As the European Commission pushes for imposing due diligence requirements on environmental and human rights risks for EU companies in 2021, panellists of the Brazil-Canada ESG Insights event reinforced yesterday the prospect of a growing ESG scrutiny for companies worldwide. During opening remarks, Dulce Meldau-Benke of the advisory and consultancy firm...
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Toronto (March 6, 2021) – Opening the Brazilian Mining Sessions 2021 yesterday, Brazil Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, noted that the country’s mineral sector is on the rise and ready for a new era of sustained growth, despite the economic repercussions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The challenge posed by the Covid-19 pand...
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Toronto, December 7th 2020 It is with great pleasure that the Board of Directors for the Brazil Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) announce the appointment of Carolina Albernaz as the BCCC’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Carolina is an international business specialist with over 20 years’ experience in busin...
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Toronto (March 4, 2020) – One day after the Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) signed a historic cooperation deal to propel the mining industry in Brazil, executives and specialists discussed the challenges of raising capital tied to environmental social governance (ESG) goals. The topic was covered at The Brazil...
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Toronto (March 3, 2020) – An auditorium packed with a very attentive audience attended an insightful and comprehensive overview of the mining sector in Brazil yesterday at PDAC 2020. Gathered at the traditional Brazilian Mining Day event, mining professionals and executives from Brazil and Canada watched a series of presentations covering government...
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Toronto (March 1st, 2020) – Some of the key challenges for developing the mining sector in Brazil were debated yesterday at the Brazil-Canada Mining Brunch hosted by the Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce. Representatives from some of the largest multinational corporations with operations in the country expressed their optimism about the industry’s f...
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Toronto (February 29, 2020) – Speaking to Canadian government authorities and members of the Brazilian delegation at the PDAC 2020 at the Four Seasons Hotel yesterday, Brazil’s Mining Secretary Alexandre Vidigal de Oliveira stressed the importance of ongoing changes in the mining sector in Brazil. He expressed the deep commitment of the government t...
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Brazilian mining sector organizations, as well as the federal government, are going to present investors and businessmen with new business opportunities that are on Brazil’s horizon for the coming decades. There are solid prospects for initiatives ranging from geological research to the implementation of large-scale mining projects. This will be t...
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BRAZIL-CANADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE APPOINTS NEW MANAGEMENT TEAM AND LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Daniel Ricica, a Canadian executive with vast experience working in Canada and Brazil was elected the new Co-Chair. Alongside with Cory McPhee, they will lead the team with the mandate of strengthening and growing commercial relationships between B...
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Brazilian solutions with potential to reach the Canadian market arrive in Toronto Focus is on the Artificial Intelligence, Health and Fintech industries Between June 23 and 28, 19 Brazilian startups will take part in an internationalization mission within the StartOut Brasil program in Toronto. The startups seek to start commercial operations in and aro...