PAST EVENTS EVENTS (January to September)
The Chamber is delighted to welcome new members from the private sector, while extending country member benefits to the Republic of Sierra Leone, at an MoU signing held during the 2025 Sierra Leone-Canada Trade, Investment and Cultural Show. Read More
It was another busy summer and early fall at the Chamber, celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) Independence and the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt. We are delighted to celebrate and engage with Head of Mission members, represented by their Ambassadors and High Commissioners to Canada.
Above: Board Chair Paula Caldwell St-Onge with H.E. Joska Kabongo Ngoy, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo (left). Leaders from Canada (middle and right) included PS Yasir Naqvi, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (International Development), Senator Mohammad Al Zaibak and Assistant Deputy Director, Cheryl Urban. Greg Goldhawk, a Senior Advisory Council member of the Chamber, was also in attendance.
Below: Celebrating Egypt's National Day, PS Rob Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed the program hosted by His Excellency Ahmed Hafez.
Welcoming Dozens of Participating Countries to The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
During the Chamber's recent VIP Members' Luncheon in Ottawa, we were pleased to announce our new membership category for Heads of Mission, made possible thanks to our generous sponsors. 
We are honoured at the rapidly growing number of countries within our membership represented by high-level participation in the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business:
Thank you to our generous high-level sponsoring supporters: Chamber Headline Sponsor, Elephant Trade-Services DRC, alongside Major Sponsors including 369 Global Inc, 6ix, APO Group, B2Gold, Bishworld, Cypher Environmental, Hatch, EY, Lambano Full Services, Goodmans LLP, MineAfrica Inc., Nexim Healthcare Consultants Inc and SDF Financial.
The Chamber's work is entirely enabled by our private sector supporters and dozens of volunteers at our Director and Senior Advisory levels.
Above: The Chamber was honoured to participate in the Africa Day program with Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association and the African Group of Ambassadors (left), and attend the Embassy of the DRC's program on the country's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council (right), among several high-level engagements in Ottawa last week.
Canada Program during the Africa CEO Forum, Abidjan, May 11-14, 2025
The Africa CEO Forum brought together over 2,000 business leaders, investors and policymakers in Abidjan - with major announcements, including the Chamber's new agreement with the Africa Prosperity Network (APN), signed and witnessed at the Canadian Embassy in Côte d'Ivoire.
Our new strategic Memorandum of Understanding with APN established a framework for collaboration, event reciprocity, and new joint initiatives to accelerate Canada-Africa trade and investment, with a specific focus on our information-sharing mandate. Read More
Observers of the MoU Signing, joined by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, Chair of the Africa Prosperity Network (left) and Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair of the Board of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (right), with Pierre Boivin (centre), a Board Director at The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business.
The Chamber was pleased to serve as a co-sponsor of the Canada Program during the Africa CEO Forum, which included the announcement of Zambia President, H.E. Hakainde Hichilema, opening our upcoming Canada-Africa Business Conference in Lusaka.
Chamber Board Chair, Paula Caldwell St-Onge, who previously served as Director General for Pan African Affairs in the Government of Canada, emphasized the practical impact of the recent agreement with the Africa Prosperity Network: "This MoU includes tangible commitments to reciprocity between our organizations' extensive program offerings and establishes a framework for new collaborative initiatives that will directly support the acceleration of Canada-Africa trade and investment."
"I would like to extend special thanks to former Board Chair Sebastian Spio-Garbrah for his leadership in bringing this initiative to fruition," added St-Onge during her remarks at the Opening Reception of the Canada Program. 
Members' Luncheon - May 1, 2025 in the Ottawa Capital Region
Together with our members, we were delighted to once again welcome leaders from the Government of Canada and representatives of over two dozen African Governments to our annual luncheon at the Royal Ottawa in Gatineau, Quebec.
Focused on the role of the private sector in trade and investment, the Chamber's leadership presented key areas of Chamber work, with case studies on each:
Canada-Africa Business Conferences
Including Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Annual Africa Accelerating Program
Comprising the 2025 conferences in Canada and Cape Town this September
Africa at PDAC
Our largest Africa-focused mining event with MineAfrica Inc every March
In-Bound Missions to Canada
Including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Lesotho
Ongoing Member Events & Engagements
Including receptions, events and engagements in Calgary, Abidjan, Ottawa, Kolwezi, Nairobi, Harare, Edmonton, Toronto, Cape Town, Washington, DC, Vancouver, Niamey, Johannesburg and Maseru.
Think Tank
Accelerating trade and investment through ongoing information-sharing with executive thought leaders, think tanks and senior advisors participating in our programs.
Current thought leadership initiatives reflected in our events include our AfCFTA Unit in Accra, the focus on Canada's Africa Strategy and our annual African Union Commission bilateral for members.
Read More or request the full presentation and/or a private member briefing by emailing members@canadaafrica.ca.
RECENT MEMBER AND PARTNER ENGAGEMENTS
Supporting Members attending SIAL: April 29 - May 1, 2025: Toronto
The Chamber participated in SIAL this year for the first time, on-hand to support members and brief new prospective members. SIAL serves to "ignite innovation within the agri-food industry, empowering companies in this sector to gain deeper insights into market dynamics and global food trends".
Members of the Madagscar delegation (left) to SIAL and the country pavilion (right).
Members' Briefings: Accelerating Canada's Private Sector Growth Story with African Markets - April 15-16: Calgary
For members and guests in Calgary, the President provided updates on the latest work at the Chamber during a series of meetings, which included opportunities for members to explore maximizing the use of corporate member benefits. Read More
We were also pleased to table further details for our conferences in Lusaka and Windhoek, among our upcoming planned programs, in addition to others in the planning phase - as shared with members - for numerous markets. Read More 
Above (Left): Mr. Patrick Mbambo, founder of Mbambo Construction, which serves Calgary, Okotoks, High River, Vulcan and Southern Alberta (Centre): Companies from Calgary and Edmonton were among those who addressed the most recent Canada-Africa Business Conference in Harare (Right): Honourary Consul of Côte d'Ivoire to Alberta, Mr. Kazir Coulibaly.
Diversification of Trade: Canada’s Tipping Point - April 2, Ottawa
The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business was delighted to participate in this dynamic program of the Africa Trade Desk on April 2, bringing together trade agencies, private sector leaders, and international trade experts to discuss real-world strategies for diversifying Canadian trade. View media coverage of the event here
Above: Susan Namulindwa addresses delegates (left) while Chamber members and friends (right) were among those who moderated and addressed sessions during the day-long program.
Africa Strategy Breakfast: The Role of the Private Sector - Toronto
The Government of Canada launched Canada's Africa Strategy: A Partnership for Shared Prosperity and Security on March 7. On the occasion of the launch, a number of stakeholders - among them Chamber members - were invited by the Government of Canada to join a briefing on the strategy. Read More
Over 600 attendees (above) joined our Africa Mining Breakfast and MineAfrica's 23rd Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar
The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business 26th Annual African Mining Breakfast & MineAfrica’s 23rd Annual Investing in African Mining seminar presented by Hatch featured 56 speakers and 620 attendees throughout the morning on March 4th at the Sheraton Hotel.
The breakfast featured addresses from numerous leaders, including:
- The Hon. Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of International Development
- The Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Republic of Ghana
- Abdul Rahman Amoadu, Managing Director - Africa and Canada, Newmont
- Paul Lefebvre, Mayor, City of Greater Sudbury
- Joe Lombard, Vice-Chair, Hatch
- Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair, The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
MineAfrica's spotlight sessions also featured country overviews by African Mining Ministers, project updates by mining CEOs and presentations on current trends in African mining by expert advisers. MineAfrica also had 11 exhibitors (and 85 delegates) in the PDAC Trade Show. View the full program here and read the 2025 Report.
Recap: 2025 Investing in African Mining Indaba Programming: Cape Town, February 2-6, 2025
Chamber President, Garreth Bloor once again addressed attendees at the Canadian High Commissioner's VIP Reception, underscoring Canada-Africa collaboration through private sector growth, at an event which kicked off Team Canada's participation at the 2025 Mining Indaba.
We were pleased to support members with participation at a number of high-level networking and information-sharing events, in addition to bilaterals and Chamber leadership meetings that mapped out upcoming programs on the African continent. Read More
Past Mining Indaba Canada Receptions with members, including Elephant Trade-Services DRC (Gabriel Tshitende), B2Gold (Neil Reeder), MineAfrica Inc (Wayne Floreani) and B2BeeMatch (KC Goundiam).
Maximize your corporate member benefits!
If you would like to request a meeting to discuss maximizing your participation and member benefits, please don’t hesitate to contact us: members@canadaafrica.ca.Thank you to all who’ve engaged thus far, at recent meetings online and in-person, across Canada and on the African continent.
Our annual President’s Report, covers our event programming, recognizing the outcomes, successes and dozens of key people and companies who made it possible. Download the Report.
Thank you once again to our generous high-level sponsoring supporters featured in the most recent edition: Chamber Headline Sponsor, Elephant Trade-Services DRC, alongside Major Sponsors including 6ix, APO Group, B2Gold, Bishworld, Cypher Environmental, Hatch, EY, Lambano Full Services, Goodmans LLP, MineAfrica Inc., Nexim Healthcare Consultants Inc and SDF Financial.
We do not receive government grant funding and thank our generous supporters for ensuring we can deliver our mission - as a proudly independent Not-for-Profit organization, dedicated to accelerating trade and investment through world-class networking and information-sharing events.
It is for good reason that decision-makers from Presidents and Prime Ministers, through to captains of industry and the next generation of business leaders, continue to choose the Canada-Africa Chamber of Business - to engage, announce new initiatives, and deepen private sector collaboration for economic growth.
Best wishes from all of us! 
Garreth Bloor (President), Ateau Zola (Vice President, Natural Resources), Susan Namulindwa (Vice President, Canada), Jacques NdoutouMvé (Vice President, Africa)
Sebastian Spio-Garbrah (Past Chair & AfCFTA Free Trade Unit, Accra), Toye Abioye (Business Development and Partnerships) and Karen Woolcock (Senior Associate: In-Bound Delegations/KY Concierge); Haba-Maria Konaré (Office of the President)
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55 Bloor Street West, RTO Manulife Building, PO Box 19553
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3T9 Tel: 647-667-1223 Email:members@canadaafrica.ca