Cooperation and support of Canadian Government organizations is an important part of developing and conducting all Canadian-Russian programs. The principal Canadian Government organizations taking part in these processes are International Trade Canada, the Canadian Embassy in Russia and Industry Canada. Their support allows us to conduct very successful and informative events.
As KEI Centre is working for different industries its partners are also from Federal, Provincial and Municipal Government organizations.
For example, a special seminar on government regulation in telecommunications was organized in cooperation with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), a special program on security in gas industry – in cooperation with National Energy Board, a professional development program in financial management – partly with Revenue Canada and others.
Programs devoted to transportation, road construction and repairing, business development, environment and energy and many others have been developed and conducted in cooperation with Provincial Government organizations:
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation;
- Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade;
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs Ontario;
- Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy and others.
KEI Centre actively cooperates with Municipal Government organizations such as Toronto City Hall, Ottawa City Hall, Ville de Montreal, Toronto District Heating Corporation, Toronto Hydro Corporation and others.
Partners of KEI Centre for different programs include numerous Canadian associations, corporations and companies:
- In telecommunications and electronics: Information Technology Association of Canada, Strategic Microelectronics Council, Bell Canada, Nortel Networks, Alcatel Canada, AT&T Canada, BreconRidge, Celestica Corporation, etc.
- In construction: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, National Research Council’s (NRC) Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (CCHT), Miller Group, DJL Construction and others.
- In gas industries: Canadian Gas Association, TransCanada Pipelines, Enbridge Consumer Gas, Metropolitan Gas, Union Gas, Provident Energy Corporation, and others.
Partners of KEI Centre in organizing professional development programs are universities, business schools and other educational institutions: University of Toronto, Ryerson University, Seneca College, Geotrain, etc.
KEI Centre has developed and conducted a series of exclusive programs for Russian executives and leaders in partnership with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
From the Russian side KEI Centre’s partners are many Russian governmental organizations, associations and companies. Canadian achievements and similarities between Canada and Russia attract numerous Russian organizations and companies to participate in our events.
For conducting Canadian-Russian programs KEI Centre actively cooperates
with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian
Federation and the Trade Representation of Russia in Canada.
Partners and participants of different programs from the Russian side have been:
- Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation and telecommunications companies including Sviazinvest, Rostelecom, Rostelegraph, Moscow Telecommunication Networks, Moscow International and Long Distance Telephone, etc.
- Moscow Government and municipal enterprises, such as Mosgas, Moscow Heat and Energy, Moscow Sewage System, etc.
- Gazprom, Russian Gas Supply Association and many gas supply and distribution companies, Karelgaz, Riazangorgaz, etc.
- Construction companies, such as Russian Northwest Construction Company, Mezhgorsviazstroy, Lentelephonstroy, etc.
- Energy, food, transportation and other corporations and companies from different regions of Russia.
Events organized by KEI Centre help to establish contacts between North American and Russian industrial leaders, promote new products and technologies and lead to development of business and trade.
