Canada: International Trade Web Sites
General Information About Canada
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Part of the CIA World Factbook, this web site provides good background information about Canada, including geography, government, economy, and people. |
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Government of Canada: http://canada.gc.ca |
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| Provides a wide range of information about Canada and services of the Canadian government. Link to federal departments and agencies, provincial and territorial governments, business services, publications, and more. | |
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Canadian Media: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/can-am/washington/reference/media-en.asp |
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| Links to the top media sources in Canada - newspapers, magazines, radio, and television. | |
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U.S. State Departmen: www.state.gov |
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This site includes Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Online U.S. Embassies and Consulates, Foreign Per Diem Rates, Background Notes, Travel Warnings, and more. |
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Doing Business in Canada
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Country Commercial Guide: www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no |
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One of the best places to start for U.S. Companies wanting to export. The Canada Country Commercial Guide provides a wealth of practical data on all aspects of exporting to Canada. |
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Ernst & Young Canada: www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home |
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| This site offers online searching by country, industry or language by selecting Advanced Search. | |
Contacts in the U.S.
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Canadian Embassy in Washington: www.canadianembassy.org/ |
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| Provides information on current issues, culture, trade, investment and more. Click on "Information Centre" for a listing of business, media, and government resources. | |
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Canadian Consulate General (Minneapolis): www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minneapolis/ |
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| Local Canadian government office covering the eight state territory of MN, IA, NE, CO, WY, MT, ND and SD offering services and information similar to those provided by the Canadian Embassy. | |
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Foreign Agriculture Service:: www.fas.usda.gov/itp/us-canada.html |
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| The Foreign Agricultural Service offers agricultural data, attaché market research reports, export assistance, publications and staff directories. | |
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International Trade Administration: www.ita.doc.gov |
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| A good starting point. Follow the Trade Information Center link for basic trade and industry information. | |
Contacts in Canada
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Canadian Government: www.canadainternational.gc.ca/ci/main_menu-en.aspx |
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| Part of the official Canadian government site, this page offers sections on travel, art and culture, news, and others. The Doing Business in Canada link is particularly helpful, with sections such as Investing in Canada, Establishing a Business in Canada, Selling to Canada, and so on. | |
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U.S. Embassy in Canada: http://canada.usembassy.gov/content/index.asp |
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| Information on U.S.-Canada trade, NAFTA, the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas, and more. | |
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Industry Canada:: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html |
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This site is a virtual library of valuable information for companies looking to do business in Canada. |
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Canada Business Service Centres: www.cbsc.org |
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| A gateway to government information for businesses in Canada | |
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Standards Council of Canada: www.scc.ca/ |
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| This Canadian organization provides information on standards and certifications. | |
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Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency: www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca |
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| Official information about customs and taxes in Canada. | |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: www.agr.ca |
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| This agency provides regulatory, trade, and market information about the Canadian ag-sector. | |
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Health Canada: www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
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| This site provides detailed information about regulations and policies for health products. | |
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Department of Justice, Canada: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/ |
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| Legal information for Canada, including an alphabetical list of statutes. | |
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Trade Show Week: www.tradeshowweek.com |
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| Provides a searchable database for trade shows in Canada and the United States. | |
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Minnesota-Provincial Partnerships |
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Memorandums of Understanding to enhance cooperation have been established between Minnesota and Manitoba (renewed July, 2001) and between the Minnesota Trade Office and the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (September, 2000). The provincial trade and investment promotion agencies are: |
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Statistics |
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| National statistical agency offers access to statistics on economy, land, people, trade, government and more. | |
NAFTA
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NAFTA Facts: www.mac.doc.gov/nafta/menu1.htm |
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| Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Office of NAFTA and Inter-American Affairs provides timely information to U.S. exporters concerning NAFTA and exporting to Canada. | |
Company Directories
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Canadian Company Capabilities: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_coinf/ccc/engdoc/homepage.html |
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| This site is a database of over 40,000 Canadian companies and 200,000 products and services. | |
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Canadian Trade Index: www.ctidirectory.com |
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| Lists more than 29,000 Canadian companies, searchable by product, keyword, location, and more. | |
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YellowPages.ca: www.yellowpages.ca |
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| Allows users to locate, sort and obtain relevant information on businesses throughout Canada by searching according to category, geography, business name or business address. | |
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Report on Business Magazine: www.robmagazine.com |
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| A monthly Canadian business magazine, their site offers a "Top 1000" list of companies with brief descriptions. | |
The Minnesota Trade Office (MTO) and the Department of Employment and Economic Development do not regularly review the content of these linked sites and do not endorse or accept responsibility for information presented in these sites. This is not a comprehensive list of web sites, but ones that the MTO finds useful. Corrections can be e-mailed to
mto@state.mn.us