Events

September 9, 2010 - Man in Motion Day is celebrated at the Canada Pavilion on September 9, 2010. Mr. Rick Hansen began his historic journey in Vancouver 25 years ago to raise awareness of the potential of people with disabilities. His world tour visited 34 countries and included a trek on the Great Wall of China. In 1988, Mr. Hansen served as Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion at Expo 1988 in Brisbane, Australia. In this photo, Mark H. Rowswell, Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion, presents Mr. Hansen with a commemorative plaque in recognition of Man in Motion Day at the Canada Pavilion. More...

September 6, 2010 - The Honourable Naomi Yamamoto, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, Province of British Columbia, delivers remarks at the closing reception of British Columbia Week at the Canada Pavilion. British Columbia businesses and organizations met with their Chinese counterparts at the Canada Pavilion Conference Centre to explore opportunities in sectors including transportation, finance, education, mining, forestry and green-building design.

September 6, 2010 - Canada Pavilion Hosting Staff member, Gabriel Hughes Andre Ouellet, receives the "Smiling Star" award from the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. The "Smiling Star" is awarded on a monthly basis by Expo 2010 Shanghai to a hosting staff member of Expo 2010 pavilions. This is the second time a Canada Pavilion hosting staff has won the award. Jessie Cowen, originally from Ottawa, Ontario, earned the award for the month of July.

September 1, 2010 - Paul Brandt, award-winning musical artist, poses with members of the Canada Pavilion staff from Alberta. (Left to right: Andrew Newman, Connie Smith, Paul Brandt, Taisa Ballantyne, Denny Gelinas)

September 1, 2010 - Jane Batty, Deputy Mayor, City of Edmonton, leads celebrations of Edmonton Day at the Canada Pavilion. The Edmonton EXPO 2017 Bid Committee has selected Energy and Our Planet for the theme of the bid. In addition to speeches, Edmonton Day at the Canada Pavilion was headlined by Alberta's own award-winning music star Paul Brandt and Harpe Jazz, an Edmonton based trio that fuses jazz improvisation wtih global rhythms. More...

August 31, 2010: Movie Night at the Canada Pavilion. Expo visitors gathered in the courtyard of the Canada Pavilion for a special showing of short films from Canada's cultural program. The media arts component of our cultural program represents some of Canada's best filmmakers from coast to coast, covering a variety of subjects that highlight the creativity of Canadian imagination. Some of the featured shorts are international award-winning films as well as the work of new, emerging filmmakers. The films, both animation and live-action, give viewers insight into Canadian life as seen by Canadians.

August 31, 2010 - Canadian artists take centrestage at Americas Square, located adjacent to the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. The outdoor stage will host more than fifty performances by Canadian artists during Expo 2010. For photos of past events and schedules of upcoming performances, click here.

August 26, 2010 - QNX Software Systems, headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, showcases its industry-leading technology at the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Founded in 1980 and with a distribution network of more than 100 countries, QNX software is used in more than 200 vehicle models. The company held a two day education symposium and automotive summit at the Canada Pavilion Power Corporation Conference Centre from August 25 to August 26. In April 2010, Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry and Official Partner of the Canada Pavilion, acquired QNX Software Systems.

August 22, 2010 - The internationally-acclaimed British Columbia Boys Choir (BCBC) performs in the courtyard of the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Their visit to Expo, which comes in the middle of a successful international tour, also featured a surprise courtesy performance at the Czech Republic Pavilion. Established in 1968, the British Columbia Boys Choir is a four-part secular choir. The Choir last toured China in 2006. More...

August 18, 2010 - Wayne Murphy, Executive Chef, Canada Pavilion, showcases Canadian Canola Oil at a cooking demonstration at the Canada Pavilion Conference Centre. The demonstration was part of a two day event organized by Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada to promote Canadian food products in China. In addition to Canola Oil, Canadian grown ginseng, and Canadian beef were also featured.

August 16, 2010 - The Smile China Project and the Shanghai #9 People's Hospital sign a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Centre of Excellence dedicated to advancing and improving surgical skills for cleft lip and palate surgery in China. The primary objective of Smile China Project, a Canadian registered charitable organization, is to provide specialized surgical, medical and health care services to children affected with facial deformities in developing areas of China. The theme of the Smile China Project and Shanghai #9 People's Hospital partnership is "In the Footsteps of Dr. Norman Bethune: Developing Surgical Excellence in China". The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding took place in the Conference Centre at the Canada Pavilion.

August 16, 2010 - Connie Smith, Protocol Officer at the Canada Pavilion, shows the Canada Pavilion Collector Card for August. The card is one in a series that will be released throughout the duration of Expo and is available as a collectable for Expo 2010 visitors. Five of the cards feature Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell - also known in China as Dashan. The colourful Cirque du Soleil public animators and the ever-popular RCMP officers are also featured on the cards. The Canada Pavilion Collector Cards have become a must-have item at the 2010 World Exposition.

August 12, 2010 - Mr. Bo Xilai, Chongqing Committee Secretary, Member of the Politburo, is welcomed to the Canada Pavilion by Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell. (From left to right: Ms. Zhang Xuan, Deputy Committee Secretary of Chongqing, Mr. Huang QiFan, Deputy Committee Secretary of Chongqing, Mr. Bo Xilai,Chongqing Committee Secretary, Member of the Politburo, and Mark H. Rowswell, Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai).

August 10, 2010 - Shallaway, Newfoundland and Labrador Youth in Chorus, perform at the Americas Square at Expo 2010 Shanghai. In addition to performances in Shanghai, the choir performed in Beijing. More...

August 10, 2010 - In celebration Newfoundland and Labrador Music Day at the Canada Pavilion, members of Hey Rosetta! pose for a photograph with Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell. From left to right: Hey Rosetta! band members: Adam Hogan (lead guitar), Phil Maloney (drums), Erin Aurich(violin), Josh Ward (bass, backing vocals), Tim Baker (vocals, guitar, piano), and Romesh Thavanathan (cello) and Rebecca Liu, a Canada Pavilion staff member from Newfoundland and Labrador (second from the right).

August 9, 2010 - Shane Yellowbird, celebrated Canadian country music singer/songwriter from Hobbema, Alberta, is interviewed by Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell at a press conference promoting the Canada Pavilion Cultural Program at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Canadian musical artists including Mr. Yellowbird, Ariane Moffatt, Hey Rosetta!, and Dr. Draw, performed at Expo 2010 Shanghai in the month of August 2010 at the Americas Square and Exhibition Hall.

August 4, 2010 - Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell congratulates winners of the Expo Online lottery. The Canada Pavilion, in collaboration with Expo Online, the official website of Expo 2010 Shanghai, awarded eleven winners of an online contest with Canada Pavilion souvenirs and a VIP tour of the pavilion. Over 4,000 web users entered the contest for these coveted prizes.

August 3, 2010 - Visit of Moustapha N. Guirassy, Minister of Communications, Government of Senegal.

August 2, 2010 - Wayne Murphy, Executive Chef at the Canada Pavilion, prepares canapes for an evening reception. Chef Murphy is assisted by two of the six recent Canadian culinary school graduates, who were selected from across Canada to contribute to the excellence of the Canada Pavilion culinary program. More than forty events have been catered by the culinary team, including the July 1st Canada Day reception attended by Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond. (From left to right: Mariane Weber - La Cité collégiale, Ottawa, Ontario; Andrew Newman - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Edmonton, Alberta; Chef Wayne Murphy, Ottawa, Ontario)

August 1, 2010 - Visit of Mr. Takenata Yoshinori, Mayor of Kariya, Japan (centre) and Mr. Toshifumi Nishiguchi, Chair of Council of Kariya (left). Mr. Yoshinori and Mr. Nishiguchi visited the Canada Pavilion as part of Expo 2005 Aichi week at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Kariya, Japan is the sister city of Mississauga, Canada.

July 29, 2010 - Research In Motion (RIM), world renowned Canadian designer and manufacturer of the BlackBerry smartphone, launches the RIM Blackberry 8910 Curve Shanghai Expo Package at the Canada Pavilion. RIM, founded in 1984 in Waterloo, Ontario, has offices in North America, the Asia Pacific, and Europe.

July 26, 2010 - Jessie Cowen, Canada Pavilion hosting staff from Ottawa, Ontario, is awarded the "Smiling Star" by the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. She is known for making visitors to the Canada Pavilion feel welcome and informed about Canada. Like all members of the hosting staff, Ms. Cowan is multilingual and is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin. The "Smiling Star" is awarded on a monthly basis by Expo 2010 Shanghai to a hosting staff member of Expo 2010 Pavilions.

July 26, 2010 - The Canada Pavilion showcases photographic, digital, and canvas images by Canadian artists. Visitors to the Canada Pavilion view these extraordinary works in the interior spaces of the pavilion, including in the Business Centre, and along the exit corridor of the public presentation. Images by artists from every region of Canada are appreciated by the pavilion's more than 30,000 daily visitors.

July 21, 2010 - Cirque du Soleil busker style animators entertain visitors in the courtyard of the Canada Pavilion. The courtyard is an interactive space. The restaurant patio and Cirque du Soleil animators add to the vibrancy of the space and create a feeling akin to a Canadian urban public square.

July 17, 2010 - Canada's Bay of Fundy was recognized at the 2010 World Exposition in Shanghai, China on July 17, 2010, with the declaration of "Bay of Fundy Day" at the Canada Pavilion. The Bay of Fundy is Canada's remaining nominee in the global New7Wonders of Nature campaign: a worldwide quest to discover the world's new natural wonders.

A commemorative plaque was presented to Bernard Weber, President and Founder of the New7Wonders (centre right) by Deputy Commissioner General Wayne Scott (centre left). They are accompanied by RCMP officer, Shawn Huygen, and a Canada Pavilion hosting staff member from Moncton, New Brunswick, Samuel Saint-Pierre Thériault.

July 13, 2010 - Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, Constables Jean Juneau and Shawn Huygen, greet visitors queued to visit the Canada Pavilion. The Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai has received more than 2 million visitors since Expo 2010 opened on May 1, 2010.

July 5, 2010 - Cao Zhirou from Anhui Province is the 2 millionth visitor to the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Zhirou visited the pavilion with her mother and was presented with souvenirs to commemorate the 2 millionth visitor milestone.

July 5, 2010 - Wayne Scott, Deputy Commissioner General of the Canada Pavilion, delivers opening remarks at the Canada-China Forum on Migration and Identity organized by the Association for Canadian Studies.

July 3, 2010 - The Canadian Wheat Board and China's largest grain importer celebrate the signing of a memorandum of agreement at the Canada Pavilion Business Centre. This year marks the 50th year of wheat exports from Canada to China. In the photo from left to right: Mr. Li Ming, Assistant President of COFCO Ltd and General Manager of COFCO Agri-Trading and Logistics Co. Ltd, Mr. Haiguang Shi, Vice President, Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and Chief Representative, Greater China Region, Mr. Yu Xubo, President, COFCO Ltd, Honorable Gerry Ritz, Minister, AAFC, Madam Yang Hong, Deputy General Manager of COFCO Agri-Trading and Logistics Co. Ltd and General Manager of COFCO Wheat Division and Mr. Ward Weisensel, COO, Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).

July 1, 2010 - Their Excellencies the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and Mr. Jean-Daniel Lafond, along with their daughter Marie-Éden, attend the official flag raising ceremony in celebration of Canada Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Their Excellencies visited the Canada Pavilion, and joined the evening celebration of performances by Canadian artists at the Expo Centre. More...

July 1, 2010 - Wayne Murphy, Executive Chef, Canada Pavilion Expo 2010 Shanghai, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, lead a cooking demonstration featuring Canadian beef at the Canada Pavilion. The barbeque marked the first time in almost a decade Canadian beef has been available in China. More...

June 29, 2010 - Mark H. Rowswell, Commissioner General for the Canada Pavilion, introduces a week of Canadian cultural performances at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Artists, including Kreesha Turner, Jets Overhead, Dancers of Damelahamid, and Grand Dérangement appeared with the Commissioner General at a press conference promoting the week of celebrations. Canada's world renowned Cirque du Soleil will also perform an act from ZED, a show imagined by Montréal writer and director François Girard, at the July 1st evening celebration at the Expo Centre. Click here for the schedule of performances.

June 24, 2010: Visit to the Canada Pavilion of delegates representing African nations at Expo 2010 Shanghai.

The Honourable Christian Paradis, Minister of Natural Resources, visits the Canada Pavilion on June 23, 2010. The Minister visited China to promote Canada's forest sector and the advantages of building with Canadian wood products. More...

June 18, 2010: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada organize a two-day event promoting Canadian food in China. More...

June 16, 2010 - 1000 Islands Day at the Canada Pavilion. Thousand Islands,Canada, and Thousand Islands Lake, China, celebrate their Agreement of Friendship & Cooperation. A commemorative plaque is presented to Frank Kinsella, Mayor of the Township of Leeds and the 1000 Islands of Ontario and to Ling Zhifeng, Mayor of Chun'an County. More...

June 13, 2010 - The Canada Pavilion receives "My Favorite Expo Pavilion" award from Team Awesome International Youth Club. (In photo: Evan Medley, Director of Complementary Programs at the Canada Pavilion)

June 11, 2010 - The Pengyou Taiji Quan Association from Thunder Bay, Ontario visits the Canada Pavilion.

June 6, 2010: Palcan Energy Corporation is a Vancouver-based international company committed to developing and commercializing renewable energy products. Palcan is showcasing the world's first 500 watt portable fuel cell generator at the Canada Pavilion. Welcome remarks by President of Palcan, Dr. John Shen (centre).

June 4, 2010: Official flag raising ceremony at the Canada Pavilion. Pavilion staff sing the National Anthem, 'O Canada' (led by Jane Lu, hosting staff), as RCMP officers help raise the Canadian flag.

June 2, 2010: Minister Van Loan participates in the Canada-China Joint Science & Technology Committee meeting. Canada and China, in recognition of potential collaborative opportunities, signed the Canada-China science and technology (S&T) agreement in January 2007. The agreement encourages Canadian and Chinese researchers to generate new and expanded technology-based partnerships. Projects ranging from agricultural research to pharmaceutical research have been funded under the agreement. Minister Van Loan witnessed the exchange of four Joint Research Activity Agreements between National Research Council and Chinese counterparts. More...

June 2, 2010 - On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance and the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, welcomed the one millionth visitor to the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai.

June 1, 2010 - Canada Pavilion Hosting Staff distribute tattoos and stickers to children visiting the Pavilion on Children's Day.

June 1, 2010: Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell welcomes the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, to the Canada Pavilion. Minister Van Loan's visit marks the second official delegation from the Government of Canada to Expo.

June 1, 2010: Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell welcomes the Honourable James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance, to the Canada Pavilion. Minister Flaherty's visit marks the third official delegation from the Government of Canada to Expo. Minister Flaherty is in Shanghai on business in advance of the G-20 to be held in Toronto later this month.

After four weeks of operation, the Canada Pavilion is operating at full capacity and approaching its one millionth visitor mark. In this photo, Commissioner General for Canada at Expo 2010 Shanghai, Mark H. Rowswell stands in the foreground of the pavilion with a view of eager visitors lined up for their chance to visit the Pavilion.

May 21, 2010: Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell welcomes the delegation leaders for the Confederation of Greater Toronto Chinese Business Association networking session.(From left: Mark Rowswell, Canada's Commissioner General for Expo 2010; Linda Jackson, Mayor of Vaughan; Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga; David Barrow, Mayor of Richmond Hill) More...

May 16, 2010: Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall with Mandy Wingert.

May 16, 2010: Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell giving a tour of the Canada Pavilion to the Premiers of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. The Premiers led a joint trade mission to China to promote trade and commerce opportunities between Western Canada and Asia. From left: Brad Wall, Premier of Saskatchewan; Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia; Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta. More...

May 16, 2010: On behalf of the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, today launched the business program at the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai and opened the conference facilities in the pavilion. He is joined by David Mulroney, Canadian Ambassador to China, Nadir Patel, Canadian Consul General Shanghai, and Mark H. Rowswell, Commissioner General for Canada at Expo 2010. (From L-R: Consul General N. Patel, Ambassador D. Mulroney, Minister Stockwell Day, and Mark H. Rowswell)

May 14, 2010: City of Montréal Day at the 2010 World Expo. Artists from Cirque Eloize, an internationally renowned contemporary circus, perform on the stage of the Americas Square, entertaining visitors outside the Canada Pavilion. Cirque Eloize presented a performance created exclusively for the occasion, 11,373 kilometres to celebrate friendship, in honour of Expo 2010 Shanghai and the 25^th anniversary of the Sister City relationship between Montréal and Shanghai. More...

May 14, 2010: Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montréal, at the Canada Pavilion celebrating Montréal Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai. Mayor Tremblay led an economic, institutional, and cultural delegation on an official visit to China and participated in the opening ceremonies of Espace Montréal. More...

May 12, 2010 - Clearford Industries Inc., a Canadian company based in Ottawa, introduces its products at the Canada Pavilion conference centre. Clearford Industries Inc. offers sustainable waste-water collection, conversion and re-use solutions.

May 10, 2010: Radio-Canada "Shanghai Express" contest winner Sylvie Berthiaume (centre) at the Canada Pavilion.

May 7, 2010: Hosting staff from Expo 67 Montreal and from Expo 70 Osaka, Japan visit the Canada Pavilion. From left to right: Susie Bouchard (Québec City, Quebec), Aline Hallé (Chicoutimi, Quebec), and Bonnie Coutts (Québec City, Quebec).

Commissioner General Mark H. Rowswell and Kyla Bottriell, a member of the hosting staff, cut a ceremonial ribbon to celebrate the opening of the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai on May 1, 2010.

Canadian Consul General in Shanghai Nadir Patel and Canada's Commissioner General to Expo 2010 Mark H. Roswell, speak at the Canada Pavilion's opening on May 1, 2010.

Canada's Commissioner General to Expo 2010 Mark H. Rowswell, also known as Dashan, leads the first visitors to the Canada Pavilion through the public presentation on May 1, 2010.

Canadian Consul General in Shanghai Nadir Patel, Canada's Commissioner General to Expo 2010 Mark H. Rowswell, members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Cirque du Soleil performers, and staff of the Canada Pavilion gather to celebrate the pavilion's opening on May 1, 2010.

Crowds queue outside the Canada Pavilion anxiously awaiting a chance to view a sneak peak of the Living City presentation.

Canada's first VIP visitor, Victoria Mayor Dean Fortin, visits the Canada Pavilion with Commissioner General Mark H. Roswell in April 2010.

Wayne Murphy, Executive Chef at the Canada Pavilion, with his team of young graduates from culinary schools across Canada. Chef Wayne and his team will cater special events at the Canada Pavilion. From left to right: Mariane Weber, Junior Thériault, Andrew Newman, Hugo Martineau, Mandy Wingert, Melissa Hryb, and Chef Wayne Murphy.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Constable Jean Juneau, outside the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2010.