Market Information

• Market Research Centre
  
  The Department of International Trade provides free access for Canadians to hundreds of industry-specific market studies prepared by its Market Research Centre and by its offices abroad. These reports are intended to help Canadian companies identify foreign business opportunities and learn more about their target markets. (Note that a password is required to access the reports; you can request a password online in the Market Research Centre's Web site.)
  
  
• Canada's Trade Offices Abroad
  
  The Department of International Trade maintains contact information for Canada trade offices abroad. These offices help companies that have researched and selected their target markets, providing services including market prospects, key contact search, local company information, visit information, face-to-face briefings and troubleshooting.
  
  
• Canadian Embassies and Consulates
  
  Through a network of embassies and offices in over 180 countries, the Department of Foreign Affairs fosters relations between Canada and other countries, and offers services to promote trade, Canadian business and culture abroad.
  
  
• Country Profiles (E-thologies)
  
  Provided by the Centre for Intercultural Learning, this is a one-stop country information research environment featuring a collection of Internet sites organized by country and topic. Information covers economy, politics, culture, geography, etc.
  
  
• Stats-USA Reports
  
  Create your own free market reports for numerous countries using data from Stat-USA. This form on Industry Canada's Strategis allows you to:
  
  
  • select topics from the "CIA World Factbook" (e.g. economy, geography, government, etc);
  • obtain international business practices from the National Trade Data Bank (overview of legal practices in almost all countries);
  • obtain sector-specific market reports, again from the NTDB;
  • and consult the Country Commercial Guides (CCGs) prepared by U.S. government agencies at overseas posts.
    
    
• International Business Opportunities Centre
  
  The International Business Opportunities Centre (IBOC) co-managed by Industry Canada and the Department of International Trade is a sourcing centre whose goa is to match Canadian companies with export opportunities identified by Canada's trade offices abroad. By registering with IBOC's e-Leads, Canadian companies receive business leads directly at their desktops.
  
  
• IFINet
  
  International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and United Nations (UN) agencies spend millions to assist developing countries enhance their physical and social infrastructure. This website will show you how to compete in this procurement market for some of the many thousands of contracts available for bidding.
  
  
• Register in SourceCAN
  
  SourceCAN is a partnering and business opportunities network, which offers a full suite of e-business services and the tools you need to conduct business on the web. When you register in SourceCAN, it will send you regular e-mail messages providing the latest bid matches appropriate to your company profile.