Events

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada invites you to the launch of our 2020 National Opinion Poll: Canadian Views on Asia survey results on November 25, 2020.

2020 has delivered significant challenges to the entire world, including Canada. In this year’s National Opinion Poll, APF Canada has captured Canadian opinions on timely and relevant issues in contemporary Canada-Asia relations, including:

• Ottawa’s approach to foreign policy
• Canada’s relationships with the United States and China
• International trade and investment
• Immigration
• Anti-Asian racism
• Powerhouse economies such as India, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
• Education and the media

This year’s NOP provides a comprehensive overview of Canadians’ sentiments toward the Asia Pacific, particularly in light of COVID-19. Our survey findings indicate that even though Canadians are feeling less connected to the Asia Pacific, the economic importance of Asian countries is well-received and understood.

Our 2020 NOP underscores Canadians’ recognition of the positive impacts of immigration from Asia on the Canadian economy and the negative impacts of anti-Asian racism. It also tracks deteriorating Canadian opinions toward China and the U.S., which our polling indicates are at all-time lows. Central to this year’s takeaways is the need for Canada to stand up to China to protect key national values and bring our detained Canadians back home.

Please join APF Canada’s President and CEO, Stewart Beck, Vice-President, Research, Dr. Jeffrey Reeves, Program Manager, Perspectives Asia, Dr. Sreyoshi Dey, and Post-Graduate Research Fellow, Hugo Roy for the virtual launch of this major survey of Canadian attitudes towards Asia in a time of global disruption.

Note: Please share our registration link within your networks. All registrants will receive a link to a video recording of this webinar.

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is one of many leading think-tanks partnering on the Global Town Hall 2020: Rebuilding from the COVID-19 World taking place "around the world, around the clock" on November 19th and 20th. In a marathon virtual one-day session, leading minds from countries such as Indonesia, Australia, India, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, France, and Mexico, will discuss the state of play in the COVID-19 world. More importantly, the Global Town Hall is an opportunity to re-imagine the post-pandemic world and how to rebuild and reform our global community from the standpoint of economics, business, socio-culture, environment, and governance. 

APF Canada's Vice President, Research, Dr. Jeffrey Reeves will be co-moderating the second panel, The Great Social Reset. We encourage you to join us for this and other exciting panel discussions. 

The Great Social Reset: Another Chance to Build a Just, Equitable, and Harmonious Society
(Institutional Partner: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada)
Time: 10:40 - 11:40 | GMT+7

Panellists:

• President Jose Ramos-Horta,
  Nobel Laureate and President of Timor Leste
• Nurul Izzah Anwar,
  Malaysian Politician and Member of Parliament for Permatang Pauh
• Rev. Kuoichi Sugino,
  Deputy Secretary-General of Religions for Peace

Moderators:

• Prof. David Capie,
  Director of Center for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington
• Dr. Jeffrey Reeves,
  Vice-President of Research for the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Full program details and registration link can be found on the Global Town Hall Website. 

Here is Dr. Reeves' welcoming message to delegates and participants . . .

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s (APF Canada) Women-only Business Mission to South Korea is pivoting to a technology-enabled virtual business mission on November 3rd and 4th, 2020. While the virtual model cannot fully replace the value of an in-market mission (which was originally scheduled for February 2020), it will feature the same components, including a two-day conference with high-level speakers from Canada and South Korea, personalized business-to-business (B2B) matchmaking for the official delegates, and networking opportunities for attendees.  

Additionally, the virtual format of the event enables participation by an unlimited number of women entrepreneurs across Canada as non-delegate participants to both the pre-mission training sessions and the mission’s two-day conference agenda. This online format allows us to reach and connect a broader range of women entrepreneurs who are interested in exporting to Asian markets, regardless of where they are in Canada or their stage of export readiness.  

The two-day conference will feature prominent leaders from business, government, and technology, as well as company pitch sessions by delegates to showcase women-led Canadian innovation.  

The pre-mission training sessions – to be scheduled for late September and October ahead of the mission - will feature a series of webinars on curated topics, such as: market entry strategies, current market conditions, available government supports for exporters, international trade law and the legal framework in South Korea, an overview of Korean business culture, and more. These sessions will be open to the public, but official delegates will be given priority during Q&A.  

Schedule of Pre-Mission Training Sessions

• Sept. 29: South Korea in 2020
• Oct. 6: Federal & Provincial Government Supports for SMEs
• Oct. 13: Trade Law & Regulations
• Oct. 20: Technical Expertise (official delegates only)

For more information, contact a.w.lee@asiapacific.ca