2011 News Release Archive
Vancouver, BC – December 16, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada today announced the appointment of Mr. Kasi Rao and Dr. Joseph Wong as Senior Fellows of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. They join seven other Senior Fellows in lending their expertise to the Foundation.Mr. Kasi Rao is a consultant who provides strategic guidance to public and private sector organizations on...
December 16, 2011
Vancouver, B.C.– December 9, 2011 – On the occasion of the international Human Rights Day on December 10, the National Conversation on Asia (NCA), an initiative of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, today launched its latest online conversation on Canada’s human rights promotion in Asia, and unveiled a new interactive map feature called ‘Mapping Canadian Views on Asia.’This latest...
December 09, 2011
Vancouver, BC – December 7, 2011 - The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada announced the appointment of Dominic Barton and Lorraine Mitchelmore to its Board of Directors.Dr. John McArthur, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said “We are delighted to have Mr. Barton and Ms. Mitchelmore on the Board of Directors. Their years of experience as senior executives in the private sector with...
December 07, 2011
Vancouver, BC – November 23, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with three China-based think tanks, the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science (CAPS), the Center for China & Globalization (CCG), and the China Society for Research on Exchanges and Development of International Professionals (CSREDIP), to formalize a collaborative research...
November 23, 2011
Vancouver, BC – November 17, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has announced it is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 Media and Post-Graduate Fellowship Program.This year, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada will award up to three media fellowships, valued at up to $10,000, to Canadian journalists and reporters with the opportunity to explore and become better informed on...
November 17, 2011
Vancouver, B.C.- November 2, 2011 - Canada’s engagement with the Asia Pacific region will be in the spotlight in November. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to attend the APEC Leaders’ Summit in Honolulu on November 13 while other senior ministers and representatives visit parts of the region. One of among several premiers who have visited the region this year, B.C. Premier Christy Clark...
November 02, 2011
Vancouver, B.C. – September 7, 2011 – The trade and investment potential to expand Canada’s energy relationship with Asia is significant, but the window of opportunity will not last forever. Indeed 71% of respondent believe that Canada needs to act now to take advantage of the growing demand from Asia before it’s too late. This is one of the main messages from the latest opinion panel report on...
September 07, 2011
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Territory / Vancouver – August 9, 2011 – The BC First Nations Leadership Council today announced a China
strategy aimed at cultivating stronger relations with China and respond to
growing commercial interest in British Columbia’s natural resources sector, the
respective traditional territories of First Nations. The First Nations-China: Transforming Relationships strategy was
launched...
August 09, 2011
Vancouver, BC – July 22, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada today congratulated the Council of the Federation for announcing its intent to ‘intensify efforts in Asia by better promoting Canada and the provinces and territories and realizing economic opportunities for all Canadians.’ The Foundation also welcomed the planned joint Council of the Federation mission to Asia with the federal...
July 22, 2011
Vancouver, BC - June 27, 2011 – Canada can do a lot more to turn its 2.8 million Canadians abroad into an asset for the country. This is one of the key messages from the capstone report Canadians Abroad: Canada’s Global Asset released today by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.The report calls for a more proactive and coordinated approach by the federal and provincial governments...
June 27, 2011
Vancouver, BC - June 14, 2011 - The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) today announced the appointment of The Honourable Stockwell Day, P.C, as a Distinguished Fellow. Mr. Day was President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway in the previous Conservative cabinet, as well as Senior Minister responsible for British Columbia. “Stockwell Day has had...
June 14, 2011
Toronto, Canada - June 2, 2011 – The Chanchlani India Policy Centre, a joint initiative of Canada India Foundation, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and The University of Waterloo, will be formally launched on June 8, 2011 at a special ceremony and reception hosted at the Boulevard Club in Toronto, Canada.The concept for The Chanchlani India Policy Centre (“Centre”) had its genesis when...
June 02, 2011
Vancouver, B.C.– June 2, 2011 – A new survey published today by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada found that 70% of Canadians engaged in the region believe Canada’s influence in Asia has been on the decline over the past decade. In absence of a well-defined Asia strategy, Canada’s position in the region risks further erosion.The latest Points of View Asia-Pacific (POV) opinion poll...
June 02, 2011
Vancouver, BC – May 30, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has announced it is accepting applications for the 2011-2012 Foreign Press Centre Japan (FPCJ) Media Fellowship Program.This program is designed to enable Canadian journalists to broadcast or write articles that will give people outside Japan an opportunity to learn about Japan and the Canada-Japan relationship.The...
May 30, 2011
Vancouver, B.C.– May 24, 2011 – Greater attention to standards, accreditation practices, and branding is essential if Canada is to maintain its lead in delivering curriculum overseas to meet the growing demand for high quality education at the K-12 level, especially in Asia. Of the 70 Canadian curriculum schools abroad, 77 percent are located in Asia, according to a report published today by the...
May 24, 2011
Beijing, China - April 27, 2011 – The scale of Chinese small and medium size enterprises’ outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) grew in 2010, according to a report published jointly today by the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The share of...
April 27, 2011
Vancouver, BC - April 18, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has announced the selection of five new Post-Graduate Research Fellows (PGRFs) for the 2011-12 year. Each PGRF will develop a research project that will include policy implications for Canada. In addition, all PGRFs will contribute to the Foundation’s major new initiative, The National Conversation on Asia.The Post-Graduate...
April 18, 2011
Vancouver, BC - April 18, 2011 – Two freelance journalists and one CBC Radio-Canada reporter have been selected as this year’s winners of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s 2011-12 Media Fellowship program. The program offers Canadian journalists the opportunity to travel and spend time in Asia to research and prepare stories that are both relevant and of interest to Canadians. The total...
April 18, 2011
Toronto, ON – April 14, 2011 – Even though jobs and the economy are very much part of
the current election campaigning, a new opinion poll released today by the Asia
Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada, www.asiapacific.ca) suggests that
Canadians are reluctant to embrace the global economic shift towards Asia as an
opportunity for Canada.
While 66% of Canadians believe the
influence of...
April 14, 2011
Toronto, ON – April
14, 2011 – The Asia Pacific Foundation of
Canada announced the launch of a Canada-wide initiative called The National
Conversation on Asia (NCA) at a press conference today in Toronto. The
initiative responds to growing unease expressed by Canadians about the rise of
Asia and Canada’s relations with the region.
Without clear direction on how the country should...
April 14, 2011
