Author: Yijun Song
Bio: Dr. Song was appointed to represent Ontario in Beijing and took up his post serves as Counsellor (Commercial – Ontario) in the Canadian Embassy in Beijing in October 2007. He was the first Representative of the Government of Ontario in China to head Ontario International Marketing Centre in Shanghai. He also served as a Consul in the Canadian Consulate General in Shanghai from February 2002 to September 2006. 

Prior to his posting in Shanghai, he was an Area Director in the Government of Ontario responsible for the trade development between Ontario and the three Chinese economic areas: Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Before joining the government, he managed a trade-training program at Ryerson University in Toronto and provided business/education-consulting services to Canadian companies and education institutions.

He understands business practices in the East and is also in tune with the economic and trade development in Canada. Yijun is experienced with government procedures and knows the needs of the private sector. He has traveled extensively in both Canada and China and is well positioned to serve the economic development and trade between Ontario and regions in China.

Dr. Song graduated from Shandong Teachers’ University in 1978, received his BA from the University of Ottawa in 1983, and his master and doctoral degrees from the University of Toronto in 1987 and 1994 respectively.