Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS)

The Agri-Food Trade Service provides centralized access to market information, trade counselling and export support activities, which will take the exporter from initial enquiry to foreign market.

Summary

As the agri-food export arm of Team Canada Inc., the Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS) provides a full range of market access, market development and investment services to Canadian agri-food companies.

The regional offices provide single-window access for regional clients and stakeholders to all of the Markets and Trade Team programs and services, as well as some services from other branches and departments.

Regional offices can provide services and information regarding:

• market access;
• market development;
• provide links with information on the impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and associated market opportunities and constraints;
• provide analysis of domestic and international market demand, consumer trends and opportunities;
• provide regional delivery of AAFC and other federal government programs and services to expand the international marketing capability of agri-food clients;
• provide access to MISB and other departmental services e.g., The Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) Program;
• assist in resolving local trade irritants and move regional irritants to national resolutions;
• assist in regional resolution of interprovincial trade issues and activities;
• identify export-ready companies and products, as well as facilitate buyer/seller relationships;
• conduct seminars and workshops on geographical markets, specific product markets and strategic partnership alliances;
• co-ordinate domestic market development activities e.g., incoming buying missions and outgoing selling missions;
• maintain non-government organization and company-specific profiles and databases and provide regional information on industry structure and performance;
• investment: Assist federal and provincial partners in attracting and retaining international and domestic investment into the Canadian food sector;
• corporate Support: Provide support to the Minister and Deputy Minister.

Newfoundland & Labrador Contact(s):
Atlantic Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
5th Floor
1800 Argyle Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia  B3J 2N7
Telephone: (902) 426-6151
Fax: (902) 426-3439
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml