A trade mission to promote Canadian nursery and landscape products and services to China will be held September 22–28. The trip is being organized by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

Due to the significant growth in the residential market, highway system and various city planning projects, there is substantial demand for landscape products and architectural services in major cities in China. This focused trade mission to China includes attending the International Horticultural Expo in Shenyang, as well as table-top presentations, site visits and one-on-one meetings in Dalian (or Tianjin), Shanghai and Nanjing. An additional option will allow you to return to Beijing in November to attend the China International Forestry Expo.

The mission begins in Shenyang, the capital city of Northeast China's Liaoning Province and host to the 2006 International Horticultural Exposition. As a major centre of heavy industry, Shenyang had the reputation of being seriously polluted and in the early 1990s had the dubious honour of making the list of the world’s 10 most polluted cities. To solve the environmental problems, the government has launched a large tree-planting campaign by investing almost 20 billion yuan ($2.5 billion U.S.) to increase the amount of public green areas as well as shutting down more than 600 heavy-polluting factories and plants. The Expo, which opens on April 30 and runs until October 31, covers an area of 246 hectares and contains four major architectures, three landscape zones along with 100 smaller theme gardens and parks. In total, 8.1 million trees and more than 20 million flowers were planted to create "the only international horticultural garden in the forest."

Potential customers will be invited to attend technical seminars on Canadian landscape services and products and table-top presentations in Dalian (or Tianjin) and Nanjing. Meetings and site visits to landscape nurseries will be arranged in these two major markets, and the same will be done in Shanghai to help mission participants understand the Chinese market.

Why should you attend?
• Promote your nursery/landscaping products and services to China and establish awareness
of Canadian nursery/landscape technology.
• Penetrate new markets and establish business relationships with potential customers in China.
• Learn more about the potential for nursery/landscape products and services in China.

Who Should Attend?
• Nursery growers
• Horticultural suppliers
• Horticultural landscape architects, designers and consulting architects
• Horticultural importers/distributors, real estate developers, landscaping planners
• Association and government representatives involved in the horticultural industry

Contact Amos Tin, Ontario Food Exports, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, at phone: (519) 826-3489 Download registration form.