Canadian Trade Commissioner Service - Nova Scotia

Like other regions of Canada, Nova Scotia is facing challenges across a variety of sectors. Your company depends on foreign investment and innovation to ensure it maintains a competitive advantage and continues to export to the United States and further afield.

Our trade commissioners can provide your business with trade, investment and innovation opportunities. We focus on the following sectors:

• Aerospace and Defence
• Bio and Health Industries
• Building Products 
• Education
• Environmental Industries
• Information, Communications Technologies
• Ocean Technologies
• Service Industries and Capital Projects

Contact our team for more information.

Get to know your Trade Commissioner in Nova Scotia

Maintaining an ongoing relationship with your Trade Commissioner in the province is crucial to maximizing your global potential. He or she will develop a first-hand understanding of your business - whenever possible, by meeting with you in person or visiting your facilities.

Register for your Virtual Trade Commissioner (VTC) and receive market and sector specific information, business leads and news. Information on your company’s competitive advantage will be available to Trade Commissioners in Canada and around the world.

Tell us about your company. Be specific about your business needs. Your Trade Commissioner can help:

• Determine if you are internationally competitive
• Decide on a target market
• Collect market and industry information
• Improve your international business strategy
• Connect you to international opportunities
• Introduce you to our network of trade commissioners around the world

We may refer you to other government agencies or organizations depending on the nature of your request.

Our service commitment to you

We understand the sensitivity of your business information and will hold it in the strictest possible confidence, outside of exceptional circumstances. However, certain information, including that related to the commission or possible commission of offences under Canadian law, may be disclosed to law enforcement or other authorities.