Congo–Canada Forum — A bilateral platform for business and cooperation
The Forum connects institutions, businesses, investors, experts and communities to turn Canada–DR Congo relations into concrete opportunities. Tentative dates: May 21–22, 2027.
Business, investment and commercial diplomacy
Qualified meetings connect decision-makers, investors, companies and project leaders while deepening dialogue among public institutions and diplomatic partners.
Innovation, culture and diaspora
Technology, artificial intelligence, creative industries and Canada’s Congolese diaspora expand the Forum’s bilateral capacity and international reach.
Evidence, continuity and action since 2023
Completed editions in 2025 and 2026 document leaders, delegations, audiences, stands and cultural programming. The tentative 2027 edition is the next stage of a permanent platform.
Relationships built through action.
Between editions, the Congo–Canada Forum serves as a platform for convergence: qualified connections, representation, cooperation, shared expertise and the mobilization of talent from Canada, the DRC and the diaspora.
Permanent areasExplore our five areas of cooperation+
Five drivers of bilateral impact.
The Forum extends beyond an annual meeting. It connects economic, institutional, technological, cultural and diaspora priorities within a shared framework for cooperation.
Business and investment
Create qualified meetings and connections to viable projects.
Commercial diplomacy
Deepen dialogue among public, business and academic stakeholders.
Innovation and AI
Accelerate the exchange of knowledge, technologies and skills.
Culture and influence
Bring people together through creation and the transmission of knowledge.
Diaspora and mobilization
Turn experience, networks and talent into a capacity for action.
Credibility is demonstrated.
People, institutions, official messages, letters, programs and reports are presented according to their precise status and year. Attendance is not treated as endorsement; a protocol message is not presented as a partnership.
Since 2023Discover the Forum’s journey+
From a community vision to a bilateral platform.
The institutional story distinguishes the development of the platform, completed editions and the next proposed stage.
Foundations
Developing a vision for representation, cooperation and mobilization.
Design
Building the framework, relationships and participation pathways.
First edition
A first public gathering brought Canada–DRC dialogue into practice.
Expanding the platform
The second edition broadened the voices, themes and documentary record.
Next stage
May 21–22, tentative dates; details subject to official confirmation.
Four entry points, one shared ambition.
Institutions, businesses, organizations and participants have distinct pathways focused on useful relationships and lasting cooperation.
Institutional relations
Dialogue, representation, cooperation frameworks and the exchange of expertise.
Business and investment
B2B/B2G connections, projects, innovation and market development.
Partnerships
Relevant visibility, thematic contributions and sustained engagement.
Participation
Networking, panels, cultural experiences and diaspora mobilization.
Forum Congo–Canada™ — An initiative of the Conseil canadien de représentation des communautés congolaises (CCRCC™), dedicated to Canada–DRC dialogue and cooperation.
The Congo–Canada Forum in the news
Three documented perspectives on economic cooperation, diaspora mobilization and outcomes announced at the Forum.
Stronger economic cooperation between the DRC and Canada
Julien Paluku presents priority investment sectors and proposes a joint commission between the two countries.
Read on DeskEco (in French) →Connections between the diaspora and Canadian stakeholders
The Congolese Press Agency documents the first edition, its activities and its purpose as a continuing platform.
Read on ACP (in French) →More than US$20 million announced for energy
Zoom Eco reports a memorandum of understanding covering seven energy projects in territories of the DRC.
Read on Zoom Eco (in French) →Two past editions. A platform that continues its work.
The 2025 and 2026 editions are preserved as evidence of delivery, mobilization and cooperation. Programs, people, photographs, messages and resolutions are presented in their archives.
Founding edition
A first public gathering: dialogue, entrepreneurship, culture and diaspora engagement.
Explore the 2025 archiveBroader reach
A second edition: institutional cooperation, business, innovation, AI and international mobilization.
Explore the 2026 archive