Here you can find information in plain language. This website is about the Bavarian Office in Montreal.
Bavaria is a region in Germany.
Montreal is a town in Quebec.
Quebec is a province in Canada.
In Quebec, most people speak French.
In the other Canadian provinces, most people speak English.
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What is the Bavarian Office in Montreal doing? Why does the Office exist?
The Bavarian government has many offices around the world.
One office is in Montreal.
Some countries are divided in smaller (federal) states: Bavaria is a federal state in Germany.
Quebec is a province in Canada.
Both regions work together.
Important sectors are politics, economy, culture, and education.
The Bavarian Office in Montreal seeks contacts from Bavaria for people from Quebec.
Companies from Bavaria and companies from Quebec so can easily cooperate and trade products.
In which areas do Bavaria and Quebec cooperate?
The two regions of Bavaria and Quebec are similar.
Both regions are proud of their culture and both regions have a good economy.
So they have been friends for 30 years and have many advantages.
Bavaria and Quebec cooperate in different areas:
Politics
The prime ministers of Bavaria and Quebec signed a contract 30 years ago.
This contract says that Bavaria and Quebec want to support joint projects.
Economy
Quebec and Bavaria research jointly on new technologies: for example how to generate electricity that is environmentally friendly. Companies from Bavaria and from Quebec also realize joint projects.
Education
Students from Bavaria and Quebec can participate in student exchanges and visit the other region. Students can also study in the other region. They can receive money for this.
Culture
We often organize cultural events or support them with money.
For example, there are creative projects, such as music or films.
Important events and happenings
Prime ministers have often signed other contracts. This has strengthened the friendship between the two regions.
Here you can find actual news and events: Events – Bayern in Quebec.
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What are our tasks?
Bavaria and Quebec work together in many areas.
They have made already more than 600 projects.
We support in Bavaria:
There are companies and businesspeople from Bavaria who want to do business in Canada.
We inform and advise them.
We provide important contacts for a good cooperation.
We cooperate with the Bavarian Research Alliance.
Together with them, we arrange contacts with scientists.
So scientists from Bavaria and Québec can carry out jointly research projects.
We help to find contact persons in Bavaria for cultural institutions from Canada.
Thus, joint cultural projects can be made.
There are exchange programs for students from Bavaria and from Quebec.
Students can also be helped with money when they are abroad.
For first work experience, students can do an internship at the Bavarian Office in Montreal.
We support companies in Canada
We also support the companies in setting up partnerships with institutions in Bavaria.
We work together with Invest in Bavaria.
Invest in Bavaria is an agency that looks for companies that want to work in Bavaria.
For more information about the Bavarian Office in Montreal and its tasks, please visit: Bavaria-Quebec – Bayern in Quebec.
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Information about Bavaria
Bavaria is the largest state and is in the southeast of Germany.
Bavaria has borders with the neighboring countries of Austria, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
In Bavaria live 13.1 million people, 1.5 million of them live in Munich.
Munich is the capital of Bavaria.
There is a good infrastructure in Bavaria, such as the two international airports in Munich and Nuremberg.
There are also many well-known research organizations and universities.
More information about Bavaria can be found here: Opportunities in Bavaria – Bayern in Quebec.
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