Canada's Trade Commissioner Service is inviting small, medium and large-sized companies, including exporters from diverse backgrounds, to join the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, on a Canada Trade Mission to Italy.
Dates: Sunday, October 12 to Friday, October 17, 2025
Locations: Rome and Milan, Italy
Sectors:
- Defence and security (including cybersecurity) and aerospace
- Infrastructure
- Clean technologies
- Energy
WHY PARTICIPATE?
- networking opportunities with Minister Sidhu and Italian business leaders
- on-site business briefings by our trade commissioners, senior officials and key local industry players
- market overviews and/or roundtables with local industry and experts
- site visits
- pre-arranged B2B meetings (available exclusively to SMEs operating within the trade mission sectors)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
Canadian SMEs must clearly demonstrate how they meet the following criteria:
- Operate in one of the four sectors identified for this trade mission (defence and security, including cybersecurity, aerospace, infrastructure, clean technologies and energy).
- Be export-ready with demonstrated potential for success in the Italian market:
- have a commercialized product or service
- target Italy as part of their international business plan
- allocate significant resources (human, material, time and financial) toward internationalization
- Demonstrate prior research on the Italian market
- Meet the eligibility criteria to qualify as a client of the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS).
- *Please note pre-arranged B2B meetings will only be offered to SMEs.
This trade mission is for Canadian companies seeking to export or form strategic partnerships abroad. Firms offering services like immigration or business setup in Canada, or those looking to import or source foreign suppliers, are not eligible, as these fall outside the mission’s scope.
TRAVEL CONSIDERATIONS AND EXPENSES
Participants are responsible for organizing and covering their own travel and related costs, including all air and ground transportation, accommodation (a list of suggested hotels will be provided), and meals not covered in the program. Confirmed participants will receive programming details and travel information as it becomes available.
There is no fee to participate in the trade mission.
APPLY NOW
All applications will be reviewed based on eligibility and suitability for the trade mission. Please ensure your responses are complete, detailed and tailored to this trade mission. Due to high demand and the limited size of this delegation, incomplete applications may not be considered.
To accommodate as many participants as possible, each organization may register up to two representatives. Some program elements may have capacity limits that may only allow for the attendance of one representative per organization.
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TODAY!
Deadline: August 29, 2025, 23:59 P.T.
*Important note on the application deadline: To ensure high-quality B2B meeting opportunities, we strongly encourage companies to apply by August 22, 2025 in order to be considered for pre-arranged B2B meetings. While the application period is open until August 29, applications submitted after August 22 will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and may not receive tailored B2B meetings as part of the trade mission program.
CONTACT US
Please visit the event page or contact us at: ctm-mcc.ita@international.gc.ca.
Canada Trade Missions Team | Équipe des Missions commerciales du Canada
