How to Export

Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
International Trade Canada provides free access to hundreds of sectoral market studies and country-specific reports.

Foreign Embassies and Trade Offices in Canada
Gateway to lists of embassies and trade offices of foreign governments in Canada.  Maintained by the department of Foreign Affairs.

Export Development Canada
Crown corporation that helps Canadian exporters compete and succeed in foreign markets by providing credit insurance, financing, and other financial supports.  EDC and the Canadian Apparel Federation have an umbrella credit insurance program for firms with under $5 million in insurable export sales.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Extensive Information on US customs procedures.  Particularly helpful are extensive range of reasonable care documents.

Canadian Commercial Corporation
Provides assistance to Canadian companies dealing with foreign governments and private sector buyers. Of particular relevance is the CCC’s Progress Payment Program which  provides working capital support.   Under this, CCC facilitates access to commercial sources of pre-shipment financing to exporters.

US Export Planning  - Backgrounders

Caf members can refer to information on key topics:

• TPL - Tariff Preference Levels
• TPL - Frequently Asked Questions
• Export Diagnostic Tool