Communication by Francesca La Marca, North and Central America MP in Italy

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As we are happy to share bellow the communication by Francesca La Marca, Italian MP representing the Electoral College of North and Central America, we would also like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation for her efforts in supporting the Italian Chambers Abroad.

 

[dropcaps type=’square’ font_size=’55’ color=” background_color=” border_color=”]T[/dropcaps]he Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West would like to thank On. Francesca La Marca and On. Fucsia Nissoli for their intervention in the Italian Parliament in regards to the decree Cura Italia, supporting the the Italian Chambers of Commerces Abroad.

The Italian Chambers Abroad is a network comprised of 79 Italian Chambers of Commerces in 56 countries around the world with 160 offices and 20.000 members, 88% of which are local Italian companies. The network contributes strongly to the economic growth of Italy by developing more than 300.000 business contacts year after year.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West is a non for profit local organization, and therefore, as this pandemic is deeply affecting all Italian businesses, our organization is suffering as a result as a as well.

We must keep our network strong and support “Made in Italy” and Italian Export around the globe. It is very important right now to feel that Institutions are on our side, while we humbly keep working, as hard as ever, our heads down, our spirit high, and our resilience strong.

 

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24 APRILE 2020

LA MARCA (PD) – INSERIRE LE CAMERE DI COMMERCIO ALL’ESTERO NEI PIANI OPERATIVI PER L’INTERNAZIONALIZZAZIONE: ACCOLTO IL MIO ORDINE DEL GIORNO

Il Governo, in occasione del passaggio alla Camera del Decreto “Cura Italia”, ha accolto il mio ordine del giorno nel quale invito a inserire leCamere di Commercio italiane all’estero (CCIE) tra i soggetti attuatori dei piani operativi previsti per il sostegno dell’internazionalizzazione,finanziati dal fondo istituito a tale scopo presso il MAECI.

In questo momento di drammatica emergenza, anche economica, Governo e maggioranza hanno giustamente deciso di dare un impulso più deciso alla presenza delle nostre aziende nel mercato globale e al Made in Italy. A tale scopo, tra l’altro, saranno messe in campo due campagne, rispettivamente di natura informativa e di natura promozionale, che saranno realizzate con il ricorso all’ICE e all’ENIT.

Non c’è ragione per cui le 74 Camere di Commercio italiane all’estero che, lo ricordo, sono presenti in 53 Paesi e associano 20.000 imprese, non debbano concorrere a questo sforzo che il Paese intende compiere, mettendo a disposizione il loro potenziale operativo e di conoscenza delle realtà locali, verso le quali le azioni del nostro Paese si rivolgono.

Sono contenta di questo passo in avanti non per il fatto di vedere riconosciuta una mia iniziativa parlamentare, quanto per la convinzione chemettendo in campo le forze reali che l’Italia ha nel mondo possiamo fare il bene del Paese e contribuire in modo molto significativo a superare le gravi difficoltà che ci troviamo ad affrontare.

Si tratterà ora di verificare che la disponibilità espressa dal Governo trovi effettiva corrispondenza nelle azioni che saranno adottate dalle strutture centrale e periferica del nostro Ministero degli esteri e che tutte le leve di cui l’Italia dispone per rafforzare la sua presenza all’estero siano effettivamente coinvolte e azionate per il bene comune.

 

Your deliveries with ParcelPal, SPECIAL DEAL for Our Members

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada – West is close to small businesses in these difficult times and therefore we prepared a new exclusive deal together with our partner ParcelPal

 

ParcelPal is a delivery service company, catering food businesses, retail stores, liquor stores, restaurants and cafés in Vancouver lower mainland and Calgary area, expanding rapidly to new Canadian cities.

This special offer, exclusively reserved for our Business and Corporate Members, includes:

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Taste Of Italy Feature

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  • No platform setup fee ($1000 value)
  • Lower delivery fee (only 10%, discounted from regular 15% fee) on completed orders that ParcelPal gets
  • Special “Taste of Italy” featured positioning on ParcelPal App and website
  • Customized Social Media Campaign by Italian Chamber of Commerce on our promotional channels
  • Free access to data sharing on both the ParcelPal App and Website
  • In-store tablet to get orders for both offline and online orders
  • Pick up and deliver in one hour
  • Parcepal will take care of designing the store
  • Delivery Charges (paid by the person placing the order) are: $2.99 delivery cost per order for Restaurants, $3.99 delivery cost per order for Liquor and $6.99 delivery cost per order for Retail

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  • Interested?

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Not a Member Yet?

If you are interested in this special offer, but you are not a member of the Chamber yet, discover our 2020 Membership packages, visit our membership page for more information, fill in, sign and send back to office@iccbc.com this FORM.

Already a Member?

If you are already a member of the Chamber, you can simply email Stefano at iccbc@iccbc.com, to take advantage of the offer.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at iccbc@iccbc.com if you have any further questions, and we will do our best to assist you.

EMMANUEL TRIASSI

ARRIVEDERCI, NON ADDIO

 The Board of Directors and the entire team of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West are deeply saddened by the news of our friend passing. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Montreal and President Emmanuel Triassi’s family, while we look forward to the opportunity in due course to celebrating his exceptional life.

In this Lent time, we send our prayers to all families who are experiencing the heavy burden of loss.

Ciao Emanuele,

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Ready to Save Lives With Your Tax Money? Italy is Calling!

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Please find below the call for help from the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa.

 

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[dropcaps type=’circle’ font_size=’70’ color=” background_color=” border_color=”]I[/dropcaps]Italy is living through one of the most difficult and painful times in its recent history.

Over 110,000 thousand sick, more than 13,000 dead, and some 4,000 persons in Intensive Care in critical condition.  Our healthcare system is under enormous pressure; our doctors and nurses are face-to-face with the impact of the pandemic every day, fighting the devastating effects of Covid-19. Many of them have been infected, over 50 physicians have lost their lives, but they are not giving up — they continue to answer the call of their country and its people with extraordinary dedication and generosity. 

The Italian Government is working ceaselessly to reduce the impact of the disease, by increasing the financial resources devoted to this battle and by searching the world for the health equipment needed to fill this unprecedented demand.  But it is still not enough; we must do more!

To help support the fight against this terrible pandemic and do our part, we have, together with the Canadian Red Cross, launched a fundraising campaign “Covid-19.AiutiAMOl’Italia!”. The funds we will raise will go directly to the Italian Red Cross, to support it and the Italian Civil Protection in their efforts to fight Covid-19.

Inspired by the love that so many of you feel for the land of your heritage, by the solidarity we have for those on the front lines of this battle, by the human bond we share with those men and women who are exposed to the disease and its fatal consequences, for the part of them that is in each of us, in support of all human lives…

If you would like additional information on the campaign, please visit the website at  http://www.redcross.ca/ItalyCovidAppeal/HelpItaly 

Together we will get through this!  With my most heartfelt thanks,  

                                                                                     Claudio Taffuri 

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FAQ

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Yes. Donations of $20 or more via cheque will be mailed a tax receipt.

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Your donation will help the most vulnerable in Italy make it through these uncertain times.

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For online donations, please click on the button below to be directed to Red Cross Canada’s donation page.

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If you would like to send a cheque, please make it payable to ‘Canadian Red Cross’ and write ‘COVID Italy/Help Italy’ in the memo section and mail to:

National Processing Centre
Canadian Red Cross
P.O. Box 39
Saint John, NB E2L 3X3

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On behalf of the Embassy of Italy in Canada, we would like to extend our deepest gratitude for your donation during these trying moments.

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ONLINE ITALIAN LANGUAGE CLASSES

The SPRING TERM of the Dante Italian Language School in Vancouver will run online for 11 weeks, from Tuesday, April 14th to Friday, June 29th, 2020 on Zoom platform.

Classes will be held once per week, for a total of 22hours. Classes will be from 6pm to 8pm from Monday to Thursday and from 10am to 12pm on Saturday.

 

About Our Online Lessons

All courses will be delivered ONLINE via Zoom. Zoom is an excellent video conferencing platform with plenty of features such as video/audio sharing and breakout rooms that allow for a fulfilling learning experience.

 

SPRING SCHEDULE

Please check out the language page or click here to view our spring schedule.

 

Fee

The tuition fee for each course is 230$+gst. The total after taxes is 241.50$.

 

Textbook

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All courses except for Conversation 2 and Advance + require the Nuovo Espresso textbook. If your course requires a textbook, you can buy a 1-year license to an ebook copy of Nuovo Espresso at this link.

 

Contact Us

Please note that our office is temporarily closed due the COVID-19 outbreak, you can reach us at
school@iccbc.com. For any further information please check our website.

 

Register

To confirm your registration please send an e-transfer to school@iccbc.com or call 778.953.1311 (2pm-5pm) to pay by credit card (Visa/Mastercard only).

 

We look forward to seeing you online soon!

ITALAMP COVID-19 Announcement

Please find below the Covid-19 announcement from our esteemed member ITALAMP in regards to accepting orders, order processing, and shipment.

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Dear Partners and Customers,

Following the provisions contained in the Ministerial Decree issued on Sunday 22 March, Italamp Srl announces the temporary closure of the Activity until Friday 3 April inclusive.

Shipments already scheduled will be guaranteed until Wednesday 25th of March.

The sales office and the technical office remain operational in “smart working” mode: for any information, we kindly ask you to write to:

info@italamp.com
export@italamp.com

New orders will be regularly processed and accepted during these days. Feel free to forward the purchase orders for obtaining a priority lane once the logistic service will be newly available.

Unless otherwise specified, the logistic service will restart on Monday 6th of April.

Italamp guarantees continuity of service by trying to respond to your requests.

We thank all the people who are working to allow us to return as soon as possible to our daily activities, waiting, do not hesitate to contact us for any information.

For now, LET’S STAY HOME, we’ll all be back soon.

Sincerely

Roberta Vitadello, General Manager

Italamp Srl

PRODUCTS AVAILABLE

The attached products are available for immediate shipment upon production re-opening.

 

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COVID-19, Lombardia Region’s urgent international call for new medical devices

Given the SARS-coV-19 emergency, the Lombardy Region Procurement Office – the area most affected by the virus in Italy – has just launched an international call to find the medical devices necessary for health and socio-health facilities to face the next two months.

Here companies can find the list of materials required, for the protection of doctors and healthcare personnel. Among these, for example, protective suits, different types of masks, visors, devices for non-invasive lung ventilation, beds for intensive care units.

Those interested can contact the Purchasing Office of ARIA S.p.A. – the Regional Innovation and Purchasing Company or the central commission of the Lombardy Region – directed by Carmen Schweigl, to whom you can write to the email address gare@ariaspa.it.

Also, please copy us at iccbc@iccbc.com so we will be able assist all companies in the process, and facilitate communications in collaboration with the Embassy’s offices and Lombardy Region institutions.

 

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AbCellera,  a 2013 New Ventures BC Competition finalist, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the  World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020. The list honours the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and society.  AbCellera’s drug discovery platform searches and analyzes natural immune systems to deliver best-in-class antibody drugs, and currently it’s being used to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. They’re leading a team of industry expert in  the Pandemic Prevention Platform program and working on discovering neutralizing antibodies that could ultimately be deployed to stop the transmission of the coronavirus.

On March 12, AbCellera and Eli Lilly and Company announced they have entered into an agreement to co-develop antibody products for the treatment and prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus. 

Within one week of receiving a blood sample from one of the first U.S. patients who recovered from COVID-19, AbCellera screened over 5 million immune cells looking for ones that produced functional antibodies that helped the patient neutralize the virus and recover from the disease. From this effort, AbCellera has identified over 500 unique fully human antibody sequences, the largest panel of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies ever reported. The next step is to screen these antibodies to find the ones most effective in neutralizing SARS-CoV-2. Many of these antibodies will be expressed in collaboration with partners at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and pending agreement with NIAID will be tested for their ability to neutralize the virus.

 

Content in this article is inspired by a feature on Innovate BC platform and AbCellera online news. 

INNOWWIDE Call for Projects – Deadline March 31st

Are you an innovative Italian SME with the ambition to develop a new and innovative product-market combination (or process or service) with a strategic counterpart outside Europe? Do you need to first check the technical, commercial, legal and socio-economic feasibility?

 

The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Canada West is currently looking for Italian Innovative startups and SMEs to partner up in the call for proposals Innowide www.innowwide.eu (deadline for applications March 31st 2020).

INNOWWIDE – Viability assessment of collaborative and INNOvative business solutions in WorldWIDE markets, is a Horizon 2020 project that aims to fund at least 120 European innovative SMEs and start-ups to conduct Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs) in markets outside of Europe.

Each approved VAP will receive a fixed grant amount of €60,000, representing a maximum of 70% of total eligible costs (staff, consumables, equipment, subcontracting, others) which must be a minimum of €86,000. 50% will be disbursed at the beginning.

Viability Assessment Projects (VAPs) are a comprehensive and coherent set of preliminary technical, market, legal and socioeconomic assessments intended to validate the viability of international, innovative businesses solutions.

If you:

  • Are an innovative European startup or SME operating in ANY SECTOR;
  • Are looking at Canada as a potential market;
  • Save 70% of your budget for extra-European business development.

 

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Resources

For more information please refer to the below documents.

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Support for B.C. Businesses Affected by COVID-19

In over 2300 responses to the BC Chamber’s COVID-19 Business Impacts Survey, eighty percent of respondents said that their “revenue and deal flow” is dropping – and almost 90% think it will continue to fall.

Business is asking government for three things above all else:

  1. To work with banks and lending institutions to offer zero-interest loans, load guarantees, or lines of credit
  2. to be more flexible around timelines for tax remittances;
  3. to enhance EI access or wage replacement for employees.

In response to the survey feedback, the government of British Columbia is working to remove red tape and get cash flowing to the business community.

In the meantime, some immediate measures have been announced to assist with SME’s liquidity, operational concerns, and business continuity plans.

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Resources for Business

These resources are made available to mitigate immediate business costs. Note that restrictions may apply, so kindly defer to each organization’s website for details.

Financial Support/Relief

  • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has resources available including:
  • BC Hydro: The COVID-19 Customer Assistance Program provides customers the option to defer bill payments or arrange for flexible payment plans with no penalty. Customers are encouraged to call BC Hydro’s customer team at 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376) to discuss options.
  • CMHC is working to address mortgage payment difficulties. They’ve said on twitter that they are collaborating with lenders to allow payment deferral of up to six months.
  • Export Development Canada (EDC). In partnership with the federal government and Canadian banks, EDC will ensure customers impacted by COVID-19 have access to credit.

 

Operational/Staffing Support

  • Employment and Social Development Canada: Several measures are available to assist employees who have been laid off, or are unable to work due to quarantine. This includes: waiving the one-week waiting period for EI sickness benefits, and priority application processing for related claims.
  • Uber Eats: The company has created a support package to promote “contactless” delivery from local restaurants, which includes waiving delivery fees, and a daily payout option to assist restaurants with cash flow.
  • Work-Sharing Program: Work-Sharing is a federal government adjustment program designed to help employers and employees avoid layoffs when there is a temporary reduction in the normal level of business activity that is beyond the control of the employer. Temporary special measures have extended the maximum duration of work-sharing agreements from 38 weeks to 76 weeks for businesses affected by COVID-19

 

General Information

 

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