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Aboriginal Planet Business
Centre
Welcome to the Export Services for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Export Services, Market Support Division (TCM) at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
We work with Aboriginal companies who sell
products or services that are ready for
the international market place. Below you
will find some interesting information on
trade related issues. TCM is also co-chair
of the Aboriginal International Business
Development committee which consists of
29 federal government departments and agencies.
The mandate of the committee is to promote
aboriginal export-market development and
access to world markets.
Please check the DFAIT site for other important
services we provide including the Trade
Commissioner Services and read about the latest Success Stories of Aboriginal Canadian exporters: May, 2003
Virtual Trade Commissioner
The Virtual Trade Commissioner is your personal gateway to the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service. Just imagine...
- Receiving a personalized Web page containing market information and business leads that match your international business interests
- Requesting services online from the Trade Commissioners responsible for your industry in the markets of interest to you
- Being notified of new information related to your industry and target markets as it becomes available
- Making information on your company available to the 500 Trade Commissioners in our 140 offices abroad
- Login to your Virtual Trade Commissioner anytime to view market information, business opportunities, make service requests and even update your company's registration information. Best of all, it's FREE! ! !
And receive our export newsletter on line
at:
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/canadexport/menu-en.asp
If you have any other questions please don't hesitate to call the Team Canada Inc hot line at
1-888-811-1119 or e-mail TCM at: tcm@dfait-maeci.gc.ca.
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Publications:
Aboriginal Exporters Directory
2002.
The Aboriginal International Business
Development (AIBD) Committee is pleased
to present the Aboriginal Exporters
Directory 2002, Second Edition. Small
and Medium-Sized Enterprises that are
listed in this directory are either
export-ready or active exporters. The
first edition of the directory was released
in 1999 with a listing of 218 companies.
The second edition contains 470 companies.
Download
the Aboriginal Exporters Directory 2002
(PDF 1090 Kb)
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CanadExport Aboriginal Articles:
Aboriginal International Business Supplement,
CanadExport November 2001 Success stories
of Aboriginal International Business
Activities in 2000/2001
Business Supplement (English | French)
Native American Business Alliance (NABA)
2001 Convention Some 34 Canadian Aboriginal
companies and organizations participated
in a three-day trade mission to the
United States coinciding with the Native
American Business Alliance (www.native-american-bus.org)
(NABA) 2001 Convention. Organized by
the Canadian Consulate General in Minneapolis,
the mission was designed for Aboriginal-owned
companies and economic development organizations
wishing to pursue business opportunities
in the United States.
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Market Reports:
Export Market Reports for Canadian Aboriginal
Cultural Exporters;
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/ie-en/EServices.jsp
- Marketing Pacific Northwest Coast
native Arts and Crafts in Alaska,
Washington, Oregon and BC
- Canadian Aboriginal Art and Craft
Market - U.S.
- Australian Market for Canadian Aboriginal
Cultural Industries
- The Native Arts and Handicraft Market
in Belgium
- Aboriginal Arts and Crafts Market
- Germany
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The Aboriginal Arts and crafts
Market Italy
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Award Winners:
Harry Cook, President of Kitsaki Meats
Limited Partnership was the presented
with the Canada Export Award 2001 Aboriginal
Achievement Award. To read his profile:
http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/awards-prix/awards/2001/kitsaki_meatslg-e.htm
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Trade Reviews: SIAL
Nine Aboriginal firms exhibited
in the Aboriginal Pavilion at SIAL in
Montreal in March 2001. SIAL a biennial
international trade fair for the food
and beverage industry and is usually
held in Paris. Last year was their first
show in Montreal. The nine firms also
had the opportunity to meet with 52
Canadian trade commissioners from around
the world, who were able to help them
with ongoing export opportunities. Producers
of specialty items such as dried meats
and fish, blueberry and cranberry products,
wild rice and Inuit teas were on hand
to promote their companies.
Aboriginal World Culinary Olympic
Gold Medallist Arnold Olson, a Cree
from northern Saskatchewan was on hand
in the Aboriginal Pavilion at SIAL and
ANUGA to create some delightful dishes
for the international buyers. Chef Arnold
Olson saw it as an opportunity to promote
native entrepreneurship in their international
marketing and sales efforts.
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Arnold Olson
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ANUGA
Four aboriginal companies attended
Anuga 2001 Fair and Trade Show in Cologne,
Germany in October, 2001. Anuga is the
largest international food and beverage
products show in the world with 6,500
exhibitors from over 144 countries. A
special "Aboriginal Pavilion" featuring
many traditional foods included cranberry
products, specialty meats, organic rice
and fish products.
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Success Stories:
Read
more about successful Canadian Aboriginal
companies and how they are exporting
their products/services to overseas
destinations. Learn tips from these
success stories to help your company
grow.
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Online Export Tools:
Register your company on the World International
Network (WIN Exports); http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/docs/WINredirect.htm/.
All Canadian companies who are exporting
or who have the capacity to export can
register in WIN Exports, the Trade Commissioners'
electronic database of exporters. WIN
can be accessed only by Trade Commissioners,
around the world, Team Canada Inc partners
and International Trade Centres across
Canada. WIN is used to match Canadian
firms with International business opportunities
and to assist foreign buyers to source
products and services from Canada. All
registrants to WIN Exports receive the
CanadExport newsletter, published bi-monthly,
with articles on trade issues and export
opportunities.
International Business Opportunities
Centre (IBOC); http://www.iboc.gc.ca/
The International Business Opportunities
Centre provides a matching service -
connecting foreign buyers with Canadian
companies. The Centre works in partnership
with Canada's trade officers who are
located around the world in Canada's
embassies and consulates. When one of
Canada's trade officers identifies a
business opportunity, they turn to the
International Business Opportunities
Centre for help. The team of specialists
at the Centre immediately goes to work
to search out and contact potential
Canadian exporters.
The International Business Opportunities
Centre has an electronic leads system,
named e-Leads®. Through this system,
International business leads can be
delivered from foreign buyers to the
desktops of Canadian companies. Canadian
companies are invited to subscribe free
of charge to the Centre's electronic
leads service by completing a profile
which captures export activity preferences
by products, services and priority markets.
e-Leads® provides Canadian companies
with up-to-date opportunities by e-
mail on a subscription basis.
Program for Export Market Development
(PEMD); http://www.infoexport.gc.ca/pemd/
PEMD's goal is to increase the prosperity
and competitiveness of Canadian businesses
in the international marketplace. Canadian
companies with annual sales between
$250,000 and $10 million are eligible.
Eligible costs are shared on a fifty-fifty
basis (company's share of the cost cannot
be from public funding). The repayable
contribution is based on the company's
exporting success. The program is divided
into two broad categories -- one targeted
to companies and the other to trade
or industry associations.
ExportSource; http://www.exportsource.gc.ca/
ExportSource is Canada's most comprehensive
online source for export information.
You can simultaneously search a number
of government Web sites and link instantly
to many useful non-government and private
sector information sources. A range
of key topics is covered: preparing
to export, researching countries and
sectors, marketing and financing, getting
the product or service to market, preventing
and resolving problems, and understanding
the global marketplace.
Canada's Virtual Aboriginal Trade Show is a Web site designed to promote Canadian export ready Aboriginal firms to the world.
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Internship Programs
Young Professionals International (YPI);
If you are interested in obtaining information on YPI please visit http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ypi-jpi/. The following aboriginal and international organizations are also managing YPI:
- Nunavut Youth Abroad Program (NYPA)
- United Nations Association of Canada
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- University of Saskatchewan - Native Law Centre
- Pacific Peoples' Partnership
- Ghost River Rediscovery
For more information, please contact Rosi
Niedermayer at:
rosi.niedermayer@international.gc.ca
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