On this edition of the Voice of Business Podcast presented by ALTRES, Jo McGarry interviews Rana Sarkar, Consul General of Canada in San Francisco, CA. McGarry and Sarkar discuss Canada and Hawaii’s historical relationship that goes back to 1780 when indigenous Hawaiians crewed transpacific ships and settled in Vancouver taking jobs in the furring, mining and timber industries. And, today, a good part of British Columbia’s population is of Hawaiian ancestry. This rich friendship between our two countries is so much more than ancestry, today, over 1 million Canadians choose Hawaii as their destination of choice for vacation and spend over $1.6 billion dollars annually in the Hawaiian islands.
Listen to this podcast to learn how you can tap into the Canadian demographics of visitors to support your business growth in 2022. If you do business in Hawaii and are Canadian, please contact the Chamber to be added to the Consult of Canada’s friend group to learn more about networking opportunities with fellow Canadians who reside in the islands.
Bio:
Mr. Rana Sarkar was appointed as Consul General of Canada in San Francisco | Silicon Valley in 2017, with accreditation for Northern California and Hawaii. He is also a member of Canada’s NAFTA Advisory Council.
Mr. Sarkar previously served as National Director for High Growth Markets at KPMG Canada and co-chairman of the advisory board at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. From 2009 - 2013, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canada-India Business Council.