Canada

Canada Ranked #1 Place To Do Business By Forbes in 2011 but what about 2012?

March 28, 2012 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

Canada with its $1.6 trillion economy ranks the 9th largest in the world in fact moved up from its 4th place showing to grab the number one spot – no mean feat given the economic climate and the stiff competition out there. One factor that helped Canada move up was the ability of its major banks and financial system to weather the global financial meltdown. The stability of the Canadian financial system comes as no accident but is the result of some very prudent and stringent regulations making the financial houses in Canada conservative by nature.

Commercial Awareness, Economy

Canada, A Third Party In WTO Panel On Chinese Raw Materials Export Restrictions

January 25, 2010 Ainsley Brown One comment

By: Ainsley Brown Canada now joins a score of other nations, including Brazil, Japan, Norway, India and Turkey, as third parties in a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel on China’s export restrictions on certain raw materials. A WTO panel is the third step established under the Dispute Resolution Understanding (DSU) – the DSU being the lynchpin that transformed the General

commodity, Government Policy, Natural Resources, Trade, WTO

Russian Central Bank Buys Canadian Dollars

January 20, 2010 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown The Russian central bank, the Bank of Russia, announced today that it will begin to further diversify its foreign currency reserves by buy Canadian dollar dominated deposits and securities. The move is in response to the falling value of the US dollar and the appreciation of commodity based currencies such as the Canadian and Australian dollars. While it was

Commercial Awareness, Investment, Money Market

CIBC Loses Age Discrimination Case In The UK

December 30, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown It would seem that yet another Canadian bank has received a wrap on the knuckles in the UK. The latest bank to be disciplined: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), who lost an employment age discrimination case. The case was brought by a 42 year old London based banker who was made redundant in 2008 as part of

Arbitration, Labour, Litigation

What Happened To “Canada’s Most Reliable Network?”

December 14, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown Under a British Columbian Court of Appeal ruling Canada’s Most Reliable Network has gotten the boot – well the ad at least. Rogers Communications Inc., the Canadian telephone, internet and cable company, that advertised as Canada’s Most Reliable Network has been told by the B.C. Court of Appeal that it has to drop the Most in its

Brand Management, Litigation, Telecom

Research In Motion Faces Potential US International Trade Commission Investigation

December 8, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown Imagine being told that you could no long buy a BlackBerry or being told that the services of the one you already own will be restricted, just imagine. Think it can’t happen; well think again for this has now entered the range of possibility in the United States. The Canadian company, Research In Motion Ltd (RIM), the

Brand Management, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Regulation

Canadian Exports Up

November 13, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown Canadian exports made a sharp jump in September, according to Statistics Canada, cutting the trade deficit in half. The 3.5% upswing is a good sign of the continued recovery in the Canadian economy. Related Posts:Canada, A Third Party In WTO Panel On Chinese Raw Materials Export RestrictionsRussian Central Bank Buys Canadian DollarsResearch In Motion Faces Potential US

Commercial Awareness, Economy, Trade

Philip Morris Sues Irish Government

October 13, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By: Ainsley Brown Philip Morris – yes that Philip Morris – the tobacco giant is set to sue the Irish government. And, why? The substance of Philip Morris’ claim is that the new Irish law that came into force on July 1 banning the display of cigarettes in stores is anti-competitive. As a public health measure the new law was

Brand Management, Competition, Government Policy, Health, Litigation, Marketing/PR, Regulation

President Obama To Visit Canada Today

February 19, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

By Ainsley Brown President Obama is going to make his first foreign trip today. And where is he going? To his northern neighbor – CANADA. Welcome to Canada President Obama! The visit as short as it is, only six hours, is an official state visit – put simply he is meeting with the Governor General not just the Prime Minister

Economy, Government, Government Policy, International, NAFTA

Bird Flu Found On Canadian Farm

January 26, 2009 Ainsley Brown Leave a comment

by Ainsley Brown The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed that it has found avian flu on a turkey farm in British Columbia. The strain of the virus, H5, is a type that doesn’t spread easily and rarely infects humans. Just as in the last outbreak in 2005 in this part of the country all of the birds will

Agriculture, Food & Beverage, International, Public Policy