Regional Offices

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 are responsible for providing 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
• Provide links with information on the impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and associated market opportunities and constraints.
• Assist in resolving local trade irritants and move regional irritants to national resolutions.
• Assist in regional resolution of interprovincial trade issues and activities.
• Market development
• Provide analysis of domestic and international market demand, consumer trends and opportunities.
• 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.
• Provide regional delivery of AAFC and other federal government programs and services to expand the international marketing capability of agri-food clients.
• Co-ordinate domestic market development activities e.g., incoming buying missions and outgoing selling missions.
• Provide access to MISB and other departmental services e.g., The Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) Program.
• 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 attacting and retaining international and domestic investment into the Canadian food sector.
• Corporate Support: Provide support to the Minister, Deputy Minister, Secretary of State and Parliamentary Secretary re regional travel.
  

For more information on ATS call Team Canada Inc's Export Information Service at 1-888-811-1119