ICBA
INAUGURAL LECTURE
by JOHN  BRUTON
CHAIRMAN OF IFSC
THURSDAY, 8 MARCH at 5.30 PM
in the offices of PWC
MEMBER ONLY EVENT
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ICBA Member
Showcase Lunch
Wednesday, 21 March
For more information, please
email: events@irelandcanada.com

Enterprise Ireland announces increase in trade from Ireland to Canada

Ireland Inc. is proud to report an increase of 22% in trade from Ireland to Canada for 2010. The underlying story behind the figure is naturally complex but highlights the positive nature of the Canadian market for Irish based companies. The strength of the Canadian economy in the face of a global downturn, the ease of doing business and the matching of the Irish supply base to demand are contributing factors.

Enterprise Ireland works with indigenous Irish companies that are exploring and seeking opportunities in the Canadian market. These companies come from a range of sectors such as software, life sciences and machinery equipment. Some of the success stories to date include Curam Software, who provide Social Enterprise Management software to Canadian authorities, Advanced Innovations who supply mobile handsets to Public Mobile and Multi Hog providing sweeping machinery across Canada.

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ICBA welcomes commitment to 12.5% corporation tax rate in National Recovery Plan 2011-2014

Ireland’s low corporation tax rate has been one of the most important factors in Ireland’s successful track record in attracting foreign direct investment from Canada and elsewhere. Recent surveys convey the encouraging fact that a substantial number of the multinationals operating in Ireland predict an increase in revenues in 2011 and the importance of retaining and enhancing Ireland’s attractiveness as key location for foreign direct investment cannot be overstated.

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ICBA CALLS FOR YEAR ROUND DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN IRELAND AND CANADA

UPCOMING EVENTS 2012 On an ongoing basis: Co-hosting receptions/dinners for Incoming Trade Delegations Participating in Doing Business with Canada Seminars		INTERESTED IN SPONSORING AN EVENT? To receive information on sponsoring events please email kate.hickey@irelandcanada.com ICBA GOLF CLASSIC 2011 WINNING TEAM - BANK OF MONTREAL 2ND & 3RD PLACE - PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS SHOT NEAREST THE PIN - JOHN PAUL TURNER LONGEST DRIVE - SUNEEL SEETAL
If you require information or would like to sponsor any of these events please email: events@irelandcanada.com
Wed, 18 January	4.00 pm - Board Meeting
Wed, 26 January	4.30 pm - Chief Economist Forum with Douglas Porter, BMO, Oliver Mangan, AIB, Alan Clarke, Scotia Bank and Danny McCoy, IBEC
Wed, 7 March	4.00 pm - Board Meeting 5.30 pm - ICBA Inaugural Lecture with John Bruton, Chairman of IFSC
Wed, 21 March	12.30 pm - ICBA Member Showcase in offices of Canadian Embassy
Wed, 2 May	4.00 pm - Board Meeting
Thurs, 14 June	2.00 pm - 4.00 pm - Tee off ICBA Golf Classic, Royal Dublin Golf Club
Sun, 1 July	Canada Day
Wed, 5 September	4.00 pm - Board Meeting followed by AGM with Guest Speaker, Kingsley Aikins
Wed, 24 October	4.00 pm - Board Meeting & Sectoral Briefing
Fri, 9 November	Maple Leaf Dinner - Four Seasons Hotel
Wed, 5 December	4.00 pm - Board Meeting
Christmas	Christmas Reception - date to be confirmed
Kate Hickey, Executive Director with Ambassador Ray Basset and Hilary Reilly from Irish Embassy in Ottawa ICBA Chair and Board members Enda Newton, Anne Marie Moran, Cormac O'Connell and Sinead Neeson         Liam Diamond, ICBA Vice Chair with Jane Noonan from Ireland Funds of Canada Eamon Flanagan, ICBA Board Member with Cormac Monaghan from Ireland Canada Toronto Chamber ICBA Chair Enda Newton with Chair of Ireland Canada Interparliamentary party       Malachy Smith ICBA Board Member with Canadian Minister of Finance Honorable Jim Flaherty

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PREVIOUS EVENTS

Thursday, 26th August 2010 Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty delivers a speech at a luncheon hosted by the Ireland Canada Business Association Minister Flaherty with Malachy Smith Chairman of ICBA   Honorable James Flaherty addresses ICBA Members and their guests in the offices of Byrne Wallace   CANADA DAY 2009 - Official Opening of Canadian Ambassadors Residence       Colonel Kevin Cotten, Canadian Defence Attaché to the Republic of Ireland, Malachy Smith, Chairman, ICBA, Minister Éamon Ó Cuív,  Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Ambassador Pat Binns, Dave Wilson, Chair, Irish Canadian Society Richard Phillippe Canadian Embassy, Ambassador Pat Binns, Malachy Smith, Chair, ICBA, Colonel Kevin Cotten, Canadian Defence Attaché to the Republic of Ireland