THE INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CENTRE ASSOCIATION IS COMING TO CANADA IN 2024

Join us in putting on a first-class event for our international guests that they will remember for years to come.

BY REBECCA DOUTRE, CAE, CLHM

“The International Garden Centre Congress is a world class event, and Canada is so proud to be hosting again. We can’t wait to show off the exceptional retail garden centre industry in Quebec, as well as exchange ideas and information with like-minded garden centre owners from around

– Leanne Johnson, IGCA Congress Event Chair, President and CEO GARDENWORKS

THE 64TH INTERNATIONAL GARDEN CENTRE ASSOCIATION (IGCA) Congress, hosted by Garden Centres Canada, a commodity group of the Canadian Nursery Landscape Association, is coming to Montreal and Quebec City from August 25-31, 2024. This annual event is hosted in a different country each year, with a focus on showcasing the best retailers around the world to an elite group of garden centre owners and operators. Canada expects to host 250 participants from around 20 countries at their Congress.

During the annual Congress, more than ten garden centres will be visited plus local attractions. Morning business sessions and an interactive tour are being offered, allowing garden centres time to exchange best practices, ideas and to experience with one another at this week-long event. Canada has hosted three successful IGCA Congresses in the past – 2017 in Niagara Falls, 2008 in Vancouver, and 1995 in Toronto.

More information: Rebecca Doutre, CAE, CLHM IGCA Event Manager – rebecca@cnla-acpp.ca

About The Igca

The International Garden Centre Association exists to provide a forum for the mutual exchange of information and benefit of similar minded independent garden retailers on a world-wide basis. To learn more, visit www.intgardencentre.org

Growers

Jamie Aalbers, Growers Sector Specialist jamie@cnla-acpp.ca www.cnla.ca