During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will participate in a number of business and cultural activities that have the objective of strengthening the relations between Denmark and Canada and the partnerships between Danish and Canadian companies.

The programme will focus on trade in the areas of health, foodstuffs, architecture and green building, and design and fashion.

PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 17 September

Ottawa 

Joint programme
Visit at the National War Memorial of Canada
09.15
The Crown Prince Couple are welcomed by Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino. During the visit, the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces performs the Danish and Canadian national anthems. The Crown Prince Couple take part in a wreath laying ceremony and sign the guestbook during the visit.
Read more about the National War Memorial Canada.

Sailing tour on the Ottawa River
10.00
The Crown Prince Couple sail from Ottawa in electrically powered water taxis and sail on the Ottawa River to the Canadian Museum of History, Quebec.
Read more about the Ottawa River.

Visit at the Canadian Museum of History
10.15
The Crown Prince Couple are shown the museum, including the ceiling painting “Morning Star” and the symbols in the Grand Hall, and receive a presentation about the historical relations between Denmark and Canada.
Read more about the Canadian Museum of History.

 

Meeting with Canada’s Governor General
11.30
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a meeting with Canada’s Governor General and his wife in Rideau Hall, which has been the official residence and workplace of the governors general since 1867.

HRH The Crown Princess’s programme
Roundtable discussion about Skin Cancer Prevention
14.00
The Crown Princess attends a roundtable discussion dealing with the prevention of skin cancer in Canada and the LEO Foundation’s work. 
Read more about the LEO Foundation. 

Joint programme
Visit at Centennial Public School with focus on anti-bullying
14.40
The Crown Prince Couple visit the local school Centennial Public School, which works with an anti-bullying programme. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple talk with some of the school’s students.

Reception with Denmark’s ambassador in Canada
15.45
Ambassador Niels Abrahamsen and his wife are the hosts at a reception for the Crown Prince Couple and representatives from the business delegation. 
 

 

 

 

Thursday, 18 September

Toronto

Joint programme
Official opening of the Danish business promotional campaign in Canada
09.20
The Crown Prince Couple participate along with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister in the opening of the business promotional campaign, during which HRH The Crown Prince will give a speech. A contract between Danish and Canadian companies will be signed afterwards.

Opening of “Taste Trade Show – Danish food and beverages”
10.15
The Crown Prince Couple take part in “TASTE Trade Show – Danish food and beverages”, where Danish companies get the opportunity to display their products to the Canadian foodstuffs and retail industries. Afterwards, the Crown Prince Couple view exhibitions by the participating companies. 

HRH The Crown Princess’s programme
Visit at “Danish Style – Sneak Peak 2015”
10.40
The Crown Princess visits the exhibition “Danish Style – Sneak Peak 2015”, which gives Danish companies the opportunity to show off the spring and summer collections for 2015 for the Canadian fashion industry. During the visit, The Crown Princess will be shown around the 26 Danish exhibitors.

HRH The Crown Prince’s programme
Visit at the Canadian and Danish Design Collaboration
10.45
The Crown Prince visits “Canadian and Danish Design Collaboration”, where Danish furniture design is displayed.

Construction Seminar
11.15
The Crown Prince, together with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister, visits a building construction seminar, where Danish companies present solutions aimed at greater productivity and efficiency in the building industry.

Joint programme
Presentation of HRH The Prince Consort’s Medal of Honour
12.15
The Crown Prince presents HRH The Prince Consort’s Medal of Honour.

Reception at seminar “Danish Innovation for Canadian Healthcare”
13.30
The Crown Prince Couple, together with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister, participate in the seminar, which deals with the challenges in Denmark and Canada in the health area, including increased life expectancy and chronic diseases. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple greet the participating companies. The seminar takes place in MaRS Discovery District, which is a cooperation centre for companies, governments and the research sectors. MaRS Discovery District opened in 2005 and is one of the world’s largest innovation centres.

TannerMedico product launch
14.10
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a TannerMedico product launch, in which a Danish medicament for snoring will be introduced to the Canadian market. 
Read more about TannerMedico.

Opening of seminar “Diabetes Care – 90 years and beyond”
14.25
The Crown Prince Couple are present at the opening of a seminar hosted by the company Novo Nordisk. The seminar is focused on diabetes and marks that it was 90 years ago that two Canadian researchers discovered insulin at the University of Toronto. Novo Nordisk has produced insulin since 1923. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will be shown The Insulin Wall, which illustrates insulin’s history in Denmark and Canada.

Visit at the Art Gallery of Ontario
15.05
The Crown Prince Couple visit the Art Gallery of Ontario and, among other things, are shown the “Lawren Harris Gallery”. The Canadian artist Lawren Harris was a part of the group of artists known as the Group of Seven, who devoted themselves to landscape motifs.  
Read more about the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Opening of “A Story of Great Danish Icons”
15.50
The Crown Prince Couple are given a look at the showroom where Danish companies exhibit Danish design with the objective of accentuating the history and special characteristics of Danish design. 

Presentation of Danish Active House
16.25
The Crown Prince, together with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister, attends the ceremony at which the Active House Alliance Canada Agreement is signed. The agreement is focused on Danish competencies in the area of sustainable building environments in Canada and the future cooperation between the two countries. 

Official dinner 
19.30
On the occasion of the official visit, the Crown Prince Couple participate in a dinner at the Royal Ontario Museum.

 

Friday, 19 September

Toronto

Joint programme
Opening of “Danish Fashion and Food Week”
09.30
The Crown Prince Couple preside over the official opening of “Danish Fashion and Food Week”, where Danish companies present products and establish business connections with Hudson Bay Company, which is Canada’s largest chain of department stores. 

HRH The Crown Prince’s programme
Green Building and Sustainability seminar
11.00
The Crown Prince, together with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister, is present at the seminar, where Danish competencies in sustainable building and housing solutions are introduced to political decision-makers in Canada.

Product launch of “Dråben”
11.35
The Crown Prince, together with the Danish Trade and Development Cooperation minister, is present for the product launch of the chair “Dråben”, which is now produced by the furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen. The chair was originally designed by Arne Jacobsen for the Royal SAS Hotel in Copenhagen.
Read more about Fritz Hansen.

HRH The Crown Princess’s programme
Seminar on the “Economic Burden of Mental Health” 
11.35
The Crown Princess participates in the seminar, which deals with mental health and applies to Canadian business life, industry and government. During the visit, a declaration of intent will be signed. 

Joint programme
Luncheon at The Rotary Club of Toronto
12.15
The Rotary Club of Toronto hosts a luncheon, where there will be a focus on the work of the Danish organization Specialisterne (The Specialists). Specialisterne works to make it possible for people with autism to get jobs. The organization works in 12 countries, of which Canada has just recently become a cooperating country.  
Read more about The Specialists. 
Read more about The Rotary Club of Toronto. 

VisitDenmark seminar
13.25
The Crown Prince Couple take part in a seminar held by VisitDenmark. The seminar deals with the promotion of tourism in Denmark. At the seminar, there will be a picture lottery, and the Crown Prince Couple will present a prize to the winner.
Read more about VisitDenmark.

Visit at Pan American Games
14.35
During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will attend a friendly match of seven-man football for players with cerebral palsy at Pan Am Fields, University of Toronto. The Pan American Games are the world’s third-largest international multi-sport competition and are held every four years. In 2015, Toronto will be the host city for the games. 
Read more about Pan Am Games. 

Sports activities for wheelchair users
15.20 
During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple are introduced to El-Hockey, which is a new sport in Canada. The Crown Prince Couple get the story behind the special chair used in the sport and afterwards start a match between two El-Hockey teams.

Opening of the exhibition “Contemporary Danish Architecture”
15.45
The Crown Prince Couple preside over the official opening of the exhibition, in which five Danish architects have explored various themes, which among other things include urban development.

Dinner
19.00
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a dinner with representatives from Danish subsidiaries and the network of Danish Honorary Consuls in Canada.

Showing of the Danish Western film “The Salvation”
20.50
The Crown Prince Couple attend a showing of the Western film “The Salvation” by the Danish director Kristian Levring in the cinema TIFF Bell Lightbox.
Read more about TIFF Bell Lightbox.

PRESS INFORMATION

PRESS CONTACT AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK

Maria Westh e-mail mawest@um.dk or tel. +45 50 77 86 64.