Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
Last Verified:
2006-04-03
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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.
Alberta Contact(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 720
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4G5
Telephone: (780) 495-4141
Fax: (780) 495-3324
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
British Columbia Contact(s):
British Columbia Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Suite 420
4321 Still Creek Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia
V5C 6S7
Telephone: (604) 666-6344
Fax: (604) 666-7235
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Manitoba Contact(s):
Manitoba Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Suite 402
303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3G7
Telephone: (204) 983-3032
Fax: (204) 983-4583
New Brunswick 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
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
Northwest Territories Contact(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 720
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4G5
Telephone: (780) 495-4141
Fax: (780) 495-3324
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Nova Scotia 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
Nunavut Contact(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 720
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4G5
Telephone: (780) 495-4141
Fax: (780) 495-3324
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Ontario Contact(s):
Ontario Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
174 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario
N1G 4S9
Telephone: (519) 837-5849
Fax: (519) 837-9782
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Prince Edward Island 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
Quebec Contact(s):
Quebec Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 746-M
2001 University
Montréal, Quebec
H3A 3N2
Telephone: (514) 283-8888
Fax: (514) 496-3966
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Saskatchewan Contact(s):
Saskatchewan Regional ATS Office
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 401
1800 Hamilton Street
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 4K7
Telephone: (306) 780-5545
Fax: (306) 780-7360
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
Yukon Contact(s):
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Room 720
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4G5
Telephone: (780) 495-4141
Fax: (780) 495-3324
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
National Contact(s):
Team Canada Inc
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G2
Telephone: 613-943-4557
Fax: 613-943-4551
Toll-free (information): 1-888-811-1119
TTY Toll-free (hearing impaired): 1-800-457-8466
Web site:
http://exportsource.ca/gol/exportsource/site.nsf/en/index.html
Mr.
Bryan
West
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Sir John Carling Building
930 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0C5
Telephone: (613) 759-7686
E-mail: westb@agr.gc.ca
Web site:
http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml
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