Partner organizations for diverse exporters

Get ahead of the competition with support from business organizations across Canada and the world. Many groups offer exceptional networking opportunities, mentorship, training and resources exclusively for companies in certain groups. 

Explore national, regional and international women's business groups below:

• Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC)
• Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC)

• Export Development Canada (EDC)
• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
• Canada Commercial Corporation (CCC)

• Canadian Association of Women Executives & Entrepreneurs
• Canadian Women's Foundation
• Catalyst Canada
• Forum for Women Entrepreneurs
• Startup Canada
• WBE Canada
• WEConnect International in Canada
• Women's Enterprise Organizations of Canada

• Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
• Montreal Council of Women
• The Women in Public Service Project
• Women in Biz Network
• Women in Leadership Foundation with chapters across Canada:
• Women of Influence
• Board Ready Women
• Women's Executive Network
• Young Women in Business with chapters across Canada

• Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council
• Indigenous Entrepreneurship

• Women's Infrastructure Network with chapters in:
  • Alberta
  • British Columbia
  • Ottawa
  • Québec
  • Saskatchewan
  • Toronto

• Women's International Shipping & Trading Association

• Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology
• Women in Aerospace Canada
• Women in Communications and Technology

• Association of Community Business Development Corporations with chapters in:
  • New Brunswick
  • Newfoundland
  • Nova Scotia
  • Prince Edward Island
• Prince Edward Island Business Women's Association
• Centre for Women in Business
• Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs
• Women in Business New Brunswick
• Women in Resource Development Corporation

• Canadian Association of Women in Construction
• Centre d’aide aux entreprises Haute-Montérégie (French only)
• Le Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes et la condition féminine (In French only)
• Organization of Women in International Trade with chapters in:
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
• PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
• Réseau des Femmes d'affaires du Québec (French only)
• Femmessor
• Women in Film & Television Toronto
• Women's Business Network of Ottawa

• Alberta Women Entrepreneurs
• Women Business Owners of Manitoba
• Women Entrepreneurs of Saskatchewan
• Women's Enterprise Centre of British Columbia

• International Organization of Women in International Trade
• International Finance Corporation
• SheTrades
• The Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership
• WEConnect International with chapters worldwide
• Women Presidents' Organization
• Women's International Shipping & Trading Association
• Worldwide Network of Women Business Owners (FCEM)

• Arab International Women's Forum

• Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association (in Traditional Chinese only)

• Association of German Women Entrepreneurs