The Invest Ghana Business Forum and Exhibition in Toronto has opened new avenues for Canadian investment, with businesses expressing optimism about Ghana’s market potential and long-term growth prospects.
The engagement, which focused on unlocking new trade and investment flows, highlighted opportunities capable of supporting industrial development, job creation and foreign exchange generation through increased private sector participation. Discussions centred on sectors with significant growth potential, including cocoa processing, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, oil and gas, agriculture, manufacturing and tourism.
The forum brought together government officials, trade institutions and business executives from Ghana and Canada for business engagements, networking sessions and strategic dialogues aimed at deepening bilateral economic ties and translating investment interest into tangible partnerships.
Organised by the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), the Ghana Export Promotion Authority, the Ghana Free Zones Authority and Ghana EXIM Bank, with support from the Ghana High Commission in Canada and the High Commission of Canada to Ghana, the event formed part of Ghana’s activities ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Chief Executive Officer of GIPC, Simon Madjie, explored the importance of leveraging the longstanding relationship between the two countries to attract investment into productive sectors of the Ghanaian economy. He stressed “strong Ghana-Canada trade relations and Canadian investment presence in Ghana across sectors including services, manufacturing, agriculture, construction and tourism”
Madjie further identified opportunities for deeper collaboration in cocoa processing, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, and the oil and gas industry, aligning Canada’s technical expertise and investment capacity with Ghana’s natural resources, youthful workforce and strategic access to regional markets.
The engagements in Toronto also served as a platform to position Ghana as a competitive investment destination, while advancing efforts to diversify the economy through value addition, industrialisation and export-led growth.
The Invest Ghana Business Forum forms part of broader initiatives by the government and its trade and investment institutions to strengthen international partnerships and attract capital needed to support the country’s long-term development objectives.
