Vaughan and Centennial College to Jointly Open Trade Office in Israel
The City of Vaughan and Centennial College are joining forces to open a Trade Development Office in Israel. The announcement came on day four of a seven-day business mission to Israel which concluded on Oct. 6. The mission was centered in Tel Aviv, Haifa and Jerusalem and included 23 participants representing 21 different companies, including Centennial College.
“The City of Vaughan understands the important and dynamic role that cities play in global markets. A strong international presence is essential to realizing the City’s economic potential and ultimately the City wants to increase trade, generate jobs, and improve the quality of life and standard of living,” said Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua. “This announcement of a joint trade office in partnership with Centennial College is a testament to our belief that, by pooling resources together, we can have a greater impact in Israel.”
The City of Vaughan Trade Development Office is scheduled to open in early 2014. The goals of this new office are to drive business revenue connections between Vaughan and Israel, create and enhance Vaughan's business image in Israel by showcasing its competitive advantages, and maintain Vaughan’s commercial relationships in Israel.
The office’s activities will include leveraging Israeli market and business trends and promoting Vaughan to the Israeli business community. It will also include networking and relationship building with Israeli business leaders, government and trade organizations, financial organizations and other centres of influence.
The mission is led by Mayor Bevilacqua and includes Ward 2 Councillor Tony Carella and Ward 5 Councillor Alan Shefman, as well as business and educational representatives from Vaughan and the GTA. The City has partnered with the United Jewish Appeal Federation (UJA), the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Government of Israel Economic Mission to Canada, Canada Israel Chamber of Commerce and ColdSpring Commerce to organize a series of activities designed to achieve a high return on investment for all the business mission participants.
Participating organizations include Groundheat Systems Inc., SLG Consulting, Renewables and Energy Savings, Centennial College, York University, Elias Custom Metal Fabrication Ltd., Mircom Group of Companies, Canadian Gift Concepts/ABA Science Play, Gulf & Pacific Equities Corp., CompuOffice Software Inc., ColdSpring Commerce, Bond Street Mercantile, Domir Blinds Manufacturing Inc., Gulf and Pacific Equities Corp., and Hughes Decorr.