OUR VISION
Our vision is to take leadership in the
Philippine Canadian
Business Community and go on mainstream.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to encourage and promote
bilateral economic ties between Canada and the Philippines and bring
together people who share a strong common interest in building their
business locally as well as internationally.
OUR MANDATE
Our mandate is to be the effective and
successful Voice of Business in Toronto on all issues of
concern to the Toronto Filipino-Canadian business community
The mandate of the Chamber will be carried out by the elected Board of
Directors, comprising of fifteen (15) directors of which six (6) directors
are officers: the President, three Vice Presidents, Secretary, a
Treasurer, an Auditor and two Sergeant-at-Arms. The board meets regularly
each month to plan, direct and implement the year's activities.
Several committees have been formed to coordinate regular activities.
These committees are Membership Services, Special Projects, Public and
Government Relations, Fundraising, Education and Professional Development
and Committee on Election.
OUR PROFILE
The Philippine Chamber of
Commerce-Toronto (PCCT) was formed in 1991 as a result of the Philippine
Consulate General Office and various Filipino business community leaders,
with its general mission being business growth and community development.
The PCCT represents the Filipino-Canadian businesses in all industry
sectors in the Greater Toronto Area.
The PCCT is a private sector, not-for-profit volunteer-driven business
organization. OUR PRIMARY
ACTIVITIES In
Toronto, the Chamber's primary activities involves the following:
1. Building an identity amongst its members that is respectable,
credible, effective and beneficial to PCCT members
2. Building awareness among its members on the business they are
into, their products and services they offer and forward this to the
mainstream business community
3. Building an effective program of awareness among PCCT members and
the Filipino-Canadian entrepreneurs and professionals with regards to the
value of patronizing each other's products and services.
4. Assisting in the promotion of trade and investment in the
Philippines and Canada.
5. Providing a forum for increasing the awareness of Canadian
business in the Philippines and vice versa through:
(a) regualr monthly meetings and events
(b) sponsorship of trade missions and business
delegations
(c) hosting of networking seminars
(d) participation in special topical presentation
(e) access to local and foreign business
information and statistics
(f) business matching and opportunities
6. Building ultimately a strong PCCT membership, ready to take the
leadership
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