Cuso International is a Canadian charity working with local partners around the world to advance gender equality and social inclusion, improve economic resilience, and deliver progress on climate action. Our work in Peru includes education around gender-based violence and femicide prevention. In Lima, working with our partner CENCA (El Instituto de Desarollo Urbano) our Mujeres Unidas por la Seguridad Alimentaria y Ambiental (MUSA) Common Pot project has helped establish more than 2,500 community kitchens, feeding nearly 250,000 families.
Within the framework of the 52nd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the directors of the CCL – Lima Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Posada, and Rubén Carrasco received the Canadian ambassador Glen McPherson, and Parliamentarian Dave Epp, with whom they shared and highlighted the work of PROTEC, as a union at the forefront of the agricultural sector in Peru.
The meeting was hosted on Bali on July 7 and 8, under the theme "Building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world together". The Minister reaffirmed Canada’s strong commitment to multilateralism, recognizing that the most pressing issues of our time cannot be solved without global cooperation.
On June 23, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) with the National Superintendency of Customs and Tax Administration of the Republic of Peru (SUNAT) to honor each other’s Trusted Trader programs. The signing took place on the margins of the World Customs Organization Council Sessions in Brussels, Belgium.
This MRA will contribute to increased security of the international supply chain, facilitate trade at the border, and strengthen the economic competitiveness of Canadians doing business with Peru.
RC Show 2022 returned to Toronto’s Enercare Centre on May 9-11, 2022. Peru had the opportunity to exhibit its incredible products, its flagship drink, as well as its culinary trends and innovations through the event. The Embassy of Peru in Canada had on this occasion the presence of the renowned master distiller and Pisco specialist, Johnny Schuler, and chef Adolfo Perret.
