This July, Calgary-headquartered Knifewear, a Japanese knife specialty store with five locations across Canada, will be bringing Japanese blacksmiths to three Canadian cities to educate customers on the knife-making process. Blacksmiths from Masakage Knives and Kotetsu Knives will be doing blacksmithing and knife sharpening demonstrations in Edmonton (July 14), Calgary, (July 15), and...

Seoul, Korea-headquartered Daewoong Pharmaceutical, one of Korea’s largest pharmaceutical company, said today that it has received good manufacturing practice (GMP) certification from the Canadian government for their plant, which can produce up to 4.5 million vials per year of Nabota, a new Botox alternative used in cosmetic procedures. Canada's GMP approval is one of the major screening...

The federal government has blocked the proposed C$1.5-billion takeover of Calgary-headquartered Aecon Group Inc., a company focused on designing, building, financing and operating infrastructure assets, by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. After markets closed on May 23, 2018, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, confirmed the...

Seoul, Korea-headquartered Samsung Research, the advanced R&D hub of Samsung Electronics’ SET (end-products) Business, has announced plans to establish three artificial intelligence (AI) Centers in Cambridge, U.K. (May 22nd), Toronto (May 24th) and Moscow, Russia (May 29th) to strengthen the company’s AI capabilities and explore the potential of user-centric AI. Samsung Research has led the...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today unveiled Canada’s strategy to the displacement of Rohingya people from Myanmar. This strategy is based on recommendations highlighted in the final report from the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to Myanmar, the Honourable Bob Rae. Canada will lead on several initiatives, including those to improve living conditions of Rohingya refugees in camps and settlements;...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued a statement on the 104th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident, which involved a group of citizens of the British Raj being denied entry to Canada in 1914. “Today, we remember the victims of the Komagata Maru incident. We honour the contributions of Canada’s South Asian community and all people who have come to this country and offered the best...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is seeking the services of research organizations, polling firms, or other bodies to conduct business surveys and interviews in major Asian economies, including China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam. APF Canada seeks to gauge the attitudes of Asian business leaders and policy experts towards deeper economic engagement with...

Richmond, B.C.-headquartered Bioasis Technologies Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing a proprietary platform technology for the delivery of therapeutics and the treatment of central nervous system disorders, has signed an initial collaboration for the development and manufacturing of ‘xB3-001’, Bioasis's lead investigational biological candidate to treat brain cancer. Headquartered in...

Quebec City-headquartered Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), an investment management company, and Invenergy today announced an increase of CDPQ's stake in Invenergy Renewables LLC, North America's largest privately held renewable energy company. With this transaction, CDPQ will have a 52.4 percent economic ownership in Invenergy Renewables, while Invenergy will continue to be the...

In January 2018, Vancouver-headquartered RepliCel Life Sciences, a regenerative medicine company focused on developing cell therapies for aesthetic and orthopedic conditions, and Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China-headquartered YOFOTO Health Industry Co. Ltd. announced their intent to form a strategic partnership in greater China. The revised agreement announced today involves an upfront investment...

Montreal-based PyroGenesis Canada Inc., which designs, develops, and manufactures plasma-based systems and plasma torch systems, has signed its first major exclusive commercial agreement for the sale of titanium powders for use in the additive manufacturing industry, after having been qualified as an approved supplier by a client in Asia. The agreement provides for a minimum sales volume of 10,...

Saskatoon-based fertilizer firm Nutrien Ltd. is selling most of its 32-per-cent stake in Chilean fertilizer and lithium producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) in a US$4.1-billion deal. The stock sale to China's Tianqi Lithium Corp., based in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, was a regulatory requirement stemming from the January, 2018 merger of Calgary-based Agrium Inc. and Potash Corp....

Husky Oil Operations (China) Limited, a division of Calgary, Alberta-headquartered Husky Energy, has signed two production sharing contracts (PSCs) with China National Offshore Oil Corporation’s CNOOC Limited. The PSCs are for two exploration blocks located in the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea. According to the terms of the PSCs, Husky will act as the operator during the exploration period...

Organigram Holdings Inc., a leading licenced producer of medical marijuana based in Moncton, New Brunswick, today announced that it has received a Permit to Export Cannabis from Health Canada that will allow the company to begin its first international shipments. Organigram will now be able to ship dried cannabis products to Cannatrek Medical PTY Ltd., a licenced Australian medical cannabis...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is seeking the services of research organizations, polling firms, or other bodies to conduct business surveys and interviews in major Asian economies, including China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam. APF Canada seeks to gauge the attitudes of Asian business leaders and policy experts towards deeper economic engagement with...

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, is in China for a week-long mission to showcase Canada's agri-food and seafood, help grow exports for Canadian products and strengthen the trading relationship between the two countries. Minister MacAulay will take part in a number of events from May 14 to 18, including meetings with leading Chinese companies such as e-commerce giant...

Guelph, ON-headquartered Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its 35 MWp commercial and industrial (C&I) solar portfolio in the state of Karnataka, India reached commercial operation in March 2018. The 35 MWp project is located in Bagalkot District of Karnataka and is expected to generate approximately 54,000 MWh of clean solar power...

Guelph, ON-headquartered Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced it has acquired exclusive rights to develop an 8 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Gangwon Province, South Korea, the Company's first solar project there. The construction of this project will start in early 2019. The South Korea solar market is not new to Canadian Solar. In 2008,...