ECONOMY
Business etiquette
International business practices including making appointments and calling cards.
Toronto
Toronto has often been derided as a conservative, morally strict city, and critics have also referred to it as “Toronto the Good”. called. Although this view has been out of date for around 20 years, business is still conducted according to this legacy.
Toronto residents are hardworking, able workers. One likes to have a little chat here and there about golf or other sports, but otherwise the citizens of the city like to get down to business. Men and women wear formal suits and rarely drink alcohol at lunchtime. You meet mostly in restaurants and bars and not very often at home. Business cards are usually exchanged after meals or meetings, not when they are greeted. It is uncommon to exchange gifts in business situations and can be viewed as suspect. At work, it is common to use your first and last name on the phone, but in the office, both superiors and colleagues are usually addressed by their first name.
Opening hours
Business hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-5pm.
Economy
Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
480 University Ave., Suite 1410, Toronto ON M5G 1V2
Tel: (416) 598 33 55.
Internet: www.germanchamber.ca
Offices in Montreal and Vancouver.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Suite 501, Delta Office Tower, 350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8
Tel: (613) 238 40 00.
Internet: www.chamber.ca
In addition, the individual provinces and territories have their own chambers of commerce and industry (see economic profile of the individual provinces / territories).
Business contacts
Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce
480 University Ave., Suite 1410, Toronto ON M5G 1V2
Tel: (416) 598 33 55.
Internet: www.germanchamber.ca
Offices in Montreal and Vancouver.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Suite 501, Delta Office Tower, 350 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 7S8
Tel: (613) 238 40 00.
Internet: www.chamber.ca
In addition, the individual provinces and territories have their own chambers of commerce and industry (see economic profile of the individual provinces / territories).
COMMUNICATION
Phone
As a country located in North America according to estatelearning, Canada area code is 001. Coin and card phones are found at airports, bus stations, in hotels, shopping centers and on some street corners. Many public telephones can be used with calling cards and credit cards. Three minute local calls from the coin / card phone cost between CN $ 0.25 – CN $ 0.35. However, payphones are becoming increasingly rare due to the popularity of cell phones.
Telephoning is cheaper Mon-Fri 6 p.m.-8 a.m. and Sat-Mon 12 p.m.-8 a.m.
Cellphone
In larger cities and their immediate surroundings, digital cellular networks are in operation, in less densely populated areas the reception is sometimes not very good. Roaming contracts exist with almost all international mobile phone providers. However, one should be aware of the z. In some cases, inquire about high fees with his provider.
Canadian cellular companies include Bell (Internet: www.bell.ca), Telus (Internet: www.telus.com), and Rogers (Internet: www.rogers.com). Cell phones can be rented on site.
Internet
Internet cafes are very common. In many cafés, in most hotels, fast-food restaurants and airports, you can use WiFi Internet access for a fee. Free WiFi access is offered in most public places (e.g. in libraries and train stations). Mobile surfing on the Internet is made possible, among other things, by the Goodspeed Wi-Fi hotspots (Internet: goodspeed.io/de/index.html).
Post Office
All mail outside of North America is sent by airmail. As well as from the post office, stamps are also available in hotels, drugstores, small neighborhood shops and at train stations. A letter to Europe takes an average of 7 days.
Post office hours
Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm, Sat 9am-12pm. Municipal post offices are open longer, the opening times in the provinces are different.
Radio
Since the use of shortwave frequencies changes several times over the course of a year, it is advisable to request the current frequencies directly from Deutsche Welle customer service (Tel: (+49) (0228) 42 90. Internet: www.dw-world.de).
