On 23 August, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird visited the Marine Technology Centre. He and his delegation were welcomed by the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende and his people.

The topic of the meeting was future collaboration between Sør-Trøndelag and Canada within the field of marine technology.

The Canadian delegation listened and talked to leaders from Sintef, Marintek and the Department of Marine Technology at NTNU. Moreover, they were given a round tour of the extensive laboratories of Marintek and NTNU.