It is important to note that at CanCham we are here to try to provide opportunities for networking, encouraging international trade and business partners to collaborate on specific and mutually beneficial projects.

It is important that all members take as much advantage of the CanCham facilities and services made available although some of this is dependent on up-to-date and accurate contact information. It is also considered that CanCham members will benefit from publicity and promotion based on materials and information provided directly from our members.

This material is primarily intended as guide to sections of the CanCham website and related CanCham social media websites where members can advertise and promote their business. In all cases CanCham needs members to provide up to date contact, trading and service information in order that business benefits can be realised.

2 Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia Website https://cancham.lv/

This section looks at the CanCham website pages which require up to date and correct information from members for the benefit of members and those visiting this site.

2.1 CanCham Events https://cancham.lv/events

Includes:

planned events,
past events,
“reports” or summaries of past events.

2.2 CanCham News https://cancham.lv/news

Follow the latest information about events, members and happenings.

2.3 CanCham Basic information https://cancham.lv/about-cancham

Includes:

Contact Information
How to join, fees and benefits
CanCham’s objectives
Statutes
What the CanCham does for its members
About CanCham in Latvian
Strategy
Programs
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Privacy and Personal Data Policy
Download Presentations from CanCham Events
Information for Canadians

2.4 CanCham’s Team https://cancham.lv/the-team

Includes:

Board Members
Audit Committee members
Group leaders

2.5 CanCham Introduction http://www.cancham.lv/welcome

A brief welcoming message from the Chairman.

2.6 Cancham Members http://cancham.lv/cancham-members/members

This provides a list of all the members classified by:

Honorary Member
Corporate Contributing Members
Senior Corporate Members
Corporate Members
Business Members
Individual Members
Associate Members

In each classification, members in good standing are listed in seniority order, that is, the member who joined first appears above the others. Members who delay payments of their membership fees lose their seniority and drop in the listing.

Please make sure your organisation’s contact details are accurate and up to date and the short description of your business activities are correct and as required in the group that it appears.

Also includes:

How to join, fees and benefits
New members
Canadians in the Baltics
Presentations from past events

2.7 Cancham Groups http://cancham.lv/groups

All CanCham members are assigned to a ‘group’ which describes a logical and applicable industry sector or group of industry sectors for that member’s business. Some members can be assigned to more than one CanCham GROUP.

The Cancham GROUPS are:

Business Support: http://cancham.lv/groups/business-support--
Construction Related Services: http://cancham.lv/groups/construction-related-services
Health, Leisure & Education: http://cancham.lv/groups/health-leisure--education
Production & Agriculture: http://cancham.lv/groups/production--agriculture
Trade Facilitation & Export: http://cancham.lv/groups/trade-facilitation--export

Please make sure you have been assigned to at least one ‘appropriate’ CanCham GROUP.

2.8 CanCham Sell Sheets http://cancham.lv/services

Sell sheets are designed to provide a detailed profile of your business, the main contact person, its key activities and any special features or services which are available.

The links to individual sell sheets are often sent by members to those who may be interested in your particular products or services.

To submit sell sheet information, fill out the “Sell Sheet Form” at the bottom of the listing page. Once you have downloaded and completed the ‘Sell Sheet Form’ you should attach it to an email and send it to info@cancham.lv. The details will then be loaded onto the website page soon after receipt of the email.

2.9 CanCham’s Destination Management Coordination (DMC) System https://cancham.lv/dmc

The ‘DMC’ system promotes market entry, business opportunity or sales development in geographic regions unfamiliar to a client. This pertains to Latvians seeking business opportunities in Canada, and Canadian seeking opportunities in Latvia or the surrounding region.

Destination Management Coordinators have been appointed by the CanCham Board to facilitate international cooperation.

Information in this section includes:

Policy and Procedure
How CanCham’s DMC System Works
A case study

2.10 Input Section https://cancham.lv/input

This section is to determine what CanCham members and those interested in cooperating with the CanCham wish to accomplish. We encourage this to be filled out.

2.11 For members https://cancham.lv/members-section

This section includes

information for members about Annual General Meetings,
minutes of Board meetings

3 Facebook

The CanCham currently uses Facebook (FB) as one of it’s main social network communication tools. This includes:

the main Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia page (public access)
The “CanCham Members and Good Friends” (a closed group accessed by invitation or with approval only) – see below how to access

3.1 Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia https://www.facebook.com/canchamlatvia

Includes:

event notifications,
“reports” or summaries of past events and galleries,
information and notices relevant to Canadians,
posts / advertisements from Corporate members,
information shared from the Canadian Embassy in Latvia or Latvian Embassy in Canada
CanCham advertisement collages,
notices from the Board or Group Leaders

3.2 “CanCham Members and Good Friends”

Includes:

posts from members - all members are welcome to post messages and advertisements themselves, and we encourage members to do so. Note: this does not apply to those who are not CanCham members in good standing.
CanCham advertisement collages,
event notifications.
“reports” or summaries of past events and galleries.

To access the CanCham Facebook Group you can either

use the group search facility from your own account within Facebook or
access it from the CanCham FB website (the Facebook icon can be selected from the top right hand side of most CanCham website pages).

If you would like full member access to the CanCham Facebook Group, you can also send an email request to info@cancham.lv.

Once a registered member on the Facebook “CanCham Members and Good Friends” site you will then find you have access to the ‘Discussion’ and ‘Media’ menu items. Under ‘Discussion’ there are a number of ‘promotional’ discussion threads that contain pictures and associated narratives describing the nature of each business. These can be found by scrolling down.

4 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/16210726/

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Latvia (CanCham Latvia) LinkedIn site targets professionals and the business community.

Includes: