The Canadian delegation, which included 30 parliamentarians, was especially welcome, as it was the largest of its kind since the break of diplomatic relations in 1970.
其中，加拿大友好訪問團主要由加拿大國會議員組成，共有卅位團員，是自一九七○年中加斷交後，規模最大的一次來華訪問團，象徵中加實質關係的增進。