Two organisations that decided one was stronger.
Where the chamber came from
ICCC was formed through the merging of two existing independent organizations: the Canadian Business Association, which largely represented Canadian business people in Indonesia, and the Indonesia Canada Business Council, which largely consisted of Indonesian business people interested in closer business ties with Canada. Feeling that much effort was duplicated, it was agreed that one strong organization was preferable to two smaller ones, and both organizations decided to merge.
Many of our members are Canadians doing business in Indonesia, but we also have members from around the world, including many from our host country, Indonesia.
One of our most important aims is to be a bridge, either between representatives of various business interests or between business and government.
What the chamber sets out to do
Seven objectives, in order.
- To promote and encourage trade, investment and other economic relations between Indonesia and Canada, particularly in the private sector
- To represent, in an objective manner, the views, interests and concerns of members of the Chamber
- To assist in the promotion of inter-cultural relations between the people of Indonesia and Canada
- To provide practical assistance and information in support of new and existing business opportunities
- To provide value-added services to the membership in the form of publications, business meetings and trade or investment missions
- To promote communication, mutual support and the development of business opportunities between members
- To continuously improve and extend the services provided to our members
Board of Management
The chamber is managed by a Board of Management and a Secretariat. The Board consists of up to 18 directors, of whom several are appointed to form the Executive Board: President, Vice President, Secretary General and Treasurer. The other directors normally undertake to lead or serve on various committees.
ICCC also has a small group of Patrons, appointed by the Board of Management. These Patrons are individuals who have made a meaningful contribution to the Chamber, or to relations between Indonesia and Canada. They increase the Chamber’s credibility and profile, and serve as valuable resources as needed.
Secretariat
The three people the chamber lists as its office, at Menara Astra.
A seat in the International Business Chamber
In the year 2000 several of the international chambers of commerce in Indonesia came together as an informal group, the International Business Forum, to discuss issues common to foreign investors in Indonesia. The aim was to present a stronger, more unified lobbying voice to the Government of Indonesia.
That grouping has since become a more formal organization, better able to organize itself and communicate with member chambers. It is now known as the International Business Chamber, and shares a secretariat with the American Chamber of Commerce.
The IBC works on two levels. At the highest level its Board discusses critical policy issues with senior government officials, and has met the President of the Republic of Indonesia as well as several Ministers and leaders of the House of Representatives. On another level it runs committees responsible for the areas most important to foreign investors, each hosted by one of the member national chambers, which meet regularly and put investors’ concerns to government while new regulations are being drafted.
The committees the chamber names as the most active:
- Taxation
- Manpower
- Legal
- Health
Contact the chamber if you would like to discuss any of these with the appropriate ICCC representative.
The Canada and Indonesia trade project
The Canada–Indonesia Trade and Private-Sector Assistance (TPSA) project is a five-year, CAD $12 million initiative funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada.
Its stated goal is to support sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in Indonesia through increased trade and trade-enabling investment between Indonesia and Canada, by training Indonesian government officials to improve trade and investment with Canada and supporting Indonesian firms that want to export there.
- Trade facilitation
- Investment promotion
- Regulatory reform
- Gender equality
- Environmental sustainability
TPSA works with a wide range of stakeholders, including Indonesian SMEs in target industries, Indonesian government departments and ministries (Bappenas, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs, and other departments related to the targeted industries), business associations, universities and the private sector.
Reports and manuals, by component
Every report and manual the project has published, grouped the way its own pages group them.
Investment Promotion
Trade Facilitation
Regulatory Reform
Regulations
The following translated regulations are made available courtesy of SSEK Law Firm.
Statements, not a blog
In 2026 the chamber joined a 21-market Indo-Pacific alliance to strengthen the Canada and Indonesia trade corridor. Every statement and article it has put on the record, dated and linked, is on the news page.
Read the chamber’s statements and articles. The chamber also publishes a newsletter, Bahasa Business, in four pages of archive on its website. The most recent issue there is dated May 2017, so this site links to the archive rather than presenting it as current.
Membership carries a place on the elected board and the committees.
The chamber's benefits list puts participation in the elected Board of Directors and special committees alongside a channel to both the Indonesian and Canadian governments.