The Canadian German Chamber of Industry & Commerce is organizing a trade delegation for German companies and suppliers in lightweight materials & solutions with focus on automotive, mechanical & plant engineering, and the materials industry going to Canada from November 4-8, 2019. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Energy of Germany (BMWi) supports this trade delegation through its Foreign Market Entry Program. This program facilitates new market entry for SMEs, self-employed persons in the commercial sector as well as freelance professionals and business-related service providers with business operations in Germany and to lead to further successes in export activities.

With more than 100 years of history as an auto-producing nation, Canada has an outstanding track record and a well-established automotive sector that includes manufacturers and R&D experts in materials, machinery, parts and finished vehicles. Vehicles produced and used in Canada must meet increasingly stringent vehicle emission- and fuel efficiency standards. Manufacturers are therefore aiming to achieve these standards with innovative lightweight solutions. The local auto industry therefore works closely together with Canadian universities and research institutes which specialize in researching novel materials and their processing or production for building lighter vehicles.