Identifying Your Suppliers

Identifying the best suppliers of your desired goods can be time consuming, particularly if you are new to the import business. The following resources are available to help speed up the process.

• Google Directory - Business
  
• Representatives of Foreign Countries in Canada
  Foreign countries' representatives in Canada provide contact information for businesses in their country, as well as information concerning the legitimacy of business contacts. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade offers two sources. The first provides information regarding foreign representatives in Canada, while the second contains links to the available websites of each country with a diplomatic presence in Canada.
• Trade Facilitation Office Canada
  The Trade Facilitation Office Canada’s (TFOC) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization whose mandate is to assist developing countries to export to Canada. The site provides a database of foreign suppliers for Canadian importers. TFOC offers advice, training, contacts, and information to exporters from developing countries, as well as capacity building both in-country and in-Canada.