 In this way, it has much in common with the 1964–65 New York World's Fair.In 2007, a new group, Expo 17, was looking to bring a smaller-scale — BIE sanctioned — exposition to Montreal for Expo 67's 50th anniversary and Canada's sesquicentennial in 2017.Expo 17 hoped a new world's fair would regenerate the spirit of Canada's landmark centennial project.