CPACT is a business association with the primary objective of fostering stronger commercial relations between Pakistan and Canada. Our Offices details are as follow:
Montreal
3333 Boul. Graham, Suite 700
Mount-Royal, QC, Canada H3R 3L5
Tel: +1 514-360 5200
Toronto
1212 Dundas St W, Suite B
Mississauga, ON, Canada L5C 1E2
Tel: +1 647-478 8264
Tel: +1 647-709 7816
National Capital Region (NCR)
437 Temiskaming Cr.
Ottawa, ON, Canada K2J 0V5
Tel: +1 613-454 5695
Lahore
517 Siddique Trade Center
Gulberg Lahore Pakistan 54000
Tel: +92 432-576 4524
info@cpact.ca Fax: +1 514-360 5201
CPACT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
It was reiterated that CPACT is formed to fill the VOID of a business & professional consortium, in particular to assist the young generation who will become the pioneers of the future and to fully develop the potential of Canadians of Pakistani Origin (CPO).
The Annual General Meeting was attended by business and professional men and women of the Canadian-Pakistani community. The members voted to approve the minutes of the November 19th, 2017 ground breaking event which gave birth to the organization.
Mr. Zaheer Khan chaired the general body meeting, later nominated director positions and advisory board positions and each board member was voted one by one.
The nominated board members included prominent businessman and philanthropist CEO of Bashir Persian Rugs Shuja Bashir, Chief Executive of Umeed TV Canada Zamir Ajiz, RBCFinancial Advisor in Ottawa Tariq Mehmood and young and dynamic Yasir Zaidi. Nominated advisory board members included Community Activist Nahid Aziz, TD FSR Shabana Aslam, Accounting Professional Mohammad Zafar and Video Journalist at Citynews, Editorial Director/Founder of CanadianMomEh.com / Columnist at Montreal Gazette Fariha Naqvi.
In this rare united event, new services to be brought forward to the CPOs were discussed to provide a diverse platform for the community. Such services include Conflict Resolution and Counseling services, Financial Insurance and Business services, Employment and General Services, and Legal and Immigration services.
Moreover, CPACT intends to promote businesses and the well-being of each other through events, seminars, business forums, website and social networking. It will provide a platform to pool their resources, link and recognize achievers and honor business professionals for the benefit of the community from coast to coast. The gathering clearly highlighted the benefits of CPACT membership through the explanation of these outstanding services to CPOs.
The CPACT Annual General Meeting also honored and featured some guest speakers from the local community. Such guest speakers include, Mr. Muhammad Saleem, Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan High Commission; Mary Deros, City Councilor for the Parc-Extension District, Sameer Zuberi, Diversity and Engagement Officer at McGill University's Faculty of Medicine, Lina Bensaidane, the first recipient of the Centre Islamique de Quebec Memorial Award and Fariha Naqvi Founder CanadianMomEh.com, Columnist at Montreal Gazette Video and Journalist at City News Montreal.
The CPACT Annual General Meeting 2018 entailed a successful night of gathering and announcements of new resources and services to be provided to the local community to further expand progress in various sectors. With the support of local icons and with the elections of the new board members, CPACT hopes to deliver countless support and projects to its members and the local community.