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Outbound Trade Mission to France
February, 2025
Join us in France next February to meet with top European education agents
IN COLLABORATION WITH
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) members are invited to participate in Languages Canada's upcoming outbound trade mission to France, February 16-19, 2025, which will bring together a group of French and a handful of Belgian education agents in a beautiful location on the outskirts of Paris, with the support of the Trade Commissioner Service and the Embassy of Canada in Paris.
Why France?
France has always been an important market for Canadian institutions, ranking in the top 10 for study permit holders for many years. Recently, it's been ranked as the top European market for ESL in Canada and the 8th largest source country for short-term programs in public K-12 schools.
While Canada is immensely popular for students interested in postsecondary education in the French language, most of those students go to Quebec, where institutions don't typically work with education agents. On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of French students study in the UK, the US, Ireland, and Australia with the help of education agents each year, which clearly demonstrates that Canada is barely scratching the surface of France's potential when it comes to studies in English.
With that in mind, Canadian institutions of all levels will have the chance to meet and explore new business opportunities with top European agents during the 2025 Trade Mission to France.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your programs, reinforce existing relations, establish new partnerships, and ensure that European agents think of Canada first when it comes to studying abroad.
Why should you attend?
- Conduct B2B meetings and network with decision-makers from 24 high-quality, preselected European agencies in an intimate, small-scale setting;
- Build market presence and brand awareness with key players in the industry;
- Take advantage of the charming event location to conduct valuable off-site networking with agents and other Canadian participants.
What's included?
- 3 hotel nights (Feb 16, 17 & 18) at the InterContinental Chantilly;
- 3 breakfasts (Feb 17, 18 & 19);
- Evening welcome dinner with the entire group on Feb 16;
- Morning break, lunch, afternoon break and dinner on Feb 17;
- Morning break and lunch on Feb 18;
- Recruitment, screening, and selection of 24 education agencies;
- Wi-Fi-enabled venue;
- 24 one-on-one meetings with agencies from France and a handful from Belgium;
- Complete event management, including B2B meeting scheduling;
- A participant handbook including detailed agency profiles.
- Access to additional agent contacts from waitlist (if applicable).
Price does not include airfare for Canadian participants. A discount code for Air Canada flights to Paris will be made available to participants.
Program at a glance
- Saturday, February 15, 2025
Suggested arrival day in Paris (free day).
- Sunday, February 16, 2025
Group bus transfer from downtown Paris to InterContinental Chantilly and welcome dinner.
- Monday, February 17, 2025
16 business meetings with education agents.
- Tuesday, February 18, 2025
8 business meetings with education agents until 2:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Trade mission wraps up!
Act fast to to save your spot!
Main Representative
CAN$5,990
Additional Representative
CAN$1,500
(if sharing hotel room)
CAN$2,500
(if booking separate rooms)
Price does not include airfare for Canadian participants. A discount code for Air Canada flights to Paris will be made available to participants.