Last Updated: 14-Jun-2010
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American
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American Association of Exporters and Importers For
80 years the American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI)
has been the national voice of American business in support of
fair and open trade among nations. AAEI's expertise in international
trade and customs matters is widely recognized in Washington and
other national capitals. AAEI is the only national association
dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of both U.S.
exporters and importers before U.S. government agencies, Congress,
international organizations, and foreign governments. |
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Asia Pacific Economic Corporation The
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC is a regional organization
made up of 21 member economies. It is designed to promote co-operation
and growth as well as the liberalization and facilitation of trade
and investment within the Asia-Pacific region. Within APEC, the
Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) manages customs co-operation.
The SCCP reports to the Committee on Trade and Investment and takes
policy direction from the heads of customs of member economies.
These people determine the strategic direction for the customs
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Branding Canada for the Food and Agriculture Sector The
Canada Brand strategy to raise the international profile of Canadian
food and agriculture products is being implemented by the federal
and provincial governments, in cooperation with the food and agriculture
sector. The Canada Brand is designed to foster increased demand
by nurturing and capitalizing on the positive perceptions of Canada
held by buyers and consumers in key markets. In today’s highly
competitive global marketplace, Canada’s positive image abroad
is a good place to start differentiating our products from the
competition. |
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The
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is Canada's small business
bank. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering timely and relevant
financial and management services, with a particular focus on the
emerging and exporting sectors of the economy. The BDC's services
are available across Canada in both English and French through
a network of more than 80 branches, and its head office in Montreal. |
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BuyUSAinfo.net
is a comprehensive online source of commercial information about
the United States of America. This is a free service of the U.S.
Government. |
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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) was created on December 12, 2003. It is part of the new portfolio of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, which includes emergency preparedness, crisis management, national security, corrections, policing, oversight, crime prevention, as well as border services. The CBSA reports to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Anne McLellan. The CBSA brings together all the major players involved in facilitating legitimate cross-border traffic and supporting economic development while stopping people and goods that pose a potential risk to Canada. It integrates several key functions previously spread among three organizations: the Customs program from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, the Intelligence, Interdiction and Enforcement program from Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and the Import Inspection at Ports of Entry program from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The
CBSA's role is to manage the nation's borders by administering
and enforcing about 75 domestic laws that govern trade and travel,
as well as international agreements and conventions. |
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Canada Business Service Centre The
Canada Business Service Centres (CBSCs) are your gateway to government
information for business. The CBSCs provide a wide range of information
on government services, programs and regulations and are there
to answer your questions about starting a new business or improving
an existing one. Our Goal The goal of the CBSCs is to provide business
people in every part of Canada with access to accurate, timely
and relevant information and referrals. The CBSCs reduce the complexity
of dealing with various levels of government by serving as a central
resource for Canadian business information. |
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The
Canada China Business Council (CCBC) is a private-sector, non-profit
membership organization incorporated in 1978 to facilitate and
promote trade and investment between Canada and the People's Republic
of China. |
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Canadian Automated Export Declaration A
fast, inexpensive and easy way of reporting your exported goods.
On January 1st, 1998, Statistics Canada and Canada Customs and
Revenue Agency (CCRA) launched the national implementation of the
Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) program. This program
gives registered exporters and agents the opportunity to report
goods electronically to the Federal Government of Canada instead
of via the paper-based reporting method. |
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The
Canadian Consumer Information Gateway is a Government Online initiative
that includes over 35 federal government departments and agencies
that have an interest in consumer issues. Now that the initial
pilot stage is complete, it will grow to involve provincial and
territorial governments, as well as selected non-governmental organizations
(NGOs). This Industry Canada-lead effort is designed to provide
Canadians with easily accessible tools to help them make better
decisions about goods and services in the marketplace. |
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency The
creation of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), in April
1997, brought together inspection and related services previously
provided through the activities of four federal government departments
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Health Canada and Industry Canada. Establishment of the CFIA consolidated
the delivery of all federal food, animal and plant health inspection
programs. |
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Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Canadian
Manufacturers & Exporters’ Association represents almost the total
of Canada’s industrial output and export. CME offers networking
opportunities, policy, advocacy, issue researches conferences. |
Canadian Textile Program (CANtex) CANtex is a government program for helping Canadian apparel and textile industries compete globally by reducing tariffs on imported textile products. The
Manufacturing Industries Branch (MIB) is part of Industry Canada,
a branch of the federal government. The MIB promotes international
competitiveness and sustainable growth in Canada's manufacturing
sectors. Our online presence serves as an information resource
for the Canadian public, on topics involving Canada's numerous
manufacturing industries, such as furniture, textiles, apparel,
and high performance manufacturing. |
Canadian Intellectual Property Office The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), a special operating agency of Industry Canada, grants and registers intellectual property (IP) rights in Canada. The organization works within an IP framework made up of legislation, regulations and office practices. |
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China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CFNA) was set up in 1988. CFNA is a trade organization of importers, exporters and producers of agro-products; its main function is trade promotion which covers trade business coordination, trade information and training services, legal affair services, trade fairs and exhibitions services, trade dispute mediation, export quota bidding, and all other relevant activities. CFNA has over 3000 members, which are scattered all over Mainland China. The business scope covers cereals, oils, oilseeds and fats, vegetables and fresh fruits, livestock poultry and meat, aquatic products, beverage and canned foods, forest chemicals products, spices and essential oils, natural native produce, feather and down, cashmere and rabbit hair, bristle, casing, furred leather and its produce, carpets and the like; CFNA represents the whole agro-industry. CFNA
started the website of International Agricultural Products Trade
Information (http://www.cccfna.org.cn) in July 1999. The web provides
timely and specialized information to its members. |
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Export
Alert! is a unique, automated e-mail notification service that
helps subscribers stay one step ahead of changing product requirements.
Customizable by field of interest and country, users complete a
profile identifying which of the 41 subject areas and World Trade
Organization member countries they want to track. The service then
e-mails users when governments in any of the selected countries
propose changes to regulations affecting their trade interests.
Export Alert! also gives subscribers access to the complete text
of the draft regulatory measures, as well as the opportunity to
voice their concerns regarding the changes. These concerns are
taken into consideration as the regulations are finalized. Export
Alert! is of value to anyone with a vested interest in international
trade. To register free of charge, please visit the Standards Council
of Canada's Web site at: http://www.scc.ca/en/news_events/subscriptions/export_alert.shtml |
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ExportSource
is Team Canada Inc's on-line resource for export information. ExportSource
provides a single access point to all trade-related government
departments and agencies on subjects including: Preparing to Export
Researching Countries and Sectors Marketing Your Exports Entering
the Market Financing Your Exports Getting the product or Service
to Market Preventing and Resolving Problems Understanding the Global
Marketplace. |
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Foreign-Trade Zone Resource Center The
Foreign-Trade Zone Resource Center was designed to provide information
to virtually anyone involved in the Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) program.
Although Foreign-Trade Zones have grown since their creation by
the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of 1934, there are still very few sources
of information about FTZ s. Recognizing this, we have produced
the Foreign-Trade Zone Resource Center. |
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Forum for International Trade Training The
Forum for International Trade Training is committed to providing
quality programs and training in international trade designed to
prepare businesses and individuals to compete successfully in world
markets. |
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Global Electronic Trade Alliance GETA
provides the first forum for businesses engaged in global online
commerce. GETA will produce educational seminars, host discussion
groups, and disseminate critical information on international electronic
commerce. GETA will act as an advocate for online international
businesses. |
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Hong Kong Trade Development Council Established
in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the
statutory organization of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region to promote Hong Kong's trade in goods and services. It helps
to develop Hong Kong's role as an information hub, a sourcing and
business centre in Asia-Pacific, and the gateway to Chinese Mainland. |
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The former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has been split into two separate departments. All services, programs and activities previously offered by DFAIT are now offered by: Foreign
Affairs Canada (FAC) International
Trade Canada (ITCan) is responsible for positioning Canada as
a world business leader for the 21st Century. ITCan accomplishes
this by helping large and small Canadian companies expand and
succeed internationally, by promoting Canada as a dynamic place
to do business, and by negotiating and administering trade agreements. |
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The
CAIE has negotiated a valuable free trial of a leading monthly
intelligence briefing for our valued members: Latin America Monitor,
published by Business Monitor International. Latin America Monitor
includes six monthly newsletters, each covering political risk,
macroeconomic performance and outlook, finance, key industries
and the business environment on a systematic country-by-country
basis. For the next 3 months we have arranged for you to benefit
from these monthly reports on macroeconomic performance, outlook
and political risk in these critical markets, free of charge. To
register for this CAIE-negotiated offer please sign up at http://www.businessmonitor.com/latin_monitor_a.htm |
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The
Standards Council of Canada is a federal Crown corporation with
the mandate to promote efficient and effective standardization.
Located in Ottawa, the Standards Council has a 15-member governing
Council and a staff of approximately 70. The organization reports
to Parliament through the Minister of Industry. |
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Statistics
Canada is the country's national statistical agency, with programs
organized into three broad subject matter areas: demographic and
social, socio-economic and economic. Under the Statistics Act,
Statistics Canada is required to collect, compile, analyse, abstract
and publish statistical information on virtually every aspect of
the nation's society and economy. |
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Strategis Business Info. By Sector Strategis
is produced by Industry Canada a department of the Federal government
which employs over 4,000 people across Canada. The department's
mission is to work with Canadians to build a growing competitive,
knowledge-based economy. Industry Canada hopes to improve conditions
for investment, enhance Canada's innovation performance, help make
Canada the most connected nation in the world, increase Canada's
share of global trade, and build a fair, efficient and competitive
marketplace. |
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Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) TAITRA and the Taiwan Trade Center, Toronto (TAITRA's branch office in Canada) are committed to extending trade partnerships between Canadian and Taiwanese businesses on an international scale. TAITRA's premier business portal TAWANTRADE (http://www.taiwantrade.com.tw) provides a comprehensive business database and trade information for Taiwan. |
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Through
this site, Team Canada Export Services provide free access to hundreds
of sectoral market studies and country-specific reports prepared
by their Market Research Centre and by their offices abroad. These
reports are intended to help you, Canadian companies, identity
foreign business opportunities and learn more about your target
market. When you are prepared to do business abroad, you can use
their site to get in touch with the employees of their 135 offices
around the world and request one of their personalized core services. |
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Trade Facilitation Office of Canada No
cost registration provides Canadian importers with information
on new sources of supply from over 100 developing country exporters;
also specializes in providing practical trade development assistance
to exporters in developing countries. |
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Transport Canada Vehicle Admissibility Transport
Canada’s mission is to develop and administer policies, regulations
and services for the best possible transportation system for Canada
and Canadians. Its role is to develop up-to-date, relevant transportation
policies and legislation, and to maintain the highest level of
safety and security possible. |
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U.S. Customs & Border Protection U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency
within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). CBP combined
the inspectional workforces and broad border authorities of U.S.
Customs, U.S. Immigration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
and the entire U.S. Border Patrol. |
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York Region Export Development Initiative The York Region Export Development Initiative helps companies in York Region succeed in the global marketplace. Experienced Exports Advisors provide free customized advisory service in the areas of:
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Western Economic Diversification Better known as just WD, their mandate is to promote the development and diversification of the economy of Western Canada and to advance the interests of the West in national economic policy. WD fulfills its mandate through the following programs and activities: Innovation, Economic Development, and Business Development. WD's Partnership Network has over 100 points of service including Community Futures Development Corporations, Women's Enterprise Centre offices, Western Canada Business Service Centres, Francophone Economic Development in Western Canada and WD offices. |