Recommended Trade Links

This section aims to help you find the most useful website links related to the trade process, from doing the initial research, learning about the regulations, finding the appropriate freight forwarder, to finding the clients and the providers that will effectively help sell your products and services.

Export Guides

Export Permits

• Export and Import Permits Act
  Trade Controls & Technical Barriers Bureau
   
• Export Permits & Controls Handbook
  Foreign Affiars and International Trade Canada

Export Financing

• Export Guarantee Program
  Export Development Canada
   
• Supplier Financing for Investment Grade Bankers
  Export Development Canada
   
• Foreign Buyer Financing
  Export Development Canada
   
• Export Financing Guide
  Canada Business
   
• Business Women in Trade - Export Financing
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   
• Market Expansion Financing
  Business Development Bank of Canada

Commercial Financing for Exports

• CIBC Trade Finance
   
• HSBC
   
• Northstar Trade Finance
   
• RBC Royal Bank
   
• Toronto Dominion: Manufacturers
   
• Toronto Dominion: Wholesalers

Insuring Exports

• Accounts Receivable Insurance
  Export Development Corporation
   
• Single Buyer Insurance
  Export Development Corporation
   
• Contract Frustration Insurance
  
  Export Development Corporation
   
• Political Risk Insurance
  
  Export Development Corporation
   
• Performance Security Insurance
  
  Export Development Corporation

Export Publications

• CanadaExport
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   
• 20/20 Magazine
  Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
   
• Export Sales & Marketing Manual 2012
  Export Institute USA
   
• International Trade Today
  International Trade Today by Broker Power
   
• Guides to Doing Business (more than 130 guides for different countries)
  Lex Mundi
   
• The Journal of Commerce Online
   
• Doing Business 2012
  International Finance Corporation and the World Bank
   
• Blurring Borders: Customer Segmentation and Global Growth Podcast
  Accenture

Exporting from Canada to the US

• State Trade Fact Sheets
  Government of Canada
   
• Selling to the US Goverment
  Government of Canada
   
• Latest New on Canada and US Relations
  Government of Canada
   
• Travelling In and Around the US
  US Department of State
   
• Publication: Discover New Markets
  Export Development Canada
   
• Canadian American Business Council
   
• Market Reports: US and Canada
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   

​Exporting to Emerging Markets

• Country Information
  Export Development Canada
   
• Doing Business in Emerging Markets
  Business Development Bank of Canada
   
• Canada's State of Trade: Trade and Investment Update 2011
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   
• Survey on Emerging Market: Lessons learned from Canadian Companies
  ExportWise

Brazil

• BrazilGlobalNet
  Brazil Department of Trade and Investment Promotion
   
• Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (CCBC)
  A business club, whose purpose is to foster, support and expand trade and investment relations in Brazil and Canada
   
• Embassy of Brazil in Ottawa
   
• Embassy of Canada to Brazil
   
• Market Report: Brazil
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

​India

• Canada-India Business Council 
   
• High Commission of India in Ottawa
   
• Market Report: India
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

​Mexico

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico
   
• Market Report: Mexico
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Russia

• Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association
   
• Market Report: Russia
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   
• Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada

​Asia Pacific

• The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum
   
• Asia Pacific Business Travel Handbook
  Business Mobility
   
• Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
   
• Market Reports: Asia Pacific
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Canadian Government Assistance Offices

• Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Centre
  Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
   
• Canada Business 
   
• Trade Commissioner Service
   
• Canadian Importers Database
  Industry Canada
   
• Forum for International Trade Training (FITT)
  An international trade training and professional certification body
   
• Agri-Food Trade Service (ATS)
  Provides centralized access to market information, trade counselling and export support activities
   
• Statistics Canada
  International trade information is invaluable to monitor and understand our economic activities.
   
• Trade Facilitation Office
  TFO Canada is the primary provider of information on and linkages to the Canadian import market and a source of training for exporting and for investment attraction for developing and transition economy countries. 
   
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) verifies that exports of food products meet foreign requirements, CFIA also verifies that imports of food products meet Canadian requirements
   
• Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) 
  Canada’s international contracting and procurement agency
   
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade offers services to help Canadians in the international marketplace.
   
• Export Development Canada (EDC)
  Provides innovative financing, insurance and bonding solutions to Canadian companies that export goods and services, or invest in other countries. 
   
• Business Development Bank of Canada
  Offers financial services, consulting services, subordinate financing and venture capital. 
   
• Industry Canada - Investment Canada Act
  Non-Canadians who acquire control of an existing Canadian business or who wish to establish a new unrelated Canadian business are subject to this Act, and they must submit either a Notification or an Application for Review.

Trade Agreements

• List of International Trade Negotiations & Agreements
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
   
• Latest News on International Trade Negotiaitions and Agreements
  Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada