SIAL Paris 2024 | Trade mission

SIAL Paris (Salon International de l’alimentation) is one of the largest professional trade shows in the global food industry. Held biennially in Paris, this exhibition attracts exhibitors and visitors from all over the world, creating an international platform for food innovation and trends.

The profile of visitors to SIAL Paris includes importers/exporters, wholesalers, purchasing centers, supermarkets, retail stores, delicatessens, wine merchants, and more. In fact, distribution professionals account for more than half of the visitors.

The Groupe Export, in partnership with FAC, Inno-centre, and the National Bank of Canada, invites you to participate in the SIAL Paris 2024 mission.

The trade mission program at SIAL Paris includes the following activities:

• Market briefing session;
• Supermarket tour in the Paris region (October 18);
• Display showcase for the participants (approximately 20cm by 30cm);
• Meeting with Canadian delegates and trade commissioners based in Europe;
• Representation by the Group Export Agri-Food in the information kiosk.

Price:

• Participation in the trade mission: 1 250$

Financial assistance for participants

Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $1,550 per person, for a maximum of two lump sums per company.

• To benefit from the lump sum reimbursements, 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.).
• 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.
• Group Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documentation.

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 an administrator of government programs, Group Export had to implement a cancellation policy which applies for trade show participation. Policy’s details are as follows:

When a participation or registration form is completed 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 either be paid by check, direct deposit or credit card by contacting the 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 Group Export Agri-Food finds a replacing participant, the full amount will be reimbursed, except for a $200 administration fee, as soon as the 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 cancellations must be made in writing and be addressed to the person in charge of the trade show, whose name appears on the registration form.

This policy was endorsed by the Group Export Agri-Food’s Board of Directors, on February 14, 2008.

Eligibility for Participants

To qualify as a participant, 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.