Call for applications!
Investment Promotion Agency (API) informs the entire business community in the Congo of the organisation by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) in collaboration with the Government of Quebec and other provinces of the Canadian Francophonie (Ontario, New Brunswick and others) of the 5th Francophonie Trade and Economic Mission to be held from 11 to 13 June 2024 in Quebec City, Canada.

The aim of this 5th Mission is to enable participating companies from all over the French-speaking world (America, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and the Indian Ocean) to identify intra-French commercial and investment opportunities in Montreal and Quebec City, thanks in particular to the personalised business contacts that will be facilitated during the Mission.

Applications are open, from 15 December 2023 to 15 January 2024, to companies and international business development support structures from the 88 member states and governments of La Francophonie, in the following targeted sectors and sub-sectors:

• Renewable energies : energy efficiency, electrification of transport, battery industry.../li>
• Digital services : health technologies (Medtech), education technologies (EdTech) and the video games industry
• Food industry (AgTech)

Around a hundred selected international participants will be able to take advantage of the opportunities offered by Quebec's business environment and its many economic assets.

It should be noted that the first three Francophonie economic and trade missions to South-East Asia (Vietnam and Cambodia), Central Africa (Gabon and Rwanda) and the Middle East (Lebanon) resulted in almost 2,000 business meetings (B2B) and dozens of business partnerships concluded during and after the missions. The 4th mission is scheduled for 27-29 March 2024 in Central and Eastern Europe, in Bucharest (Romania).

Company applications must be submitted by 15 January 2024 to : https://missions-economiques.quebec.francophonie.org