CCAT stimulates cultural dialogue between the two nations by connecting stakeholders in the fields of art, technology and digital interactive media to provide them with opportunities for collaboration abroad.

Around 100 audiences and guests, including government officials, celebrities, directors and filmmakers from both Canada and China, attend the opening ceremony annually.

Like, Nasim Sedaghat (IBM Product Manager), Jacques Méthé (Chairman of Cirque du Soleil), Rajesh Sharma (Technical Director of Disney Animation Studios), and Paul Debevec (Senior Researcher from Google), etc.

[12] The aim of the international film festival is to promote the cultural exchanges between China and Canada, cooperation and communication are also want to be developed and encouraged by both countries.

In 2020, the 5th CCIFF was adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was divided into two parts: The Entertainment Technology Summit and the Online Film Screening.

CCIFF has been adjusted to a hybrid format consisting of offline and online events due to health and safety-related mandates brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, the screening month was held from October 22 to November 30, 2021, where a total of 23 films from China, Canada and the United States were shown.

Yinann Ding Chen Yang (Ever Night) Life Achievement Award The Canada China International Film Festival (CCIFF) has been featured in many national and international news outlets such as MTL Blog,[16] The Montreal Times[17] Newswire,[18] The Hollywood Reporter,[19] Global News,[20]Timeout Market,[21] CBC Radio,[22] Radio Canada,[23] and Cult MTL.