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Trade Related Links
A Canadian flag notes Canadian sites.
Export Guides
- Canada Border Services Agency – Exporters - This site will help you to understand the reporting requirements which must be fulfilled in order to meet your obligations under the Customs Act.
- ExportSource - Developed as a Team Canada initiative, this site helps Canadian companies assess export readiness, research potential markets, devise export plans and locate government and private sector export contacts.
- InfoExport - Contains valuable information that will help Canadian companies prepare an export plan and develop a market entry strategy.
- ExportGuide - How to assess export readiness, evaluate a product’s trade potential, develop a market entry plan, and manage an export business.
- Trade Expert - Teaches the elements of exporting.
- Importing and Exporting - General trade regulations and documents on NAFTA origin rules.
Market Information & Intelligence
- Strategis - Developed by Industry Canada, this site offers export information such as; Internet and Trade Guides, trade support, trade statistics, trade law, export logistics, export financing, newsletters and much more.
- Trade Data Online - Custom-report generator that allows the user to obtain Canadian trade statistics for over 5000 commodities, 500 standard industrial codes, and 200 countries.
- International Business Opportunities Centre (IBOC) - Maintained by Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, IBOC features business leads identified by Trade Commissioners abroad which are then attempted to be matched with Canadian businesses.
- Statistics Canada International Trade Search - Search engine for statistics and research papers on Canadian exports, imports, trade balance, and merchandise trade.
- Agri-Food Trade Service - Agri-business market information, financing and export training. Trade expansion program introduces new food exporters to Latin American and Asian markets.
- ISO 9000 Series - Briefing on the International Standards Organization 9000 Series, lists of accredited registrars and how to get certified.
- Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) - Index of Canada’s 13 CBSCs, ‘one-stop-shop’ for information on Canadian trade, government services, programs and regulations.
- IFInet - Provides Canadian exporters with access to information on projects financed by the International Financial Institutions (IFI) in nearly twenty sectors of activities in emerging markets.
- Global Trade Resources - Online gateway to the global trade resources.
- Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada - The Alliance's vision is to continuously improve the competitiveness of Canadian industry and to expand export business.
- Trade & Economic Analysis - This site, maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs & International Trade, includes statistical reports, pocket facts data, and links to international organizations and research institutions.
Export Training Programs
- Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) - FITT is a not-for-profit professional organization which delivers international trade training programs and services to prepare businesses/individuals to compete in world markets.
- University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) - As a deliverer for the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT), the School of Business Administration is providing students with an opportunity to explore the international trade elements of global entrepreneurship, management, marketing, financing, logistics, market entry and distribution, market research and trade law with seasoned exporters.
- New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) - NEBS is an exporting education tool that targets Canadian companies not yet exporting to the United States. The program gives a firm first-hand exposure to markets in US border states, gives practical export information and exporting essentials.
- New Exporters to Overseas (NEXOS) - NEXOS exposes new exporters to markets in Europe. These missions assist participants to decide whether and how to pursue European markets .
- New Exporters Training and Counselling Program (NEXPRO) - NEXPRO is a national export training and counselling program for Atlantic small and medium-sized businesses who are potential exporters.
Export Financing
- $ources of Financing - This segment from the Strategis website will help Canadian companies find the programs and services available for exporting their product and services.
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - Export information on the BDC's financial products; venture capital and consulting services for Canadian small and medium-sized businesses.
- Export Development Canada (EDC) - The EDC website features foreign market information, credit ratings for various countries, the Export Risk Profiler, and special services available to small and medium- sized businesses.
- Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) - Features information on the various programs and services the CCC provides to Canadian exporting firms.
- NorthStar Trade Financing Inc. - Features information on their services that can help support firms when exporting.
- Program for Export Market Development (PEMD) - Canadian government's cornerstone international business development program. The program helps Canadian companies increase their export sales by sharing the costs of activities that the firms would not undertake on their own.
Trade Shows and Missions
- TSCentral - one of the largest global directories of trade shows, exhibitions and government sponsored events. A search engine is also available on the site.
- EXPOGuide - contains a comprehensive list of trade shows and conferences taking place around the world.
- Trade Team New Brunswick - This site contains information on Trade Team New Brunswick's Integrated Trade Strategy, upcoming trade events, useful links and exporter diagnostics.
- Trade Team Nova Scotia - displaying information on upcoming trade shows and seminars in North America and around the world that the Nova Scotia Department of Economic Development & Tourism promotes.
- Trade Team Newfoundland and Labrador (TTNL) - a partnership of federal and provincial government departments and agencies that offer various forms of assistance to active and potential exporters
- Trade Team Prince Edward Island - a partnership of federal and provincial government departments and agencies that offer various forms of assistance to active and potential exporters
- Team Canada Atlantic - a partnership of the government of Canada and the four Atlantic provinces, is committed to strengthening the trade relationship between Atlantic Canada and the United States.
- First Fairs' Fair - This site features free information on over 14,000 trade shows.
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