In line with the FDFA Guidelines on Partnering with Sponsors to increase external transparency about the partnerships entered into by Switzerland’s embassies and consulates abroad, we are providing a list of the current-year sponsorship partners and the corresponding events.
Partners
Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa
For 2025, our confirmed partners are (last update 24.10.2025):
Sponsors of the Soirée Suisse
- ABB Canada Inc.
- Adecco Employment Services Ltd.
- Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.
- Lufthansa Group Swiss Internation Air Lines Ltd
- Mirabaud Canada Inc.
- Nestlé Canada Inc.
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc.
- Pilatus Aircraft Ltd.
- Zurich Insurance Company Ltd.
Sponsors of the Eurovision Watch Party
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
- ABB Canada Inc.
- Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
- Lindt & Sprüngli Inc.
- Lufthansa Group Swiss Internation Air Lines Ltd
- Mirabaud Canada Inc.
- Nespresso Canada
- Nestlé Canada Inc.
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
- UBS Bank Canada
- Zurich Canada
- Novartis
- Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
- QAI Ventures
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
For 2024, our confirmed partners are (last update 01.01.2025):
Sponsors of the Soirée Suisse
Swiss Innovation Meets Alberta
Sponsors of the GAC International Food Fair
- ABB Canada Inc.
- Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
- Lindt & Sprüngli Inc.
- Lufthansa Group Swiss Internation Air Lines Ltd
- Mirabaud Canada Inc.
- Nespresso Canada
- Nestlé Canada Inc.
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
- Zurich Canada
- Hoffmann-La Roche Limited
- Novartis
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
For 2023, our confirmed partners are (last update 13.12.2023):
Sponsors of the Soirée Suisse
Sponsors of the Swiss Canadian Innovation Day
Sponsors of the GAC International Food Fair
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Genome Canada
- Switzerland Cheese Marketing Inc.
For 2022, our confirmed partners are (last update 20.12.2022):
Sponsors of the Swiss-Canadian Innovation Day – Science Diplomacy
Sponsor of the Embassy's participation to the Global Affairs Canada's International Food Fair
The Embassy has not received any sponsorship contributions in 2021.
Consulate general of Switzerland in Montreal
For 2025, our confirmed partners are (last updated on December 11, 2025).
| List of partners who support the Consulate General | |
|---|---|
| Mirabaud Canada Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Zürich Assurances Company Ltd. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| ABB Canada Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Hoffmann – La Roche | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Nestlé Canada Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Adecco Employment Services Ltd. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Lufthansa Group Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Switzerland Cheese Marketing | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada) Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2025 |
| Alliance française Halifax | Léandre Ackermann – Talk & Workshop |
| École Mer et Monde Halifax | Léandre Ackermann – Talk & Workshop |
| Central Library Halifax | Léandre Ackermann – Workshop |
| Sackville Public Library | Léandre Ackermann – Workshop |
| École Beaubassin Halifax | Léandre Ackermann – Talk & Workshop |
| List of partners/events supported by the Consulate General |
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|---|---|
| Nathalie Froehlich | Support for Québec tour |
| Funambule Média | Support for Alain Wirth |
| Fantasia Film Festival | Support for Simon Jaquemet |
| Cinemania | Support for the Lionel Baier retrospective |
| La mèche courte | Support for Tabea Martin |
| Nova Scotia Art Gallery | Support for T. Hubbard & A. Birchler |
| RIDM | Support for Peter Mettler |
| Montréal Book Fair | Support for N. Bayard & N. Simon |
| EUNIC Cluster | Participation in “Lisez l'Europe” |
| Les Belles Heures UdeM | Conference Paul Klee |
| FIFA | Support for Georges Gachot |
| Ontario Association of Teachers of German | Participation 52nd Ontario HS German Contest |
| ADFF Winnipeg | Swiss film at the 14th edition |
| Chambre commerce du cœur des Laurentides | Participation in the World Fondue contest preselections |
| Vox populi | Support for Sarah Pagin |
| List of partners who support the Consulate General | |
|---|---|
| Zürich Assurances | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Hoffmann-La Roche | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada) Inc. | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| ABB | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Mirabaud | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Nestlé | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Switzerland Cheese Marketing | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Nespresso Canada | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| UBS | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Lufthansa Group Swiss International Air Lines Ltd | Soirée Suisse 2024 |
| Université de l’Ontario français | Rachel M’Bon - exchanges |
| Toronto French School | Rachel M’Bon - exchanges |
| Cinémathèque québécoise de Montréal | Fabrice Aragno - exchanges |
| A. Vogel | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Läderach – Swiss Chocolatier | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Alfid – Property Management | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (QC) | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| FML – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Les Belles Heures de l'UdeM | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| LETTE – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Climage Audiovisuelle | Screening rights to "De la cuisine au parlement" |
| École secondaire Toronto Ouest | Elisa Shua Dusapin - workshop |
| Toronto French School | Elisa Shua Dusapin - workshop |
| Toronto University | Elisa Shua Dusapin - workshop |
| List of partners/events supported by the Consulate General | |
|---|---|
| Lia Rumantscha | Romansh class |
| FIFEM | Support to Karin Heberlein |
| Le Vivier | Support to Thomas Köppel |
| ADFF Winnipeg | Swiss films at 13th edition |
| FIFA | Swiss films at 42nd edition |
| Ontario Association of Teacher of German | Participation 51e Ontario HS German Contest |
| Kino Lober Inc | Screening rights “Olga” |
| Mondial d'impro junior | Support to Jr. Swiss Team |
| Festival BD Montréal | Support to Alex Baladi |
| The TWO | Eastern Canada Tour |
| Ecomusée du Fier Monde | Exhibition « Zahnd s’affiche » |
| Bata Shoe Museum | Conference “Diplomacy & Shoes” |
| Locarno Intl Film Festival | Presence @TIFF |
| Festival du nouveau cinéma | Support Rhea Plangg @FNC Pro |
| MadMoiselle MCH Association | Support Marie-Caroline Hominal |
| Voyage littéraire en francophonie | Donation of Swiss books |
| Shadow distribution | Screening rights “Lubo” |
| Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Montreal | Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo |
| Cinemania | Swiss films of the 30th edition |
| Bandit Voyage | Montreal region tour |
| Festival Bach Montréal | Support Maestro Leonardo Garcia Alarcón |
| RIDM | Support Tobias Nölle |
| University of Toronto | Support Mabe Bethonico “The Art Gallery Problem” |
| Capas | Support Philippe Saire “Hocus Pocus” |
| EUNIC | Annual participation « Lisez l’Europe » |
| Nespresso | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
|---|---|
| A. Vogel | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Läderach – Swiss Chocolatier | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
Alfid – Property Management |
Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (QC) | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| FML – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Les Belles Heures de l'UdeM | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| LETTE – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Mirabaud | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| École secondaire Toronto Ouest | Martin Panchaud - workshops / AI |
| Toronto French School | Martin Panchaud – workshop / AI |
| Alliance Française Toronto | Martin Panchaud – challenge AI |
| Les autres jours, espace possible Québec | Martin Panchaud – masterclass |
| Il était une fois Oakville Bookstore | Martin Panchaud – book signing |
| Pantoute Québec Bookstore | Martin Panchaud – book signing |
| Hoffmann-La Roche | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Swiss International Air Lines Ltd | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Zurich Canada | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| ABB | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Mirabaud | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Nestlé | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Nespresso | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Switzerland Cheese Marketing | Soirée Suisse 2023 |
| Cinémathèque québécoise | Residence in animation |
|---|---|
| FIFA | Swiss Films of the 41st edition |
| Bruno Pellegrino | Book club "Dans la ville provisoire" |
| Marie-Andrée Lamontagne | Book club "Dans la ville provisoire" |
| Alain Tanner Association | Film rights "Dans la Ville Blanche" |
| Les Belles Heures UdeM | Conference of Florence Graezer Bideau |
| Mtl Comic Arts Festival | Martin Panchaud - discussion and book signing |
| FEDE | Participation Swiss National Day |
| Les Belles Heures UdeM | Conference Alberto Giacometti |
| The TWO | Musical tour support |
| Cinemania | Focus Swiss Cinema |
| Patrick Muroni | Presence at CinemaniaPro |
| RIDM | Support to Aylin Gökmen |
| Bata Shoe Museum | Support "Exhibit A" |
| List of partners who supported the Consulate General |
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|---|---|
| Nespresso | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| A. Vogel | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Mirabaud | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
Alfid – Property Management |
Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Chocolats Suisses | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| FML – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (QC) | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Les Belles Heures de l'UdeM | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| LETTE – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Alfid – Property Management | Swiss National Day |
| Läderach – chocolatier suisse | Swiss National Day |
| List of partners/events supported by the Consulate General | |
|---|---|
| Mtl Museum of Fine Arts | "Nicolas Party: L'heure mauve" |
| Snook | Emna rumantscha - video |
| Fabio Andina | Settimana della lingua italianna |
| Broke University | Settimana della lingua italianna |
| Istituto Italiano Toronto | Settimana della lingua italianna |
| Villa Charities Toronto | Settimana della lingua italianna |
| Cinémathèque QC | Residence in animation |
| FIFA | "The fool on the hill" | "Not Me" |
| Le Vivier | Eunic - "Résonance croisée" |
| Festival du nouveau cinéma | "La dérive des continents" |
| Julie Sando | "Fuku Nashi" @RIDM |
| Jessica Arpin | Nunavut - workshops & podcast |
| Universities eastern Canada | Consul General's Literary Award |
| A film company | #EcoAct - "Bruno Manser" |
| Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 | Jeunes Ambassadeurs lyriques |
| Festival TransAmériques | Research residency |
| Cinemania | "La Ligne" |
| RIDM | "L'île de Sukwan" |
| Hopkinson Smith | Accomodation - workshops McGill University |
| Opale films | #Equal opportunity - "Presque" |
| APRES-GE | #EcoAct - "Demain Genève" |
| Lucienne Lanaz | Emna rumantscha - "Gianerica" |
| Films we like | International Women's Day - "Göttliche ordnung" |
| Ecranhia | Francophonie - "Je slame, tu slames" |
| Les Belles Heures de l'UdeM | Conference "Hodler ou la mort à l'œuvre" |
| Comic Arts Festival Mtl | Jaret Muralt - workshop, signature, panel |
| Michel Layaz | Book club "Les vies de Chevrolet" |
| Consular Corps Montréal | Sendas Abiertas |
| Cinémathèque QC | Cycle retrospective Léa Pool |
| Goethe Insitut - EUNIC | Annual membership fee - Lisez l'Europe |
| List of partners who supported the Consulate General |
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|---|---|
| Nespresso | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| A. Vogel | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Mirabaud | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
Alfid – Property Management |
Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Chocolats Suisses | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| FML – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Swiss Canadian Chamber of Commerce (QC) | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| Les Belles Soirées de l'UdeM | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
| LETTE – Law Firm | Cultural magazine "Horizon" |
Consulate General of Switzerland in Vancouver
For 2025, our confirmed partners are (last update 05.11.2025):
| Alliance Française de Vancouver | Screening of "La Note Parfaite : l’aventure suisse de Céline Dion" & Workshop with Léandre Ackermann | |
|---|---|---|
| Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour | 2025 Mountain Symposium | |
| Centre de la Francophonie de UBC | Workshop with Léandre Ackermann | |
| Consulate General of Germany in Vancouver | Screening of Friedas Fall | |
| Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver | Screening of Papaya 69 | |
| DOXA | Documentary film festival | |
| Edelweiss Village + Resort | Guide Days Folkfest | |
| Festival CINERGIE Saskatoon | Francophone film festival | |
| Inside Tomorrow Media | Screening Rights for The Messenger | |
| Italian Cultural Centre Society | Screening of Papaya 69 | |
| Padrino Films | Screening rights for La Note Parfaite : l’aventure suisse de Céline Dion | |
| Pic-film SA | Screening rights of Papaya 69 | |
| Picture Tree International GmbH | Screening rights for Friedas Fall | |
| Sustainable Production Forum | Conference on sustainable film production | |
| UBC German Student Association | Screening of Friedas Fall | |
| Vancouver Comic Arts Festival | Workshop with Léandre Ackermann | |
| Vancouver Intl. Film Festival | Film festival | |
| Vancouver Pride Society | Vancouver Pride Parade | |
| Victoria Film Festival | Film festival |
| Victoria Film Festival | Film festival | |
|---|---|---|
| GEM Fest | Film festival with focus on gender equity | |
| ABB | Sponsor of the Swiss Innovation FEST | |
| Festival CINERGIE Saskatoon | Francophone film festival | |
| DOXA | Documentary film festival | |
| Vancouver Comic Arts Festival | Comics festival with Swiss artist Alex Baladi | |
| Le Centre Culturel Francophone | 'Festival d'été' - Francophone music festival | |
| Vancouver Intl. Film Festival | Film festival | |
| Swiss Edelweiss Village Foundation | 125 Years of Swiss Guides in Canada | |
| Sustainable Production Forum | Conference on sustainable film production | |
| SPARK Animation | Animation film festival | |
| University of Calgary | Visiting scholar | |
| Lumière Festival | Light installation by Swiss artist Dan Acher |
| Victoria Film Festival | Film Festival |
|---|---|
| Janyce Michellod | Research and Teaching Visit (Dance) |
| Shared Mobility Rocks | Conference on shared mobility |
| Vancouver Intl. Film Festival | Film Festival |
| Whistler Intl. Film Festival | Film Festival |
| DOXA Documentary Film Festival | Film Festival |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Comic Arts Festival | Literature Festival |
| Vancouver Intl. Film Festival VIFF | Film Festival |
| Swiss Edelweiss Village Foundation | Cultural Heritage |
| Calgary European Film Festival | Film Festival |
| Victoria Film Festival | Film Festival |
|---|---|
| Vancouver Comic Arts Festival | Literature Festival |
| Vancouver Intl. Film Festival VIFF | Film Festival |
| Vancouver Writers Fest | Literature Festival |
| Calgary European Film Festival | Film Festival |
| TEDxAbbotsford | Online Conference |
