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International Trade Canada is committed to respecting the privacy rights of individuals who visit our Web sites and who participate in on-line consultations. Provision of the information requested for this on-line consultation such as name, contact information (e.g., IP addresses) as well as personal views and opinions is voluntary. The information is being collected for the sole purpose of assisting Canada's trade negotiators to refine the Canadian services trade negotiating strategy. It will not be linked with other databases nor will it be used for any secondary purpose (e.g., follow-up research/survey) without first obtaining your explicit consent. This information will be retained for 25 years and stored within the program records of the Services Trade Policy Division of International Trade Canada under the following class of personal information: Trade Consultations and Intelligence. Your personal information is protected from disclosure to unauthorised persons/agencies pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act, and you should also know that third party commercial information may be subject to requests under the Access to Information Act. However, rest assured, that in these instances no information will be released without your prior consent.

Real Estate Services - Questionnaire

The following is a list of priority countries/markets that were identified in prior consultations. These markets either have no commitments or, continue to maintain restrictions in Real Estate services. Please indicate the countries/markets of most importance to you by rating them according to the following scale:

Name of Priority Country Rating

European Union

United States

Have we missed any of your priority countries in the list above?

YES NO

If yes, please list the countries below and rate them according to the scale options provided.

Name of Priority Country	Rating

The following is a list of trade barriers identified in previous consultations. ¹ Please rate them as described below:

Significant positive impact on my business if addressed
(e.g. - these are the barriers I would most like to see addressed)
Medium impact if addressed
Low impact if addressed
No impact if addressed

Trade Barriers

	Limited knowledge of reliable project opportunities
	Access to financing
	Long lead times

Are there any trade barriers we should focus on that aren't listed above?

YES NO

If Yes, please list the trade barriers that you feel we should focus on and the country in which you experienced it. In addition, please rank them as described below:

Significant positive impact on my business if addressed
(e.g. - these are the barriers I would most like to see addressed)
Medium impact if addressed
Low impact if addressed
No impact if addressed

Country	Rating	Barrier Encountered

With respect to the priority markets identified above, is your interest in (please check all that apply):

Real estate services involving owned or leased property
Real estate services on a fee or contract basis
Other

Please specify:

How do you export your services? (Please check all boxes that apply)

	on a cross-border basis (e.g. via telephone, fax)
	by using electronic ordering and/or delivery (e.g. internet)
	by sending your staff to other countries (e.g. specialist servicing a client in another country)
	by visits of your customers to Canada (e.g. a tourist consumes your service in Canada)
	by opening an office abroad (e.g. partnership, investment)

Is your business conducting its activities or part of its business activities online?

YES NO
Have you encountered or do you anticipate barriers in conducting online business abroad?

YES NO

If yes, please elaborate on the type and impact of the trade/business barriers you have encountered or anticipate encountering?
Who are your customers? (Please check all boxes that apply)

Individual consumers?
Private sector companies?
Governments?
Other?

Please specify:
Are there any additional comments or input that you would like to provide on the services trade negotiations?
Can we contact you regarding services trade negotiations issues and updates in the future?

YES NO

If yes, please provide your name and contact information below:

Name:

Organization:

Phone Number:

Email:

1. Note: While not all market access barriers to trade in services can be addressed through one trade agreement such as the GATS, we are interested in learning about all the difficulties you face and your input will then be shared with trade negotiators who are working to address these issues in a number of agreements.
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Last Updated:
2006-05-17

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