About Us
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic was established in 1997 as a sister chamber to the Czech Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Toronto. The Chamber is a non-profit organization whose activities are financed wholly by membership fees, services rendered, and through sponsorships.
The Chamber is governed by its Administrative Board.
The Administrative Board is elected once every two years and consists of five members of the Board of Directors (Executive Board) and four to ten other members.
As a business-networking organization, the Chamber establishes platforms for its members to meet various business and government leaders.
Membership in the Chamber is open to anyone who is interested in establishing contact with the Canadian community and participating in the Chamber’s activities. The membership base consists of a variety of members with diverse backgrounds:
- Canadian corporations doing business in the Czech Republic
- International corporations
- Small & medium businesses of Canadian/Czech origin
- Individual members of Canadian/Czech descent
- Czech government agencies
- Representatives from the Canadian Embassy in Prague, etc
The Chamber annually organizes or participates in numerous business, social and sporting events, for example:
- Business breakfasts with VIP guest speakers
- Seminars & business mixers
- Trade shows
- Canada Day celebration
- Annual sporting event (e.g. tennis and golf tournament)
- Canadian Thanksgiving Dinner
- Christmas party
Missions
The core function of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic is to help its members expand their business opportunities in the Czech Republic. This process is facilitated by:
- Supporting activities that assist Canadian companies to penetrate the Czech market
- Providing reciprocal assistance to Czech companies
- Establishing links to local government institutions
- Informing members about important legal or economic changes taking place in the Czech Republic and in Canada
- Arranging for members to meet with Canadian politicians and important business personalities who visit the Czech Republic
- Cooperating with the Canadian Embassy in Prague to promote Canadian business
- Cooperating with other chambers of commerce and Czech government organizations, e.g. CzechTrade and CzechInvest
- Helping Canadians establish themselves in the Czech Republic
- Organizing business & social networking opportunities
- Publishing a magazine, Go Canada, comprising up-to-date articles about relevant economic and social developments.