The annual “Canada-Africa Foreign Direct Investment Forum (CA-FDIF)” is a maiden bilateral trade and investment interface between a selected provinces in Canada and their counterparts in Africa, with the aim of deepening investment-drive ties with Africa. This year’s investment focus on cross-national economic alignments, and it is specialized programming is centered on Nigeria-Canada Governors and Premiers Investment Roundtable.

CA-FDI-Forum as a strategic engagement will inspire stakeholder participation on the socio-economic and transformative roles Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays in sub-national development programming. The forum will accelerate deeper implementation mechanism in jobs creation, technology, innovation, foster economic growth and prioritize investment in critical projects to propel prosperity

Ultimately, FDI is pivotal to the growth of states and this should form the infrastructure hub for in partnership of relevant stakeholders in achieving national and bilateral goals. The CA-FDI-Forum will be delivered in-person with an opening gala dinner on 20th June, 2025 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, Westin Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario – Canada while the closed-door sessions will take place from 22nd – 27th June, 2025. All sessions of the investment deal-rooms are closed.

The Canada-Africa Foreign Direct Investment Forum will leverage on exceptional expertise to provide coordination for investments opportunities on matters relating to the CA-ECS and the AfCFTA, supporting businesses access Canada and Africa market, value added products and services. This program on the sideline of the Canada-Africa Inter-Parliamentary Roundtable, Investment Tours and Legislative Retreat, holding in Ottawa, Ontario – Canada from 18th – 26th June, 2025