CPMA Convention & Trade Show 2025 invitation

Group Export, in collaboration with the Association des producteurs maraîchers du Québec (APMQ), invites Quebec producers to participate in the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) 2025, which will be held at the Montreal Palais des Congres from April 8 to 10, 2025. The CPMA attracts all the major players in the produce supply chain from the retail and wholesale, produce and processing, and foodservice sectors.

The show, the most important for the produce industry in Canada, is helding its 100th edition in 2025. In 2024, this pillar of the industry welcomed 630 exhibitors from 12 different countries attracting over 4000 participants. The CPMA show is an annual event not to be missed!

Participate in this trade show under the banner of the Group Export and enjoy the following benefits:

• A counter
• A stool
• A display basket
• A printed graphic on the front and sides of the counter (you will need to provide the graphic files)
• For the closed concept, a wall graphic included
• Carpet and undercarpet
• A trash can
• Four exhibitor badges
• Four invitations for your clients
• Event coordination and on-site support provided by a representative of the Groupe Export.

This year, two concepts are available to you: open-type booths and closed-type booths.

Prices:

Price for the open-type pavilion:

• Corner booth of 100 sq. ft.: 3,900 $
• Regular booth of 100 sq. ft.: 3,400 $

Price for the closed-type pavilion:

• Corner booth of 100 sq. ft.: 4,700 $
• Regular booth of 100 sq. ft.: 4,200 $

Due to high demand for this event, only 100 sq. ft. booths are currently available. If you would like a larger booth, we encourage you to indicate this in the form. This option will be available later, depending on availability.

Market data
In 2023, the value of fresh vegetable exports from Quebec reached $292,930,429, while greenhouse vegetables generated $42,554,171 in exports. These sectors experienced compound annual growth rates (CAGR) of 8.59% for fresh vegetables and 20.92% for greenhouse vegetables between 2013 and 2023.

According to Statistics Canada, Quebec also accounts for 23.8% of the farm gate value of fruits in Canada, with a total value estimated at $1,342,708,000. Nationally, the fruit market recorded a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.23% between 2019 and 2023.

Together, in 2022, the fruit, vegetable, and their preparations sector represented $1.27 billion in exports, a 18% growth compared to 2021.

Financial assistance for exhibitors

• 75% financial assistance on the additional costs of setting up your booth and sending samples up to a maximum of $6,000 in eligible expenses per company.
• No consolidation services will be organized by Group Export for this event.

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 and federal 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.