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Canada officially becomes the partner country at Hannover Messe 2025

Canada officially becomes the partner country at Hannover Messe 2025

Industry News
Apr 20,23

Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Canada to Germany, and Dr Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG officially signed the Memo of Understanding making Canada the partner country at Hannover Messe 2025 on April 17.

Canada officially becomes the partner country at Hannover Messe 2025

Dr Jochen Köckler (right), Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG officially signed the Memo of Understanding with Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada to Germany

On Monday, April 17, 2023, at Hannover Messe, Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Canada to Germany, and Dr Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, signed the official Memo of Understanding designating Canada partner country at Hannover Messe 2025. The signing finalises the agreement announced in August 2022 during German Chancellor Scholz’s visit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Canada.

“Canada is a globally growing and innovative country and an important economic partner for Germany,” said Köckler. “Deutsche Messe AG and Germany’s leading industry associations are convinced that Canada’s prominent role at Hannover Messe 2025 will expand its economic policy goals in Europe and further strengthen bilateral relations between Canada and Germany.”

“It is an honour and a great opportunity for Canada to partner with Germany in hosting Hannover Messe in 2025. This partnership will help deepen the already strong economic, political and cultural ties between Canada and Germany. We will work hand in hand with local and global partners to provide a platform for Canadian companies, industry associations and institutions to showcase Canada as a leading industrial innovation economy at Hannover Messe,” said François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada.

Germany is Canada’s seventh-largest source of foreign direct investment and one of Canada’s most important sources of high-tech investment. More than 800 German companies operate in Canada, employing roughly 70,000 people. Canada and Germany also share a dynamic relationship in science, technology, and innovation, having initiated more than 1,000 cooperative research projects since 1971.