SIAL Canada 2025

Join the most important event in the Canadian agri-food industry and meet over 21,000 visitors from 44 countries. SIAL is the ideal place to connect with buyers in retail, foodservice, and food processing, as well as the preferred gateway to the U.S. and international markets.

Alongside its partners, Groupe Export invites you to join its pavilion. It’s a must-attend event!

Participate in this exhibition with Groupe Export’s pavilion package and enjoy the following benefits:

• Structure, carpet, and lighting;
• 1 rack with two shelves;
• A counter with a sliding door and internal shelf;
• Two stools;
• A curved front identification sign with your company name;
• A waste bin;
• Two exhibitor badges;
• Visitor invitations;
• Two tickets for the Alizés Evening organized by Groupe Export;
• Access to the Groupe Export lounge;
• Event coordination and on-site support provided by a Groupe Export representative.
• Room block: registered companies will receive a link to make priority reservations. Please note that availability is limited.

Options:

• Turnkey booth 100 sq. ft.: 5,100 $
• Corner turnkey booth 100 sq. ft.: 5,600 $
• Corner turnkey booth 100 sq. ft. on the main aisle (… $): 6,100 $
• Turnkey booth 200 sq. ft. (… $): 10,700 $

Market Data

According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, in 2022, the Canadian agri-food industry played a key role in the economy, generating significant revenue. The total contribution of this sector to Canada’s GDP was estimated at $134.9 billion, employing over 2.1 million people and representing 6.8% of the country’s total GDP.

Financial assistance for exhibitors

• Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $850 per person, for a maximum of two lump sums per company.
  • To benefit from the lump sum, the company must absolutely provide proof of travel (e.g. airline, train, bus ticket, etc. with complete itinerary or gas receipt near destination) AND proof of accommodation (e.g. official hotel invoice, AirBNB, etc.). Accommodations must be paid for; bonus point redemptions of any kind will remove the right to this grant

• • To obtain two travel lump sum reimbursements, the same proof mentioned above is requested for each reimbursement.
    • If the two people share the same transportation (e.g. carpooling), two separate proofs of accommodation will be required and the name of the company or traveler must appear on them (e.g. two hotel bills).
    • If the two people share the same accommodation, two separate proofs of transportation will be required (e.g. two airline tickets).

• • You will be entitled to an extra $500 per lump sum if your company is located in one of the following regions:  Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec;
• 75% financial assistance on the additional costs of setting up your booth and sending samples (when consolidating with Group Export) up to a maximum of $6,000 in eligible expenses per company.

The Group Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documentation.

Financial assistance for visitors

• Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $850 per person, for a maximum of two lump sums per company. You will be entitled to an extra $500 per lump sum if your company AND travel departure is located in one of the following regions : Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec.
  • To obtain one travel lump sum reimbursement:
    • The company must imperatively provide proof of travel (e.g., an invoice of flight, train, bus, etc. with complete itinerary or receipt for the purchase of gas near the place of destination) AND a proof of accommodation (e.g., official hotel invoice, AirBNB, etc.). Flight and accommodation must have been paid for; redemptions of bonus points of any kind remove the right to this subsidy.
  • The Group Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents.

By registering to this event, you agree to complete and return the activity report which will be forwarded to you shortly. You will have 60 days following the event to send us back the completed report, otherwise you may be required to reimburse the subsidies received for this activity. The data that will be compiled is for the sole purpose of evaluating the economic benefits of this activity.

Cancellation Policy

The Group Export Agri-Food is a non-profit organization who manages export financial programs from the ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec and from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.

As a government program manager, Group Export has defined a general cancellation policy to follow when participating in a trade show. Policy’s details are as follows:

When a participation or registration form is signed by a representative of a company, this company becomes liable to the Group Export Agri-Food, as this form is a contract between the company and the Association.

• In the five days following registration, the company must pay, as a deposit, 50% of participation fees. This amount can be paid by check, direct deposit or credit card by contacting Group Export’s financial department at 450-649-6266. Direct deposits are preferred.
• The remaining 50% of participation fees must be paid at least 60 days before the activity.
• If the company does not respect these terms, Group Export Agri-Food has the right to cancel the company’s participation.
• When a company is cancelling its participation:
• • If the company or the Group Export Agri-Food finds a replacing participant, the full amount will be reimbursed, except for a $200 administration fee, as soon as a replacing participant has paid in full the amount due.
  • In case a substitute cannot be found, all other incurred charges, including 100% of the invoice for a space reservation, would be charged to the company.

All cancellation requests must be made in writing and be addressed to the person in charge of the activity, whose name appears on the participation form.This policy was ratified by the Group Export’s Board of Directors on February 14, 2008.

Eligibility for Exhibitors and Visitors

To qualify as an exhibitor or visitor, the company must:

• Meet all eligibility criteria for provincial subsidies applicable to this activity.
• Hold a license number from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) or demonstrate that it is not required for its type of business.
• The Group Export reserves the right to refuse any registration for this activity.