About Us

The Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) is the only pan-Canadian organization dedicated to the economic development of Africa. With over 150 members active in every sector of the economy – including education, engineering, infrastructure, natural resources, energy, finance, legal, consulting, communications, information technology, manufacture, agri-food, environment, sustainable development and health – and with 4 offices located across Canada, CCAfrica is at the forefront of Canada's economic relationship with Africa.

CCAfrica is a private sector, member driven, non-profit organization. Membership caters to both private and public sector organizations with business and investment interests in Africa. Membership includes:

	Small and Medium Business (SMEs)
	Large Business (Enterprise market)
	Canadian Business Associations
	Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)
	Universities and Colleges
	Government Departments and Agencies (Federal & Provincial)

The Canadian Council on Africa holds conferences, seminars and briefings throughout Canada on various topics ranging from economic issues and natural resources to education and the Francophonie. A sample of these conferences and seminars are the following:

	Rencontre internationale de la Francophonie économique, Quebec City
	Natural Resources & African Economic Development, Calgary
	Education and the Economic Development in Africa, Montreal
	Finance and Economic Development in Africa, Toronto
	Economic Days of Madagascar, Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto

CCAfrica hosts African business and political delegations and leads business delegations to Africa. These are focused on promoting business relations between Canadian institutions and the private sector and their counterparts in various African countries. A sample of these are the following:

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo (Brazzaville), Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, African Development Bank, UEMOA, World Bank

Angola, Ghana, East Africa, Nigeria, Algeria and the Algiers International Fair, Congo (Kinshasa), Tunisia and the African Development Bank