Advent Calendar 2022

Open a door of our Advent Calendar every day until Christmas. See beautiful art and read short stories about the artists. Try your luck with the daily quizzes and enter the draw for book prizes sponsored by the German Consulate in Vancouver.

Nonbinary author wins German Book Prize for best Novel

The prestigious German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis), which recognizes the best new German-language novel of the year, was awarded on Monday to Kim de l’Horizon for their debut novel, “Blutbuch” (Blood Book), lauded by the jury for its “sense of urgency and literary innovation.” Read the full article on the…

Office closed: September 30

The SGC offices are closed today on September 30 to honor the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. You will find our staff attending the Rock your Roots Walk for Reconciliation event in Saskatoon, we hope to see you there!

Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance

In the course of the German Canadian Business Conference, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck and Canada’s Federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson signed a declaration of intent on a German-Canadian Hydrogen Partnership on August 23 in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. Read more on…

WebTutorials: Working and living in Germany

The International Services (ZAV) in Germany is a service within the Federal Employment Agency (BA). The BA works with many high-ranking domestic and international cooperation partners and labor market services. The focus is on the immigration of skilled workers from abroad and the placement of special professional groups. The ZAV…

Government of Canada signs MoU with Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz

Germany’s heavyweights in the automotive industry, the Volkswagen Group and Mercedes-Benz, want to work more closely with Canada in the future. During the visit of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to Canada, both companies signed declarations of intent on electromobility in Toronto on August 23. Read more on the declaration…

We are hiring!

The Saskatchewan German Council is hiring an Office & Program Assistant to contribute to the efficient day-to-day office operations and supports the work of the executive director and the Board of Directors. Established in 1984, the Saskatchewan German Council Inc. (SGC) is a provincial not-for-profit umbrella organization for over 30…