements ticket sales were brisk for the grand prize 2011 summer camp. December 2009. Design was on the brink of reaching agreement to provide pro and to subsequently reach agreement on individual scopes of draw for a trip to Moscow, which included Current Montreal Canadiens and Ot In addition to event sponsors such as fessional services on the Olympic Speed Skating Oval for the work. This approach was quite productive and beneficial as the roundtrip MontrealMoscow business class tawa Senators players such as Tomas Bombardier and Cirque du Soleil other Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. contract negotiations consisted of a number of steps where airfare for two on SwissAir, a suite over Plekanec and Sergei Gonchar joined the members and friends supported the event We are pleased to report that the initial agreement was «success built on success». looking the Kremlin at the Baltschug Kem event as did Montreal Canadiens hockey by donating lots, such as BRP, Heidi reached, after intense but respectful and productive negotiations The entire process has been assisted greatly by the involve pinski, tours of the Kremlin Palace and legends, Yvon Lambert, auctioneer for Hollinger, the Montreal Juniors, through between Cannon Design and Centre for Construction Tech ment of Tatiana Domilovskaya, the Regional Director of CERBA State Duma with Tretiak, brunch at the the evening, and Yvan Cournoyer, both their participation and bidding, whether nologies Transfer Omega («CSC Omega»), the Krasnodar Vancouver office. Tatiana has been the liaison between Cannon Marriott Grand and dinner at Andrei Dellos' former rivals of Tretiak from the 1972 Wolgang Spillner, President, Albacore Region owned company responsible for delivering specific infra Design and CSC Omega and has provided immensely helpful Cafe Pushkin. Summit Series and the 1975 CSKA Shipping, top bidder of the evening, or structure projects, including the Oval for the Games in 2014. support. We really appreciate Tatiana's skills, dedication and The evening was organised by CERBA Canadiens New Year's Eve game. Michel other generous supporters from Ra The negotiations were completed in a matter of a few weeks commitment to the success of the partnership, which made her and Classic Collections for the benefit of Lacroix the familiar voice of the Montreal baska, Gaz Metro, SNCLavalin, KPMG, and involved senior leadership from each company. Once working very hard to keep the lines of communication open and the Vladislav Tretiak International Sports Canadiens, as public address announcer CIBC and Olma. Barefoot Wines and agreement had been reached, both Robert Johnston, Principal information flowing. Academy, a longtime CERBA partner ba at the Bell Centre was the master of cer Molson Coors, graciously provided wine and National Sport Practice Leader for Cannon Design and Cannon Design has successfully completed its first contractu sed in Moscow helping organizations emonies. In addition to the signature and beer for the evening. A special thanks Michael Kapirulin, the Head of the CSC Omega, echoed their al obligation and now poised to start work on its next contract. across the Russian Federation and the Alex ease of switching from English to French, also to our partners at Classic Collec appreciation and admiration for the approach and commitment The working relationship between the Canadians and Russians Kovalev and Friends Foundation based in he also extended warm greetings in tions, our volunteers and all those who of both parties to reach a fair and balance agreement, is strong, respectful and productive. The beneficiary of this suc Montreal, cofounded by Kovalev with Dr. Russian to our guests of honour. Bass helped make this evening a resounding Cannon Design has been retained as the General Consultant cessful working relationship will be the athletes of the 2014 Suzanne Vobecky, cardiac surgeon at Ste baritone Boris Kletinich sang a rousing success. on the Oval and is tasked to assist the Russianbased design Olympic Winter Games and the citizens of Sochi, Krasnodar Justine's pediatric hospital in Montreal, version of a particularly appropriate 1938 firm, Stroi International, with the development of the project. Region and Russia after the Games have been staged. who president of honour for the November classic in Russian specially dedicated to The approach taken by CSC Omega in structuring the agree 30 event. In addition to helping young car Vladislav Tretiak: «Goaltender get ready ment was to initially negotiate an overall Master Agreement, diac patients from across Quebec, the foun for the match»! 8 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 9 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
AS INVESTORS IN CANADA'S ECONOMY VANCOUVER CHAPTER CAMECO WELCOMES KAZAKHSTAN LLP YOU AND YOUR IMMEDIATE FAMILY NEW MEMBERS:
METROPOL GROUP (www.metropol.ru, 1. Celtech Enterprises Ltd. – Engineering CAN READILY GAIN PERMANENT www.metropol.com) is a Russian group of consultancy company providing equip companies uniting a major independent ment procurement and logistics itinerary RESIDENCY IN CANADA investment bank, a commercial bank, a for the overseas and Canadian companies looking for suppliers of industrial and mining consortium, several real estate and applicant has satisfied the requirements of engineering products. Cameco Kazakhstan LLP is a subsidiary the Performance Agreement, the Province development subsidiaries, and many other of Cameco Corporation (Cameco) and is will issue a nomination letter to the appli businesses: located in Astana, Kazakhstan's capital cant. Thereafter, the applicant files an appli 2. Climate Outdoor Inc. – innovative city. Cameco, with its head office in cation for Permanent Residence at the manufacturer of outdoor closing for men, Saskatoon, Canada, is one of the world's • IFC METROPOL is the fifth largest invest Federal visa office. Once the visa office has women and kids. Awarded by great num largest uranium producers. Cameco's mining operations are located in Canada, completed the necessary medical and back ment bank in Russia and performed over $ ber of netional and international awards. ground checks, it will issue immigrant visas the United States and Kazakhstan, and a 160 billion worth of transactions, involving Supplied outfits for Vancouver Olympics to the applicant and his/her dependants. mine is under development in Australia. the attraction of capital, M&A transactions, The main difference between the two on the contract with Ralf Lauren. For more Cameco is also a major supplier of conver BCPNP categories revolves around the and business restructuring in 2010 alone. information, please visit sion and nuclear fuel services from facili ties in Canada and the United Kingdom. geographic area in which the business or www.climateoutdoor.com. investment is required to be made and the Cameco has maintained an active explo • OBIBANK, a commercial bank, offers a ration program and we are exploring for minimum investments for each. The Regio 3. HSBC Global Investor Immigration uranium in North America, South America, nal Business Category requires the least full spectrum of financial services. On results Asia and Australia. The company's uranium investment, but has some geographic res of 2010, OBIBANK has entered into one hun Services – see the article at the part 1 products are used to generate electricity in Canada has been consistently ranked as in their allinclusive packages legal servic trictions. The Business Skills Category re Vancouver publishing materials. dred of the most dynamically developing nuclear power plants around the world, one of the best places to live by the United es in preparing and submitting the applica quires a larger investment, but has no geo providing one of the cleanest sources of Nations. Its culture is based on the princi tions for permanent residency at no addi banks. OBIBANK. graphic restrictions. This category will 4. Metropol Canada. energy available today. Cameco's shares ples of freedom and privacy, providing all tional cost, and financing that reduces the allow the investor to not only bring his trade on the Toronto and New York stock residents with outstanding health care, edu cost of investment to C$180,000. immediate family, but also include an addi • MBC RESOURCES is an international mi exchanges. cation, freedom of speech, unrivalled op There are also other excellent programs tional key individual to participate in the 5. Ivey International Inc. (Ivey) is an ning consortium that was founded to devel portunities, and visafree travel to most coun offered by some of the Canadian provinces. business and his or her immediate family, award winning environmental technology In Kazakhstan, Cameco is involved in the op metals deposits in the Russian Republic tries around the globe. These programs require active manage all under the one application. development company with a commit Joint Venture Inkai. Inkai is a significant It is a country with an extremely tolerant ment in the business on the part of the In summary, both the Canadian Federal of Buryatiya. The company possess 47 % of ment to provide outstanding products and uranium deposit located in the South multicultural society, that values diversity applicant. One such program is offered by Government and Canadian provinces have Kazakhstan Oblast, and one of the newest total Russian zinc reserves and 24 % of total services through the development and and fosters immigration. One of the vehicles the Province of British Columbia, which is creative programs in place to attract quali uranium production centers in the world. to enter Canada is the Immigrant Investor considered by many to be the jewel of the fied business persons who wish to invest in Russian lead reserves. application of innovative air, soil and ground There are two production areas (blocks 1 Program (IIP), which seeks to attract experi Canadian provinces. It has the mildest cli Canada on either an active or passive basis. water remediation products. Ivey has and 2) and an exploration area (block 3) enced business people who will support the mate in Canada, is the gateway to the Pa If you wish to obtain more detailed infor •METROPOL DEVELOPMENT manages focused on remediation technology devel which has entered an appraisal period. In development of a strong and prosperous cific Rim and recently hosted the 2010 mation on the abovenoted programs, 2010, the facility achieved its first full year assets worth more than US$ 500 million. opment drawing from over 20 years expe Canadian economy. To date, it has attracted Winter Olympics in Whistler and Vancouver. kindly contact: of production, using the environmentally over 25,000 investors and their families, The program is called the British Colum Among the company's main actives are rience in the industry in order to provide friendly in situ recovery (ISR) technology. who have gained permanent residency in bia Provincial Nominee Program («BCPNP») Jenny Perez, MBA complex of industrial and office buildings of market leading solutions to environmental As Cameco looks to the future, a growing Canada by way of a «passive investment» and is geared toward individuals who wish email: [email protected] percentage of our production will be relat the former plant Moskvitch (more than 300 consultants, environmental contractors into the Canadian economy. to establish, purchase or expand a busi ed to Inkai and Kazakhstan, making both and oil and gas companies to restore air, Citizenship and Immigration Canada just ness in the Province of British Columbia. 000 m2) and several other large projects. Inkai and Kazakhstan important not only to made some regulatory amendments to the The main two categories within the BCPNP soil and water quality. Cameco, but to the world as around 100 IIP. After a moratorium imposed since June are the Regional Business Category and new nuclear power plants, fuelled by urani METROPOL is privately held by a group of 26 of this year, the Federal IIP reopened the Business Skills Category. Ivey has developed two award winning um and generating clean electricity, are Russian individuals. expected to begin production over the 10 on December 1,st 2010.The amendments Essentially, the applicant signs a Perfor technologies known as Ivey sol® and are as follows: mance Agreement with the Province whe years. Atomisol®. • the mandatory investment with the rein the applicant agrees to establish, pur METROPOL employs about fifteen hun Canadian Government is increased to chase or expand a business within two years Building on the success of the Joint Venture Inkai, Cameco and Kazatomprom C$800,000 for 5 years, at 0% interest rate, of arriving in Canada and, in return, within dred employees and has offices in Moscow, continue to work together to evaluate • the required net worth for investors is approximately 120 days, the Province will London, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, Vancouver, Bel For more information please, see opportunities aimed at cooperating on ura increased to C$1,600,000. issue to the applicant with a 2 year work per grade, Kinshasa and Limassol. www.iveyinternational.com nium conversion. Many people are not aware that there are mit, during which time the applicant im Canadian financial institutions that provide plements his or her business plan. Once the 10 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 11 TORONTO NEWS
CERBA is pleased to welcome Katherine Balabanova as a new Regional Director for Toronto Chapter.
Katherine brings to her new position with CERBA over 8 years of professional busi ness experience in telecom munications, travel and IT in dustries both in Canada (To ronto) and Russia (Smolensk, Volgograd and Moscow).
Most recently (since 2006) Katherine has served as mar keting manager of YYZ Travel Group in Toronto where she managed communications planning and business devel opment of all four divisions of the travel group with a par ticular area of responsibility and interest in development of CanadaRussia incoming and outgoing travel programs. CERBA Katherine is an active Canadian Russian community member with several major events she initiated, managed INTERNATIONAL and took part in since 2008: annual Russian Pavilion at the Canadian Tulip Festival on behalf of the Embassy of MINING CONFERENCE Russian Federation in Ottawa, Russian Festival on Dundas Square to name a few.
Wednesday, March 9th, from 9 am to 4 pm Katherine's educational background is in philology and lexicology, management, business administration and Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building marketing. She is a strong believer in continuing education Register online www.cerbanet.org and is currently pursuing her further development with Member Price: $ 100.00 CAD including taxes CGA, Ontario. Katherine is also a part of CanadaRussia Association of Tourism, Culture and Sport and is on the Regular Price: $ 160.00 CAD including taxes volunteer board for American Marketing Association in Canada. Topics: Katherine's main professional strengths include diplomacy, project management and strategic communications. • Russia as a Preferred Mining Destination • Regional Mining Opportunities in Russia Katherine can be reached at • Central Asia Mining Opportunities Cell: 4163602299 [email protected] LinkedIn: Katherine Balabanova
CERBA would like to express its gratitude to the outgo ing Toronto Regional Director, Natalia Gorelik, who has For further details, contact Katherine Balabanova, organized all the chapter' s activities at a highest profes CERBA Regional Director for Toronto sional level and brought value to new and experienced at [email protected] or + 1 416 360 2299. members of the association. CERBA would like to thank Natalia for excellent work and wish her every success in www.cerbanet.org her future professional endeavors. 12 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 13
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: «RUSSIAN MULTINATIONALS: THE NEW NORMAL» CERBA BRIEF WITH ALEXEI MORDASHOV, WEST COAST IMMIGRATION CONSULTANTS CEO OF SEVERSTAL
Canada occupies a unique immigration in a particular province. The table below provides place among the world's most some examples. For complete information on all provinces advanced democracies in terms and occupations, please contact WCIC*. of economic stability, high quali ty of life, excellent, relatively low High Demand Occupations Provinces cost education, and free med (Examples) with a Targeted ical care. Opportunities exist for Immigration Program those seeking to immigrate to (Examples) the only country in the world where multiculturalism is official Farmers Alberta, government policy. Michelle N. Manitoba Saskatchewan Moore, Managing Partner of the West Coast Immigration Consul Health care professionals British Columbia, Nova tants (WCIC*), a new CERBA (doctors, nurses and other) Scotia, Saskatchewan Toronto Chapter member, responds to some frequently asked ques Long haul truck drivers Alberta, British Columbia, tions. Saskatchewan
1. Why does Canada have such an open immigration policy, Hospitality workers Alberta, British Columbia, compared to other western countries? (housekeepers, food & beverage) Saskatchewan Canada's current population of 31 million, with a negative birth rate and representing the world's second largest country Food & beverage processing, Alberta (by land mass), cannot fuel enough growth to maintain and manufacturing, and engineers improve the already high standard of living. Thus, Canada wel (+designers or drafters) comes about 250,000 new immigrants each year. Canada has a federal immigration program, except in the province Oil & gas, geology, sales, Nova Scotia of Quebec, which has its own immigration act. Other Canadian technicians/engineers, industrial, provinces have agreements with the federal government for their computer systems, accounting & own Provincial Nomination Programs which allow them to bring finance OAO Severstal is one of the world's leading via the Customs Union for companies to oper Nickel the world's largest nickel producer, as immigrants based on their province's unique needs. integrated steel and mining companies with ate. In addition, Russian scientific base of eco well as mentioned Severstal projects with 6. Which occupations are most in demand in Canada overall? listings in Russia and on the London Stock nomy is strong and competitive, and Russia Canada), we keep talking about clear lack of 2. Who can immigrate to Canada? The federal skilled worker category has 29 occupations (updat Exchange. Severstal is one of Russia's largest has far better results than the USA. Mr. Mor the Canadian business in Russia. Russia has People can become permanent residents directly as skilled ed each July). Skilled workers are assigned points according to producers of iron ore and coking coal. In dashov indicated that now is a great time to to build up more comfort for the Canadian workers, business entrepreneurs & investors, or via the self age, education, work experience, English proficiency, arranged Russia Severstal is the prime highquality sup think of investing in Russia because there are investors. employed category. They can also come as temporary foreign employment, and adaptability. For those achieving the 67 point plier of flats, longs and steel pipes for the con great opportunities and the returns are high. Alexei Mordashov emphasized that the Rus workers and become permanent residents after two years of minimum, 1000 applications are accepted annually per occupation. struction, automotive, machinery, and oil & Talking of the investment climate, Alexei indi sian companies continue to become a more employment. Additional categories are students, family class Since Canadian visa officers make decisions based on the mate gas industries. Severstal is one of the majors cated that even though the business invest essential part of the world economy and the (those with relatives already settled in Canada), and refugees. rial in front of them, without providing opportunity to correct errors in the U.S., Italy and France with premium cus ment climate is not perfect in Russia, those Russian multinationals are indeed the new nor or omissions, applicants must submit high quality documentation. tomers in the automotive, energy, construc foreign investors who have entered this mar mal. This trend is explained by strengthening of 3. Which immigration categories provide special opportunities? Appeals based on the fairness argument isn't possible. tion, household appliances, and packaging ket, plan to invest more as Russia provides a domestic business and advancement in the Student and Provincial Nomination are fasttrack programs industries. In 2010 Severstal intended to buy lot of opportunities. However, Russia has to natural resource sector representing Russia's explained in more detail below. 7. Can foreigners invest in Canada and gain Canadian legal Canada's SacreCoeur Minerals, in 2011 Nord improve its legal environment and make its competitive advantage. Russian companies status? Gold N.V., a subsidiary of Severstal, announ economic regime fairer. He mentioned that also know how to operate in difficult business 4. What opportunities exist for students wishing to study in Yes, the investor category is ideal for experienced business ced its acquisition of all common shares of there are small but important impairments to environment and challenging climatic condi Canada and then settle longer term? people and senior professionals with management experience. Canada's Crew Gold Corporation. largescale expansion of mutual business tions. Large R&D spending and strong S&T Foreign students have a choice of over 1000 Canadian edu The moratorium on these programs, due to regulatory revi Alexei Mordashov has worked for Severstal collaboration, including lack of trust and limit base as well as high management standards cational institutions and can enter community colleges or uni sions, will be lifted on December 1, 2010. The new Federal since 1988. He started his career as a senior ed knowledge of the opportunities available. combined with good productivity and high versities, depending on their budget and career interest. After and Quebec investor program will require investors to have a shop economist, in June 2002. Mr. Mordashov A. Mordashov also skated over thin ice: the quality of specialists also represent compara completion of 2 years of study, students are eligible for a 3 personal net worth of $1.6 million, and make an investment of was elected Chairman of Severstal's Board of visa issues. Too many business opportunities tive advantage for the Russian companies. year work permit. After one year of employment, they can either $800,000 (fully refundable after 5 years) or $240,000, Directors and served as Chief Executive can be lost due to bureaucratic hurdles or Listening to Alexei's enthusiastic speech on the acquire permanent residence. (not refundable). Officer of Severstal Group. Since December hardening of an attitude. WTO, the guests realised how much A.Mor In Manitoba, students can apply for permanent residence 2006, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Mentioning the Russia – Canada partnership, dashov has personally contributed for the last directly after 2 years of study, without Canadian work experi 8. Can children of relatives overseas immigrate via interna Severstal. Alexei serves on the Entrepreneurs Alexei pointed at the number of similarities of 15 years. Together with Alexei CERBA believes ence. Ontario allows Masters program graduates to apply for tional adoption? Council of the Government of Russian Fe our countries, like vast stretches of lands, that very soon Russia does enter the WTO. permanent residence without a job offer. Yes, this is WCIC's particular area of specialty given our close deration. including Arctic territories, similar climate, re The breakfast brief with Alexei Mordashov Because the list of such programs is endless and complex, pro affiliation with World View Adoption, www.worldviewadop Alexei talked to CERBA about Russian econo source endowment, and huge forests' areas. was a great event mostly because of the spective students should consult with a certified immigration pro tion.org. As a signatory to the Hague Convention, Canadian my which managed to grow strong business in Canada is a benchmark for Russia. And though charm, brightness, experience, and wisdom fessional to gain advantage of particular programs from the start. immigration law allows relative adoption if this is in the best the country, mostly due to such subsoil re we can mention a few RussianCanadian busi of our speaker. interest of the child. sources as gas, oil and metals. Comparing sit ness transaction contracts (Russian Evraz Inc. CERBA would like to express thanks to the 5. Which professions are sought out by provinces? uation to what was in Russia ten years back Mr. NA includes Candian Evraz Red Deer Works, breakfast brief sponsors: KPMG and White In Canadian provinces specific types of workers are sought For more information please contact WCIC via Mordashov noted that Russia has certainly Evraz Calgary Works, Evraz Camrose Works & Case. based on that province's economy. In many cases, having [email protected], 416 745 9777 moved forward in terms of political stability, and Evraz Regina Steel, Norilsk Nickel acqui close friends or distant relatives can also enable fast track and www.westcoastimmigration.com. economic freedom, creating favorable tax re sition of 90 per cent of Canada's LionOre Mi gime and developing large economic space ning International Ltd what made Norilsk 14 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 15
CERBA CHRISTMAS PARTY IN MOSCOW Looking Back MOSCOW chapter ness travelers to Canada, possibly using pilot projects developed for India and more recent September 28th, 2010, ly for China as models to create a systemwide Business Networking Evening: The Launch solution which would extend to the CERBA of The New Season organised by RBCC in mandate region. cooperation with Australian Business in Europe Russia, CERBA, The Irish Club and November 2010 Scottish Development International. John Kur replaced Bob Hage as the DFAIT observer on the CERBAOttawa Board. We October 12th, 2010 wish Bob an active retirement and thank him CERBA Christmas Welcome Reception for His Excellency John for his active support of CERBA, including for Sloan, the new Canadian Ambassador to the in Russia», Alex Shifrin's lecture was devoted the Canada Russia Business Summit and Party and presentation RF and back to business reception. to the advertising market and Anatoly And Sochi Mission lead by Minister Day in June October 22d, 2010 riash lectures at the HSE were devoted to the 2009, the CanadaRussia Executive Meeting of Cannon Design «NASA and Russia – A Partnership that M&A topic. with Minister Van Loan during the Vancouver Works» presentation by Commander Olympics in February 2010, and the visit of Designate of the International Space Sta in Vancouver MONTREAL chapter FDPM Victor Zubkov to Ottawa in April 2010. It tion, Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield. is a pleasure to welcome back John Kur, for November 30, 2010 On the 3d of December the Moscow Chapter of CERBA cele The ending of 2010 was celebrated by CERBAVancouver mer head of the Trade Section at the Canadian The TretiakKovalev evening organized by brated a Christmas party. The theme for the celebration was members and friends at the LeSolei Hotel Vancouver. Christmas Embassy in Moscow as he has recently with reception held on December 9th was organized with real holiday CERBA and Classic Collections brought added responsibility for Russia and CIS to his Russian magical winter fairytale «THE 12 MONTHS» together 450 people at the Fairmont Queen flavour, around beautifully decorated Christmas tree. Vancouver role as DG Europe DFAIT. RIM representative There was once a widow who had two daughters, her own child Elizabeth Hotel and raised $125 000 for the Chair Sandy Ferguson has opened an event and thanked our Paul Lucier also stepped down from the and her stepdaughter. She loved the first one but hated the poor charitable foundations of these two hockey CERBAOttawa Board following his move to sponsors Cannon Design, B2Gold and Capital Business Travel orphan because she was far prettier than her own daughter.One icons drawing on Montreal's legendary love Northern Europe, where he will focus more day in the middle of winter stepmother on a whim requested her A special zest of this event was presentation of Robert Johnston for hockey and the generous support of directly on the Russian market. Dave Pryce to bring some fresh snowdrops from the forest... «The Journey From Vancouver to Sochi», where in a very per CERBA members to help youth with special has joined the CERBAOttawa Board as the Each of the 12 months and of the four seasons has its own sonal and informal manner he spoke about an experience of get needs both in Russia and in Canada (see full new RIM representative. Kim Lok, EDC has beauty and charm, every year the turn of seasons brings us to ting involved with the Sochi Olympic Oval project. article for details). stepped down from the CERBAOttawa Board the wonderful longawaited winter holidays – Christmas and New Russian Olympics is an intriguing theme interesting for many in the context of an upcoming maternity leave. November 2010 Year. During the evening we shared with our guests the beauty companies, government organizations and individuals in BC and Congratulations Kim and thanks for your sup across Canada. The CERBA Christmas reception was attended Founding CERBAMontreal Chair Ron Denom port on the board, including higlights such as and magic of the eternal seasons' change… Our guests enjoyed announced that he will be stepping down from by a great number of people; they really enjoyed sharp and the 2009 AGM hosted at EDC and EDC Chair cold Winter indigenous peoples dances, romantic and lovely as this position and from the CERBA National informative speech and asked plenty of questions. Special and Jim Dinning's trip to Moscow and Sochi in Spring circus performance, happy Russian summer dance, and Board. Zouheir Chebl, Senior Vice President – June 2009. Finally, the CERBAOttawa Board unexpected guest at this event were First Deputy General the gorgeous, full of Autumn colours and melancholy, flamenco. Slide Presentation by Mr. Chris Hadfield in Eurasia, SNCLavalin International has agreed extends congratulations to fellow Board mem We again and again admired wonderful fairy music from the Director of the Russian Federal Medical Biological Agency the Red Room was followed by an autograph to take on these active responsibilities. The ber Prof. Piotr Dutkiewicz, Carleton University «Nutcracker», and the Viennese Waltz and the joyful ABBA's Andrey Bushmanov came in Vancouver for purchasing a unique session and informal networking and drinks CERBAMontreal Chapter would like to extend for the Order of Friendship awareded by the Happy New Year while we were handing around strikingly beau cancer detection equipment from the Vancouver based at the Canada Club of the Embassy. a warm welcome to Zouheir and to thank Ron Russian Government and presented by His tiful snowdrops, first Spring flowers. And as always our guests was Advanced Cyclotron Systems. for his personal support since 2003 and rec Excellency Georgii Mamedov Russian Ambas December 3d, 2010 ognize his contribution to the growth and waiting with impatience for the annual Christmas quiz which was At the end of the event Regional Director Tatiana Domilovskaya sador to Canada. Christmas party Moscow development of the association. We would are funny and cheerful. shared the Chapter plans for the coming New Year and wished also glad to welcome MarieLise Gauthier, Head November 2010 We tried to organise a cheerful party, which attracted many everyone happy and prosper 2011. Global Mergers and Acquisitions, Bombardier Visit of Kazakh IT delegation CERBA guests. And we wouldn't be able to arrange such a fes Inc. to the CERBAMontreal Board and as an During her visit to Ottawa, Mrs.Kuralay tivity without the help of our sponsors: Kinross, PwC, Barrick observer on the National Board. MarieLise Yeleussizova, Director General, IT State Policy, Gold, and Parallels. And a special thanks to Baltchug Kempinski CERBA Christmas represented Bombardier at the February 2010 Ministry of Communication and Information of Hotel which kindly sponsored the venue – CERBA's favourite Executive Meeting in Vancouver, and has been the Republic of Kazakhstan and a delegation Wladimir hall that we all admire. Thank you for your generous Party in Almaty taking on additional responsibilities for recent from the Office of the Prime Minister's attend support! Bombardier initiatives in Russia. ed a meeting hosted by CERBAOttawa Chair A Christmas Party for all friends and members of CERBA was Peter Harder at FMC on November 23, which organised in Holiday Inn on December 17th. This time we decid OTTAWA chapter included Margaret Skok, Senior Fellow at ed to take a fresh approach and make it a real Canadian party. Carleton University and former Canadian October 2010 Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and a presenta Our guests supported this idea with unexpected warmth – most Visa Meeting with Minister Kenney tion on egovernance by CERBAOttawa Board of them looked like real cowboys! Thanks to munificent support CERBA National Board Director Paul Drager director David Gray (Agriteam), based on of our sponsors Uranium One and Cameco, our guests enjoyed (Macleod Dixon), CERBAOttawa Chair Peter experience with implenting egovernance in wonderful country music and a delicious Christmas dinner with Harder (FMC) and CERBAOttawa Board Di other countries. In addition to meetings with pancakes and maple syrup. Three Christmas gifts sponsored by rector Robert Blackburn (SNCLavalin) joined Industry Canada, Public Works and relevant Macleod Dixon – a digital camera with smile sensor, a video cam senior representatives of Canada's major bu industry groupings to better understand the era and a certificate for 5 stays in a luxury hotel and spa – were siness associations in a meeting with Ca Canadian experience with questions from Canadian Business Lectures at the Higher raffled and went to three lucky cowgirls. nada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration spectrum regulation to government services Education Institutions – December 2010. and senior CIC officials to discuss visa issues and ITC cluster developement, the delegation CERBA Board of Directors lectured at the following the deposit of a joint 2010 report on also participated in a CERBA lunch at the Moscow High Business Schools to talk to stu facilitating business travel to Canada. The Rideau Club on November 24 hosted by RIM dents how the Canadian business feels in meeting was described as encouraging with executive Morgan Elliott and discussed plans Russia. Lou Naumovsky lectured at the Mos the Minister inviting further exchanges from for the communication infrastructure rollout in cow State University on «Canadian Reflec the business community on how best to Kazakhstan, and the structure of the Kazakh tions on Three Decades of Business (and life) streamline the processing of visas for busi wireless industry. 16 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 17
CALGARY chapter In early October, representatives from five November 8th 2010. dable housing and production of modern con companies traveled to Almaty to participate struction materials, components and equip The Calgary Chapter has already had a busy in the Kazakhstan Oil and Gas Exhibition in ment» – proclaimed Mr. Bansekin in his pres and productive season since the last New Almaty as part of the CERBA Canada entation. We thank you all who participated sletter. Pavilion. During the show, we were visited by and attended this year's conference and His Excellency Stephen Millar, the Senior viewed it online. The presentations video ar We have had two separate visits by senior Trade Commissioner, David Mallette and chive and presentation materials can be found representatives of the Canadian Embassy to the local Trade Commissioner, Gaziz.Shota at www.cerbanet.org on the event's page. Ukraine over the past 6 months. In early June, nov. Participating companies were KUDU there was a breakfast brief with the Michael Industries, Sprung Instant Structures, December 15th, 2010. Reshitnyk, the outgoing Senior Trade Com Larsen Damico and Phoenix Geophysics. CERBA members and guests enjoyed great missioner at the Embassy. Michael spoke The show proved busier than last year and food, drinks, opera performance, Russian about the current economic and political cli the participants felt they had made some A CERBA Breakfast Brief was held under the Knights' show and conversation at CERBA first official visit of Mr. Shafiyev was organized mate in Ukraine and highlighted where the productive contacts. title «Economic and Political Situation in the Toronto Chapter Holiday Reception held at by CERBA Chapter in Vancouver, the program opportunities lay and also where caution Ukraine. Challenges and Opportunities» kind Duke of Westminster Pub in the heart of To included meetings with BC provincial govern was needed. Macleod Dixon (Paul Drager) ly hosted by Heenan Blaikie. ronto. Scotiabank sponsored the event for ment, Vancouver City Manager, Vancouver graciously hosted this brief at their offices in G. Daniel Caron has occupied several senior the 3d year in a row. The event was also sup Economic Development Commission, edu downtown Calgary. positions within the Government of Canada ported by Albacor Shipping and some of the cational institutions and business community. over the past 27 years. He was deputy head contest prizes were provided by YYZ Travel. Ten Vancouver members participated in one Then on November 5th, we held a second of mission and ministercounselor at the Over 50 members and guests attended the onone meeting sessions with Mr. Shafiyev breakfast meeting to welcome His Excel Embassy of Canada in Mexico from August event and networked in an informal and fes and Mrt. Habibzade for introduction of their lency, Daniel Caron, Canada's Ambassador 2005 to July 2008. He was director of the tive setting. Guests were invited to participate products and services and discussions of to Ukraine. His Excellency provided a most Japan Division at the Department of External in a «How Well Do We Know CERBA?» contest potential opportunities in the Azerbaijan mar recent update about the political changes Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa and to see if they are able to recognize CERBA ket. Within three days of very tight business perceived in Ukraine since the change of counselor at the Mission of Canada to the Board Members by hinted facts. Great tradi program the guests established strong work government there and where these heralded European Union in Brussels. Prior to this, Mr. tional accents in food together with CERBA ing relations with Surrey Board of Trade, changes for business relations. The atten On October 20th, the Calgary Chapter host Caron served as deputy director, Northern entertainment program captured guests in a University of British Columbia, Sea Green En dance of 18 guests to this breakfast reflect ed a special lunch for the Governor of Yamal Europe Division and completed an assign cozy, high caliber fun environment until late terprises Ltd., Cannon Design, GMA Machi ed the continuing albeit somewhat wary in Nenets Okrug Mr. Dmitry Kobylkin, who vis ment as regional director with the Depart CERBA International Construction Conference. evening. nery and other CERBA members and partners. terest of Albertans in Ukraine for commercial ited Alberta with a delegation of 12 bureau ment of Fisheries and Oceans. CERBA International Construction Roundtable Welcome reception and presentation of the initiatives. crats and who signed a renewed MOU with In the 1990s, Mr. Caron served as a trade com was kindly supported by: Republic of Azerbaijan was jointly organized the Alberta Government. The Governor wel missioner with the Japan Division and, during The program of the conference was dedicat by CERBA and the Embassy of Azerbaijan and In September, we took the opportunity to wel comed and encouraged Alberta companies the 1980s, consul and trade commissioner at ed to opportunities for Canadians in rapidly took place at the Vancouver Terminal City Club come Canada's recently appointed Ambas to view his okug as providing good opportuni the Consulate General of Canada in Boston. expanding construction market in Russia. on September 17th. An event was opened by sador to Kazakhstan as he visited Alberta prior ties for business initiatives and that it paral He was part of the Canadian team that negoti This fullday conference included networking the Chair of the Vancouver Chapter Sandy Fer to setting out for his new post. His Excellency leled northern Canada in many respects. ated with France concerning fishing rights opportunities, conference panels and discus guson, welcomed the Ambassador and the Stephen Millar, spoke at a luncheon meet around SaintPierre and Miquelon. sion on such issues as: overview of the con First Secretary in British Columbia. Informative ing on September 13th again generously After the Governor's presentation, there was In 1978, Mr. Caron represented Canada in Oua struction markets; implications of the global presentation of the Republic of Azerbaijan sponsored by Macleod Dixon and hosted by a private meeting by the CERBA executive gadougou at an international youth conference credit conditions to construction projects; delivered by Mr. Shafiyev contained a lot of Paul Drager. This was followed by a special with the Governor to discuss Alberta's interest hosted by La Francophonie's Agence de Co energy saving in construction, insulated con remarkable facts about the current status of «Welcome Back» Reception for CERBA mem in establishing business relations with com operation Culturelle et Technique. In July 2008 crete forms, and environmental aspects of con the country economy and attracted vivid inter bers and friends in the beautiful Lawyer's panies in YamalNenets in regards to gas flar Daniel Caron became Ambassador of Canada to struction. The highlight of the conference was est of the audience. The evening has gradual Lounge at Macleod Dixon and at which the ing reduction technologies. CERBA and the Ukraine. Mr. Caron and his wife Maria Aparicio the keynote speech delivered by Deputy ly flow into the networking and provided great Ambassador announced the move of the Alberta Government are actively pursuing this have two children, JeanXavier and MarieLou. Director General, Russian Housing Develop opportunities for people to establish contacts Canadian Embassy to Astana and invited initiative over the months ahead. ment Foundation, Nikita Bansekin, who spoke with Azerbaijani diplomats. everyone to visit him there if they were going on the objectives and priorities of RHDF, a The Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to KIOGE. CERBA also announced that we Finally, the Chapter finished off the current federal institution that has received the right is currently considering a number of busi were starting a Chapter in Kazakhstan based calendar year with a Christmas Social re to utilize currently ineffectively used federal ness proposals put forward by the BC com in Almaty and that the official opening would ception on December 8th in the beautiful lands and bring them into the market along panies during and after the visit of Mr. be in October during KIOGE. McDougal Centre. As part of the gathering, with being the main provider of lands for resi Shafiyev and Mr. Habibzade in Vancouver. Ambassador Millar repeated his luncheon we welcomed guest perspectives on their dential construction purposes in the Russian We expect another visit from the Embassy presentation at a special meeting held in experiences in regards to beginning or en Federation. «The main two strategic priorities sometimes during 2011. Edmonton on September 14th in a meeting hancing business initiatives in Russia and Ka of our work is to stimulate housing construc Our special gratitude to Sea Green Enter space kindly provided by the local DFAIT zakhstan. We enjoyed delicious hors d'ouev tion especially lowrise construction of affor prises Ltd., GMA Machinery, HSBC Global office. 19 guests attended that presentation res from the Delta Hotel over a glass of wine Investor Immigration Services, GreenEng and thereby confirmed CERBA Calgary chap as we listened to personal vignettes. Systems and Capital Business travel for ter's intentions of offering more events in helping organize and coordinate the program Edmonton as well as Calgary. TORONTO Chapter for H.E. Mr. Shafiyev and First Secretary Mr. Habibzade. November 5th 2010 CERBA supported the event November 26th, 2010. Macleod Dixon event in Vancouver dedicated to 60th Anniversa A working meeting was held by Toronto Board ry of Russian Canadian Cul of Directors and His Excellency Ambassador tural Aid Society. The Rus G.I. Mamedov accompanied by Consul Ge sianCanadian Cultural Aid neral in Toronto A.V. Veklenko to discuss VANCOUVER Chapter Society (RCCAS) was found CERBA's event schedule for 2011 in order to ed in 1950 as a nonprofit organization. It is coordinate the participation of the Embassy. First visit of the Ambassador of Republic run entirely by volunteers. The Society's of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Shafiyev mission is to promote and maintain rich November 30, 2010. and the First Secretary Mr. Habibzade Russian cultural traditions and help new im in Vancouver migrants integrate into the Canadian way of An Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan life. Concerts, lectures, folk dancing, drama H.E. Mr.Farid Shafiyev and the First Secretary Macleod Dixon presentation club, chess club are some of the activities (Economy) Mr. Eljan Habibzade visited Van «Doing Business in Russia and CIS organized by RCCAS. couver from September 14 to 18th 2010. This Countries like Kazakhstan». 18 CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) CERBA Quarterly News (Winter – Spring 2011) 19
Two leading experts of Macleod Dixon LLP, mises at the Cadillac Centre, Vancouver and October 2010, CERBA, with the support of Glenn Faass (Director, London, UK) and Sea Green Enterprises, provided outstanding the Embassy of Canada in Kazakhstan, host Maxim Telemtayev (Partner, Almaty, Kazakh logistics support. ed a Seminar: Oil and Gas Sector under the stan) visited Vancouver on October 5th 2010 Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and with a workshop «Doing Business in Russia WELCOME NEW VANCOUVER MEMBER Belorussia with presentations performed by WELCOME NEW CERBA and CIS countries like Kazakhstan». This was GLOBAL COBALT CORPORATION Mr. Gennadiy Shestakov, Chairman of the the second time Macleod Dixon provided Board of the Kazakhstan Association of Cus Vancouver business community with prac toms Brokers and Ms. Carmen Cancela, tices and facts of business climate and eco Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Am nomic environment in Russia and the coun bassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary tries of former Soviet Union. After the suc of Canada in the Republic of Kazakhstan Mr MOSCOW MEMBER cessful first presentation made by Glenn Stephen Millar also made a brief address to Faass in December 2010 at BC Commerce the audience. Very positive feedback was Centre it have been decided to run such event received from attendees, representatives of in Vancouver again. production and management of all spheres Held at the SFU J.Wosk Centre for Dialogue of oil and gas production, processing and A NEW GEM in Vancouver Down Town this session was petrochemical industry, who noted that the attended by over 50 people and it took more Seminar threw much light on issues related than two hours to complete the questions to the new customs tariff policy, transfer pric IN THE CROWN and answers session followed the two excep ing and taxation within the framework of the tionally informative presentations by Glenn Customs Union. OF THE LOTTE Faass and Maxim Telemtayev. Global Cobalt Corporation is a leading, multi Following the requirements of BC business national cobalt exploration and development Expansion of CERBA to Kazakhstan HOTELS & community and CERBA membership we company with an extensive strategic metals hope to organize similar events in Vancouver portfolio in Russia, Mongolia and Canada. On 5 October 2010, the Canada Eurasia in 2011. Russia Business Association (CERBA) laun RESORTS Our special gratitude is to Macleod Dixon Global Cobalt is being created from Puget ched its Kazakhstan Chapter at special LLP for sponsoring the «Doing Business in Ventures Inc. (Puget), a Canadian listed jun inaugural Reception at the Holiday Inn Hotel GROUP Russia...» event in Vancouver. ior, and Imperial Mining Holding Limited, a pri in Almaty. vate company with worldclass assets in An Ambassador of the Republic Russia and Mongolia, with the singular mis The reception was opened by Hans Gjerdrum of Kazakhstan sion of becoming the leader in the acquisi (KUDU Industries) who as Chairman of the H.E. Yerlan Abildayev tion, exploration, development, and produc Calgary Chapter welcomed the 50 guests on has visited Vancouver tion of the strategic metal cobalt. behalf of the National Board of CERBA. on October 20 21, 2010. Uranium One and Tethys Petroleum were rec The nearterm focus of the company will be ognized as new CERBA Corporate Sponsors Although H.E. Ambassador Extraordinary on the development and production of the based in Kazakhstan, joining Macleod Dixon Mr. Yerlan Abildayev visited Vancouver at the worldclass Karakul Cobalt Deposit, poten and PWC in that significant role. very short notice it was not very difficult to tially the largest source of primary cobalt out Ambassador of Canada in Kazakhstan the Ho The fivestar property conveniently located at 8 Novinskiy Lotte Hotels are rapidly developing in Asia and will continue to organize for him an extensive program of side of Africa. Global Cobalt will also contin nourable Stephen Millar, personally welco Boulevard in the heart of Moscow's financial and shopping dis expand, setting the highest standards of excellence and allowing meetings with the provincial government, ue to advance the Werner Lake Cobalt med the guests and expressed great pleas tricts offers guests 304 spacious rooms and suites. Apart from guests to experience Korean true warmth and hospitality over educational institutions and businesses. Deposit in Canada and explore its Mongolian ure in seeing the long standing business ties accommodation facilities, Lotte Hotel Moscow features firstclass seas. In 2010, Lotte Hotels will be opening in Tokyo, Japan and Republic of Kazakhstan attracts a lot of inte assets. between Canada and Kazakhstan reflected in dining options bearing internationally renowned brand names. Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2011 Lotte plans to open a luxurious hotel in rest from representatives of various market a business association geared to enhancing Among them, two superb restaurants – Les Menus serving clas Shenyang, China, and a business hotel in Gimpo. Four new hotels sectors, including mining, construction, Global Cobalt's new flagship asset will be a and expanding those relations. sic French dishes artistically transformed by a Michelin three will be added in Jamsil, Busan, Gimhae, and Seochodong (Seoul) agriculture and many other well developed Russian project of which the current size and star chef Pierre Gagnaire, and MEGU, a Japanese fusion restau after 2013. As such, Lotte Hotel is building a global network of BC industries. Some major CERBA Charter scale, as well as potential, make it one of the In his warm welcome speech Consul Ge members like Uranium One are active in this largest known primary sources of the strate neral of the Russian Federation in Almaty Mr rant from New York. Furthermore, in the hotel there is The Loun hotels and taking a leap to become a true global chain hotel, rep country; its rich natural resources and open gic metal cobalt. Borislav Mechshaninov expressed hope that ge bar with a relaxing selection of premiumclass cocktails, ele resentative of Korea. international policy make many companies the new Chapter of CERBA will enhance the gant meeting and convention facilities, an innovative Club Floor Lotte Hotels&Resorts are run by their management company considering opportunities existing there. The company is uniquely positioned due to its growth and consolidation of business and for business travelers, as well as worldfamous Mandara Spa, a Lotte Group, the largest South Korean conglomerate. It consists key global relationships, experienced team friendly ties between Canada, Russia and Fitness Club and a stateoftheart swimming pool. The tenstory of over 50 affiliated companies employing more than 38,000 Welcome reception and presentation of the and an excellent mineral asset base to Kazakhstan. building also boasts a large underground parking and close people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufactur Republic of Kazakhstan was held in Van become an emerging producer and central proximity to main city sights and entertainment opportunities. A ing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, heavy couver Cadillac Centre on October 20. It was player in the cobalt sector. wide set of facilities joined with outstanding clientoriented serv chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and enter very well attended by our active and pro ice aimed at anticipating guests' needs is sure to exceed your tainment. The company has major operations in South Korea, spective members, DFAIT team in Vancouver Recognizing cobalt as one of the world's expectations. Japan, China, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other valuable CERBA partners. Regio essential elements due to the increasing nal Director of the Vancouver Chapter Tatia focus on environmental sustainability, the Lotte Hotel Moscow belongs to Korean largest luxury hotel India, USA, and Russia and continues to expand. na Domilovskaya welcomed H.E. Mr. Abil electrification of the modern vehicle and the chain Lotte Hotels&Resorts, which operates six fivestar proper In Russia, Lotte Group is represented by a subsidiary Lotte Rus dayev in BC. After short, but focused and escalating appetite for consumer electronics ties in the largest cities and regions of South Korea Seoul, since 1997. Development started in October 2002 with the con informative presentation and questions and such as mobile phones and laptops, Global Jamsil, Busan, Ulsan, and Jeju Island. The chain was founded in struction of Lotte Plaza de luxe shopping mall and a business answers session it was agreed, that the Cobalt is growing through the acquisition of 1972, with construction of Lotte Hotel Seoul, the first worldclass center, opened in September 2007 in Novinskiy Boulevard. The Ambassador will pay another visit in Vancou tactical mineral assets while aggressively hotel in Korea. Exhibiting excellence in every detail, Lotte Hotels department store housing the world's best brands in luxurious ver in the end of March 2011 to better learn expanding and exploring existing properties now provide opulence which places them in one row with the best surroundings and a first class business center are great exam about the BC business community, meet with to supply the growing demand for cobalt. rated international properties. For more than 35 years, Lotte ples of stateoftheart Korean facilities and service. A several the provincial Government and provide more Hotels have been operating on the basic principle of making million dollar Lotte Hotel Moscow is now on the point of joining opportunities for the local companies to dis The celebration with dinner was generously guests feel home away from home, in other words, so comfort this impressive portfolio, as well as a confectionery plant in cuss about how they can benefit from the ALMATY Chapter sponsored by Macleod Dixon. favourable business climate at the Republic able that they wish to return again and again. Lotte Hotel Seoul, Kaluga city. «We are not going to stop here, but will proceed with of Kazakhstan. the flagship of the group of six hotels throughout South Korea, is expanding our retail and tourist activities in Russia. After finishing We would like to thank for the support in or CUSTOMS UNION SEMINAR an award winning property, voted Best Individual Hotel in Asia by the construction project of the hotel in Moscow, we are going to ganizing of this event our sponsor, Uranium Global Traveler, a prestigious international travel magazine, for build one more hotel, in Saint Petersburg», says Lee Seihoon, One; Capital Business Travel, provided pre Within the program of KIOGE 2010, on 6 three consecutive years from 2006 to 2008. Lotte Rus General Director.