Canada at International Expositions
NOTE: The Government of Canada is determined to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its programs and operations, while returning to fiscal balance to further support jobs and growth. As part of Budget 2012, the International Expositions Program was cancelled at the end of March 2012.
- Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China
- Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan
- Expo 2000 in Hannover, Germany
- Expo 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Expo 1993 in Taejon, Korea
- Expo 1992 in Seville, Spain
- Expo 1988 in Brisbane, Australia
- Expo 1986 in Vancouver (British-Columbia)
- Expo 1985 in Tsukuba, Japan
- Expo 1984 in New Orleans, USA
- Expo 1982 in Knoxville, USA
- Expo 1975 in Okinawa, Japan
- Expo 1974 in Spokane, USA
- Expo 1970 in Osaka, Japan
- Expo 1968 in San Antonio, USA - HemisFair '68
- Expo 1967 in Montreal (Quebec)
- Expo 1962 in Seattle, USA
- Expo 1958 in Brussels, Belgium
- Expo 1954 in Naples, Italy
- Expo 1951 in Lille-Paris, France
- Expo 1939 in New York, USA
- Expo 1937 in Paris, France
- Expo 1936 in Stockholm, Sweden
Expo 2010 in Shanghai
Universal Exposition hosted by China
- Theme
- Better City, Better Life
- Participants
- 242 countries and international organizations
- Attendance
- 73 080 000
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- The Living City: inclusive, sustainable, creative
- Visitors
- 6.4 million visitors, representing 8.5% of the total number of visitors to the Expo
- Commissioner General
- Mark H. Rowswell
- Web site
- Canada at Expo 2010 Shanghai
Expo 2005 in Aichi
Universal Exposition hosted by Japan
- Theme
- Nature's Wisdom
- Participants
- 125 countries and international organizations
- Attendance
- 22,049,000
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Wisdom of Diversity
- Visitors
- 3.3 million visitors, representing 15% of the total number of visitors to the Expo
- Legacy
- Large portion of the Expo site recycled
- Commissioner General
- Norman Moyer
Expo 2000 in Hannover
Universal Exposition hosted by Germany
- Theme
- Humankind-Nature-Technology
- Participants
- 155 Countries and International Organizations
- Attendance
- 18,100,000
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
-
- Spirit of Community
- Stewards of the Land
- Connecting with the Future
- Visitors
- 2.8 million visitors, representing 16% of the total number of visitors to the Expo
- Legacy
- First international exposition ever held in Germany and the largest in Expo history
- Commissioner General
- Robert S. Blair
Expo '98 in Lisbon
Specialized Exposition hosted by Portugal
- Theme
- The Oceans: A Heritage for the Future
- Participants
- 155 countries and international organizations
- Attendance
- 10,128,204
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
-
- Discover a Sustainable Future
- Canada, Maritime Nation
- Understanding and Preserving our Heritage
- Stories of the Land, Songs of the Sea
- A Global Future
- Visitors
- 1, 200,000
- Commissioner General
- The Honourable John Roberts
Expo '93 in Taejon
Specialized Exposition hosted by Korea
- Theme
- The Challenge of a New Road to Development
- Participants
- 141 countries and international organizations
- Attendance
- 14,005,808
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Partners for a Better World (Pavilion included a simulator film)
- Visitors
- 500,000
- Commissioner General
- Camille Guilbault
Expo '92 in Seville
Universal Exposition hosted by Spain
- Theme
- The Age of Discovery
- Participants
- 111 countries
- Attendance
- 41,814,571
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Explore Canada - Explore a New World
- Legacy
- Donated to the Spanish Government to be used as a technical training school
- Visitors
- 1,981,700
- Commissioner General
- Luc Lavoie
Expo '88 in Brisbane
Specialized Exposition hosted by Australia
- Theme
- Leisure in the Age of Technology - Australian Bicentennial
- Participants
- 36 countries
- Attendance
- 18,574,476
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Canadian leisure and the impact of technology on leisure activities
- Visitors
- 2,300,000
- Legacy
- Launch of the Terry Fox Run in Australia
- Commissioner General
- Rick Hansen
Expo '86 in Vancouver
Specialized Exposition hosted by Canada
- Theme
- Transportation and Communications : World in Motion - World in Touch
- Participants
- 54 countries
- Attendance
- 22,111,578
- Legacy
-
- Regeneration of the central core of Vancouver
- Science Centre
- Trade and Convention Centre, formerly the Canada Pavilion
- SkyTrain (regional rapid transit)
- Canada Pavilion
- Visitors
- Over 5 million
- Theme
- Canada in Motion - A Canada in Touch
- Commissioner General(s)
- Bruce Howe, (Canada Pavilion)
Patrick Reid (Expo '86)
Expo '85 in Tsukuba
Specialized Exposition hosted in Japan
- Theme
- Dwellings and Surroundings : Science and Technology for Man at Home
- Participants
- 111 countries
- Attendance
- 20 334 727
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Technology to Support and Enhance Varied Lifestyles - The Pavilion featured a television studio - Studio Canada.
- Visitors
- 2,250,000
- Commissioner General
- John M. Powles
Expo '84 in New Orleans
Specialized Exposition hosted by the USA
- Theme
- The World of Rivers - Fresh Water as a Source of Life
- Participants
- 26 countries
- Attendance
- 7,335,279
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Rivers: Waterways to Discovery
- Visitors
- Over 2,500,000
- Commissioner General
- John M. Powles
Expo '82 in Knoxville
Specialized Exposition hosted by the USA
- Theme
- Energy
- Participants
- 16 countries
- Attendance
- 11,127,786
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Resource Management by Development, Innovation, Technology and Conservation
- Visitors
- 3,000,000
- Commissioner General
- John M. Powles
Expo '75 in Okinawa
Specialized Exposition hosted by Japan
- Theme
- The Sea We Would Like to See
- Participants
- 37 countries
- Attendance
- 3,485,750
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- The Sea Has Its Own Laws and Man is Accountable. Canada presented displays of leisure craft developed and used in Canada.
Expo '74 in Spokane
Specialized Exposition hosted by the USA
- Theme
- Progress without Pollution
- Participants
- 10 countries
- Attendance
- 4,800,000
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Preservation and Management of the Environment and the Urgent Need to Balance One's Technological Progress Cannot Be Attained by One Country Alone
- Commissioner General
- Patrick Reid
Expo '70 in Osaka
Universal Exposition hosted by Japan
- Theme
- Progress and Harmony for Mankind
- Participants
- 75 countries
- Attendance
- 64,218,770
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- The Vastness of Our Country, The Diversity of Our People and the Dynamics of Change involve us constantly in Discovery
- Visitors
- 25,035,000
- Commissioner General
- Patrick Reid
Expo '68 in San Antonio - HemisFair '68
Specialized Exposition hosted by the USA.
- Theme
- The Confluence of Civilizations in the Americas
- Participants
- 22 countries
- Attendance
- 6,400,000
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Early Canadian exploration of the Southern U.S.
- Commissioner General
- Patrick Reid
Expo '67 in Montréal
Universal Exposition hosted by Canada
Centennial of Canadian Confederation
Centennial of Canadian Confederation
- Theme
- Man and His World
- Participants
- 62 countries
- Attendance
- 50,306,648
- Legacy
-
- Habitat 67 built as demonstration housing which now provides 158 housing units
- La Ronde amusement facilities
- The creation of a man-made island; île Notre-Dame
- Creation of Imax.
- Canada Pavilion
- Theme
- Canada's Centennial : Canada's 100 years of progress
- Commissioner General(s)
- H. Leslie Brown (Canada Pavilion)
Pierre DuPuy (Expo '67)
