City joins businesses and government officials to spotlight Canada

RICHMOND HILL – The City of Richmond Hill is excited to champion local technology and innovation at Hannover Messe 2025, the world’s largest industrial trade fair and conference in Hanover, Germany, from March 31 to April 4. 

Canada is this year’s featured country, spotlighting our nation’s skilled talent, innovation and commitment to sustainable solutions. Canada has much to offer the international business community, including cutting-edge advanced manufacturing capabilities in areas of automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, e-mobility and more. 

Richmond Hill is home to a variety of leading high-tech companies making an impact in these featured areas. The City is incredibly proud that Richmond Hill’s own Maple Advanced Robotics Inc. just won Hannover Messe’s 2025 Robotics Award for their Autonomous Adaptable Robotic System, an AI-driven robotics platform that facilitates rapid, no-code programming. 

Mayor David West will attend Hannover Messe 2025 along with Richmond Hill Economic Development staff members to explore investment and trade opportunities and partnerships. They will join representatives from all levels of Canadian government along with local and nation-wide businesses in showing the world that our community and our country are the partner of choice for innovative advanced manufacturing solutions that are green, digital and resilient.

The City acknowledges the CanExport Community Investments program for supporting Richmond Hill’s work to attract foreign direct investment to our community.

For more information on investing in Richmond Hill, visit RichmondHill.ca/EcDev. 

Quotes

“We have a lot of smart people here in Richmond Hill with a lot of great ideas! Hannover Messe showcases industrial trends and transformations that attract decision makers from around the world. This trade fair offers us the opportunity to talk with companies who may be interested in having a Canadian operation, and it also allows us to showcase the amazing innovative companies that we have in our city. With the given economic situation, any opportunity to spotlight local business and help them to expand where they sell their products and services is positive. I’m looking forward to the trade mission and helping to make this happen.”

- Mayor David West 

Key Facts 

• Richmond Hill is a hub for enabling talent, technology and opportunities. We offer unmatched connectivity and infrastructure and are strategically located in the geographic centre of the Greater Toronto Area.
• Companies choose Richmond Hill to take advantage of our local talent. We are home to Canada’s most educated workforce with 79% of working aged residents holding a post-secondary education and we have the highest number of STEM graduates per capita in the nation.
• Smart people from all over the world come to Richmond Hill to build and grow innovative businesses. The City is home to almost 5,000 companies, many of whom are designing and developing the next generation of cutting-edge products.
• Richmond Hill is a leader in environmental management and sustainability. Its forward-thinking Environment Strategy and Community Energy and Emissions Plan help guide the City and community’s environmental efforts and tackle climate change issues from various angles.