• Export Basics
• Export Tools
• Export Market Research
  • General
  • USA
  • Latin America
  • Europe
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Africa
  • Middle East
  • Cultural Issues
• Skills Development and Trade Shows
• Export Finance
• Customs, Regulations and Procedures
• Export Service Providers and Other Resources

Export Basics

• Team Canada Inc - Exportsource
• Canada Border Services Agency - SME Information Centre
• Export Your Services...Take A World View 
• Western Economic Diversification Canada - Export Resources for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs
• Alberta Economic Development - Exporting Your Products and Services
• The Canadian Trade Commissionner Service - Infoexport
• Strategis - Trade and Investment
• International Business Opportunities Centre (IBOC)
• RBC Royal Bank -Online Definite Guide to Exporting for Small Businesses

Export Tools

• HSBC's Trade Resource Centre
• Exportsource - Export Guides and Tools
• Export Diagnostic
• EDC - ExportAble?
  Export readiness assessment tool
• EDC - ExportCheck
  Check the credit profile of your foreign buyer with EXPORT Check--quick, secure and affordable.
• Juris International
  This database offers access to essential information on international trade law including full-text international legal instruments, over 150 model contracts, dispute resolution centres and a network of business lawyers.

Export Market Research

These sites contain detailed market reports, trade statistics and export information on several different countries.

• Canadian Business Online
• Infoexport
• Exportsource
• Trade Team Canada Sectors
• Strategis - Market Research
• Alberta Economic Development - Information for Alberta's exporters
• Alberta Economic Development - Electronic Business Intelligence Service
• Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Agri-Food Trade Service
• Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development - Trade information
• Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
  Information and market research for exporters of housing products and services.
• The Economist Country Briefings
• U.S. Central Intelligence Agency - World Fact Book
• Foreign Governments on the World Wide Web
• Websites for Exporters
• UNCTAD/WTO Country Information
• Global Edge

• Canada - US Relations Web Site
• U.S. Customs & Border Protection
  
• Interactive Tariff and Trade DataWeb
  U.S.Tariff Database, direct access to trade data, lookup for HTS/SIC/SITC/NAICS/End-Use descriptions, translation between HTS codes and those for SIC, SITC and NAICS classifications, and more.
• U.S. Customs Ports of Entry
• U.S. Vehicle Import Regulations
• Doing Business in the NAFTA Region
• Cross Border Movement of Business Persons
• U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
• The Embassy of the United States
  
• Business Laws – U.S. legal and regulatory information

• FAC - Regional Information (Latin America and the Caribbean)
  This site provides information on the Latin American and Caribbean countries, Canada-Latin America and Caribbean relationships and direct access to the Web Sites of Canada's Embassies and Offices in Latin American and the Caribbean.
• Doing Business with Mexico
• The Canadian Council of the Americas - Alberta

• FAC – Regional Information (CanadaEuropa)
  This site provides information on the European countries, Canada-Europe relationships and direct access to the Web Sites of Canada's Embassies and Offices in Europe.
• Eurostat
  EU statistical information service.
• Europages - The European Business Directory
• European Committee For Standardization
  On-line Catalogue of European Standards
• EU Tariff database
• U.K. HM Customs and Excise

• FAC - Regional Information (Asia Pacific)
  This site provides information on the Asia Pacific countries, Canada-Asia Pacific relationships and direct access to the websites of Canada's Embassies and Offices in Asia.
• Asian Sources On-Line
  On-line directory of Asia suppliers
• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
• Australian Customs Services
• Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
• Taiwan Trade
  Business database and trade information for Taiwan

• FAC - Regional Information (Sub-Saharan Africa)
  This site provides information on the Sub-Saharan African countries, Canada-Africa relationships and direct access to the Web Sites of Canada's Embassies and Offices in Africa.

• FAC - ITCan - Regional Information (Middle East and North Africa)
  This site provides information on the Middle-Eastern and African countries, their relationships with Canada and direct access to the Web Sites of Canada's Embassies and Offices in the Middle East and North Africa.

• Centre for Intercultural Learning Information on business etiquette in foreign markets.
• Executive Planet
  Essential business culture knowledge for the business traveller.
• Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in 60 Countries
• Cultural Profiles Project
  Cultural profiles developed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in association with the University of Toronto. Each report provides an overview of life and customs in the profiled country.

Skills Development and Trade Shows

• Forum for International Trade Training (F.I.T.T.)
  Canada's Centre for International Trade Training Courses
• Successful International Trade Show Marketing
• Planning a Business Trip Abroad
• Trade Team Alberta's Calendar of Export-Related Events
• Exportsource -Trade Shows and Events
  Canadian and international events
• TSNN.com - Tradeshow Resource
• Expo 24/7
  30,000 events listed worldwide under the 27 key industries and 166 sub industries.

Export Financing

• Introduction to Export Financing
• Toolkit Reference Booklet on Export Financing and Risk Management Services
  This toolkit provided by the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency contains an overview on financing programs available to export ready SME's, the appropriate methods of payment as well as a comprehensive list of financial instruments and services available to minimize the risk of non payment.

The following links are government, crown corporation and private companies that specialize in loans, lines of credit and other services for exporters. More private sources of financing may be found through the Canadian banks.

• AFSC Commercial
• Business Development Bank of Canada
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
  Information on contracts in developing countries
• Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
• Export Development Canada (EDC)
  Provides insurance and financing for Canadian exporters as well as detailed country reports
• Northstar Trade Finance Inc.
• Canadian Heritage - Trade Routes
  Funding for Canadian arts and cultural enterprises and non-profit organizations
• ITCan - Arts promotion Programs

Banks
All of the following sites connect to information on financing, letters of credit and documentary collections, methods of transferring payment and reducing risks, and foreign exchange. By exploring what each bank has to offer, an exporter/importer can determine which services are offered by the international business or trade divisions of various Canadian banks.

• Bank of Montreal Tradevenue
• CIBC Trade Finance
• HSBC Trade Services
• RBC Royal Bank International Business Centre
• Scotiabank International Trade Finance
• TD Global Trade Finance

Customs, Regulations and Procedures

• World Customs Organization
  Customs information and links to foreign customs administrations.
• Canada Border Services Agency
  Information for exporters from Canada customs.
• Export and Import Controls
• Standards Council of Canada - Export Alert!

Export Service Providers and Other Resources

• The Canadian Society of Customs Brokers
• Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association
• International Freight Forwarding in Canada
  
• Transportation Links on the Web
• Société Générale de Surveillance
• Exporters and Importers Association of Alberta (EIAA)
• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME)
• Organization of Businesswomen in Trade (OWIT)
• World Chambers of Commerce
• World Trade Magazine
• Fedex
• UPS
• Purolator