Trade and Exporting

How to Become Export Ready

Forum for International Trade Training
Develops and provides quality programs and professional certification in international trade designed to prepare businesses and individuals to compete successfully in world markets.

Cultural Aspects to Exporting

Marco Polo: The Cross-Cultural Marketing Edge
Develop a better understanding of cross-cultural differences that impact on marketing your services abroad.

Centre for Intercultural Learning
Develop the intercultural competencies essential for international success.

International Trade Terms
Part of the American International Trade Data System, this is a list of trade terms and their definitions.

Country Profiles

Country Briefings
From "The Economist" magazine Web Site: news, country profiles, forecasts, statistics and more.

Exploring Your Exporting Opportunities

Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Foreign market reports, and help in Canada and abroad in expanding your export potential.

exportsource.ca
Canada's most comprehensive source of information and practical tools for new or experienced exporters.

International Trade Canada
Supports the development of trade by providing services to exporters, developing policy, and by attracting investment in the Canadian economy.

Export Development Canada (EDC)
Provides Canadian exporters with financing, insurance and bonding services as well as foreign market expertise.

Canadian Commercial Corporation
Canada's export experts.

International Trade Centres
Located in every province, the Centres provide export counselling and market entry support to Canadian firms.

International Business Opportunities Centre
Offers a matching service connecting foreign buyers with Canadian companies.

Export Financing

IFInet
Provides information to help Canadian companies prosper in the development business market.

Trade Information and Statistics

Trade Data Online
Provides clients with 10 years of free trade statistics for Canada and the U.S. with over 200 countries. If you register (also free), you will then be able to save, edit and re-run customized reports and charts. There are two sections:

• Trade by Product using HS codes (Canadian and U.S. Data)


• Trade by Industry using NAICS codes (Canadian data only)

Canadian Importers Database
Find sales leads to North American buyers, by product, by city and by country of origin.

Search for Commodities
In the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database at the 8- and 10-digit Harmonized System levels. Select and download commodity trade data in "txt, dif, cdf, slk, html" formats. Pay for your retrievals by credit card.

Trade and Economic Analysis
Provides information, statistics and analysis related to the Canadian economy and international trade and investment.

Trade Negotiations and Agreements
Trade agreements provide access to markets for our goods and services, while supporting trade with the developing world.

Trade Policy

Opening Doors to the World: Canada's International Market Access Priorities
The report by International Trade Canada outlines Canada's immediate market access objectives and highlights the successes achieved during the previous year.

Specialized Export-related sites

Export Alert!
A unique automated e-mail notification service that helps exporters keep abreast of regulatory changes in global markets, before they become the law. It sends you an e-mail warning when foreign regulators are changing the requirements that apply to your products.

CanadaIndiaBusiness.ca
A portal for Canadian businesses wishing to export to India, Canada's largest trading partner in South Asia.

Businesswomen in Trade
Created to meet the special information and assistance needs of women entrepreneurs leading small- and medium-sized enterprises who want to begin exporting or improve their current export performance.

Guides and tips for international cargo shipments

Export and Import Controls
Information about the import and export of goods restricted by quotas and/or tariffs and dangerous goods and other materials.

ExportUSA: Programs for Canadian-Based Exporters to the U.S.
Three programs which, through the efforts of Team Canada Inc partners, support the Canadian government's initiative to increase the number of active exporters to the United States.

Miscellaneous

World Chambers Network
A community of practice for businesses, federal agencies and individual Chambers of Commerce to participate in information gathering and sharing in a network of peers. Organizations can act as individual content providers, or use the site to exchange business information on markets, resources, products and services.