Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS)

The Agri-Food Trade Service is Canada's source for agricultural, fish and seafood export information. The Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS) provides centralized access to market information, trade counselling and export support activities, which will take the exporter from initial enquiry to foreign market.

Eligibility Criteria

Exporters, buyers and investors of the Agri-Food industry.

Summary

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;
• the impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, and associated market opportunities and constraints;
• the analysis of domestic and international market demand, consumer trends and opportunities;
• regional delivery of AAFC and other federal government programs and services to expand the international marketing capability of agri-food clients;
• access to Market and Industry Services Branch and other departmental services e.g., The Canadian Agriculture and Food International (CAFI) Program;
• the resolution of local trade irritants and the move of regional irritants to national resolutions;
• regional resolution of interprovincial trade issues and activities;
• the identification of export-ready companies and products, as well as the facilitation of buyer/seller relationships;
• seminars and workshops on geographical markets, specific product markets and strategic partnership alliances;
• the coordination of domestic market development activities e.g., incoming buying missions and outgoing selling missions;
• the maintenance of non-government organization and company-specific profiles and databases, and regional information on industry structure and performance;
• investment: assisting federal and provincial partners in attracting and retaining international and domestic investment into the Canadian food sector;
• corporate support: Providing 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
303 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba  R3C 3G7
Telephone: 204-983-3032
Fax: 204-983-4583
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml

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 and 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: 519-829-9400
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

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National Contact(s):
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