Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

Announcing APF Canada’s fifth annual Canada-in-Asia Conference 2027 in Singapore on March 3-4, 2027, at the Shangri-La Singapore, with a full week of activities celebrating Canada-Asia connections starting March 1.

will bring together leaders from business, government, academia, and civil society to advance practical Canada-Asia engagement through dialogue and networking.

Early registration is now open for those who would like to lock in their CIAC2027 ticket ahead of the full program launch.
🔗 https://www.canada-in-asia.ca/

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Les dates de la Conférence Canada-en-Asie 2027, organisée par la FAP Canada à Singapour, sont maintenant fixées au 3 et 4 mars 2027, à l'hôtel Shangri-La de Singapour, avec une semaine d’activités célébrant les relations entre le Canada et l’Asie, à partir du 1 mars.

La rassemblera des chefs de file des milieux des affaires, du gouvernement, universitaire et de la société civile afin de faire progresser un engagement concret Canada‑Asie par le dialogue et le réseautage.

Les inscriptions anticipées sont maintenant ouvertes pour ceux et celles qui souhaitent garantir leur place à la CCEA2027 avant l’annonce du programme intégral.
🔗 https://www.canada-in-asia.ca/fr

Le mois de juin est le Mois national de l'histoire autochtone au Canada.

Désigné en 2009 comme Mois national de l'histoire autochtone, ce mois est l'occasion de rendre hommage aux histoires, au patrimoine et à la résilience des Premières Nations, des Inuit, des Métis.

Ce mois-ci, le Canada célèbre également la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones, qui aura lieu le 21 juin, jour du solstice d'été. Le solstice d'été revêt une signification culturelle et spirituelle profonde : il marque une période durant laquelle de nombreuses communautés des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis célèbrent leurs cultures, leurs langues et leurs traditions. C'est une journée de reconnaissance, de renouveau, de connexion et de célébration.

C'est l'occasion d'en apprendre davantage sur les cultures, les traditions, les langues et les expériences uniques des peuples autochtones, dont les territoires traditionnels et non cédés couvrent l'intégralité du Canada et continuent de façonner la mosaïque canadienne. C'est également le moment d'écouter et d'apprendre directement des 1,8 million de personnes au Canada qui s'identifient comme autochtones — notamment les chefs communautaires, les aînés, les gardiens du savoir, les artistes, les propriétaires d'entreprises et les jeunes — qui contribuent toutes et tous à la mosaïque culturelle canadienne.

L’Asie-Pacifique compte environ 300 millions d'autochtones, soit près de 70 % de la population autochtone mondiale. Comme au Canada, les peuples autochtones de l'ensemble de la région font face à de nombreux enjeux complexes sur les plans de la santé, de la société, de la politique et de l'économie — des enjeux découlant de l'expansion et de la formation des États, du colonialisme, des guerres froides et chaudes, ainsi que des traumatismes intergénérationnels qui en résultent.

La lutte pour la vérité et la réconciliation se poursuit : ce mois-ci, nous vous invitons à explorer des ressources telles que la Commission de vérité et réconciliation (CVR)
🔗 https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/fra/1524494530110/1557511412801
Le rapport Réclamer notre pouvoir et notre place
🔗 https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/fr/final-report/
Ainsi que d'autres outils pédagogiques qui font connaître les expériences des peuples autochtones .

June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. Established in 2009, this month provides a space in which to honour the history, heritage, and resilience of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Canada.

In Canada, this month culminates on June 21, , which falls on the summer solstice. The summer solstice marks a deeply spiritual and cultural time in which many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities celebrate their cultures, languages, and traditions. It is an important day of recognition, renewal, connection, and celebration.

This month is an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures and lived experiences of Indigenous Peoples, whose traditional and unceded territories stretch from coast to coast to coast. It is also a time to listen and learn directly from the 1.8 million people in Canada who identify as Indigenous, including community leaders, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, artists, business owners, and youth who all contribute to Canada’s cultural fabric.

The is also home to some 300 million Indigenous peoples, 70 per cent of the world’s total. As in Canada, Indigenous peoples throughout the region face myriad complex health, social, political, and economic challenges wrought by the expansion and creation of states, colonialism, cold and hot wars, and legacies of associated traumas.

The fight for truth and reconciliation is ongoing, and this month, we encourage you to explore resources like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
🔗 https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1524494530110/1557511412801
The Reclaiming Power and Place report
🔗 https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/
And other learning materials supporting the experiences of Indigenous peoples in .

The and the together account for nearly one-third of global trade. So why isn't there a structured way for them to work together?

APF Canada's Asia Regional Director Barrett Bingley argues that a memorandum of understanding ( ) could be the right vehicle to connect these two powerful trading blocs, as it could...
🔹 Carry operational weight without requiring ratification across 39 jurisdictions
🔹 Enable coalitions on subsidies disciplines, investment screening, and digital trade
🔹 Build practical tools to counter economic coercion and strengthen supply chain resilience
🔹 And remain open to additional like-minded participants

With Vietnam chairing the CPTPP in 2026 and CPTPP-EU co-operation already on the annual agenda, the momentum is building to advance economic diversification and new trading partnerships.

Read the full :
https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/connecting-cptpp-and-eu-case-for-new-collaborative-framework

Don't forget to join us on June 23 for the fourth installment of our webinar series: "Power Abroad and the Guardrails We Need."

This session will feature a presentation and discussion with APF Canada Distinguished Fellow Pitman Potter on China's attitude toward rules-based international order, alongside APF Canada's VP, Research & Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla!

You don't want to miss this. now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8jigwpLQQsmootSyz262AQ #/registration

Catch up on the past webinar sessions on our channel now: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1JLLrjVUAUnpc99VXPHjJF2VuQD30r88

Don't forget to join us tomorrow for an in-depth look at 's common law system under rule with Eric Lai and APF Canada's Elizabeth Donkervoort, and what it could reveal for other jurisdictions and legal institutions facing political pressure from above.

below, we hope to see you there!
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EKZo77c-RJWASzwC-ErRsg #/registration

This session will be recorded and posted to our for anyone who can't make it live. The first two sessions are available to watch here:
🎥 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1JLLrjVUAUnpc99VXPHjJF2VuQD30r88

Canada won its second home game at the yesterday in ! ⚽️

Let's take a look at some of the other winning investment partnerships between Canada and countries at this year's World Cup.

Learn more about Canada-Asia investment ties through APF Canada's Investment Monitor, the most comprehensive and geographically broad tracker for Canada’s two-way investment relations with the Asia Pacific.
🔗 https://investmentmonitor.ca/

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Le Canada a remporté son deuxième match de la Coupe du monde de la à domicile hier, à . ⚽

Profitons-en pour découvrir d'autres gains pour le Canada : ses investissements avec les pays indo-pacifiques durant l'édition de cette année de cette compétition mondiale.

Apprenez-en davantage sur les liens qu'entretient le Canada avec l'Asie dans le rapport Investment Monitor de la FAP Canada, pour un suivi géographique plus large des relations bilatérales du Canada avec l'Asie-Pacifique.
🔗 https://investmentmonitor.ca/

Thailand’s landscape is widely diverse, with women holding 38% of managerial positions. Despite this progress, indirect barriers persist, such as unpaid care work, informality, sexual harassment, and workplace discrimination.

APF Canada's APEC-Canada Growing Business Partnership ( ) is shining a light on challenges and successes for gender equality in Thailand’s food and beverage sector.

Our research, conducted by Kai Analytics, identified best practices in gender-inclusive business that are implemented by many MSMEs, including:
🟢 Flexible working hours and support for motherhood
🟢 Transparent and fair evaluation systems for employee compensation and promotions
🟢 Mentorship programs and initiatives to help female employees upskill
🟢 Sexual harassment prevention policies and training

Download the executive summary on the ACGBP website to learn more:
https://apfcanada-msme.ca/gender-equality-Thailand-MSME-food-%26-beverage-sector

Stay tuned for the full report coming soon!

Hong Kong's common law system was once treated as an institutional firewall until the started dismantling it in 1997.

Watch the video recording of our third session in our webinar series with Dr. Eric Lai from the Georgetown Center for Asian Law to explore the PRC’s strategy of lawfare, the limits of institutional resistance, and lessons from .

🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=4VT0lyETQYs&time_continue=0&source_ve_path=NzY3NTg&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asiapacific.ca%2F

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