Canadian Trade Commissioner Service - Quebec

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Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal
Represents the business community and is actively involved in key sectors of economic development.

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Provides Canadian businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services and venture capital.

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Ensures the security and prosperity of Canada by managing the access of people and goods to and from Canada.

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
Provides consulting services and financial assistance. It also encourages regional business circles and the organizations that support them.

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Administers various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system such as the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program.

Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)
Brings foreign government buyers and Canadian exporters together on international contracts.

Centres locaux de développement (CLD) du Québec (French only)
Offers technical and financial support to entrepreneurs at any stage of their business development.

Export Development Canada (EDC)
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Industry Canada (IC)
Administers various programs to help companies grow.

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Investissement Québec (IQ)
Offers financing programs and several economic development tools. It administers fiscal measures that enable eligible businesses to receive generous tax credits to carry out activities in targeted sectors. It also helps international businesses with their expansion projects in Quebec.

Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (Quebec)
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Montreal International
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National Research Council (NRC)
Helps Canadian companies take new technologies to market. Through research collaborations and partnerships, community innovation, industry support and commercialization opportunities, Canadian firms benefit from their expertise and technologies while increasing their own innovation potential.

Pôle Québec Chaudière-Appalaches
Is an economic development agency stimulating wealth creation, encourages entrepreneurship and develops strategis approaches in the areas of innovation, investment, marketing and workforce training, focusing on applied technologies, health and nutrition, and manufacturing.

Réseau des commissariats à l'exportation du Québec (RECOMEX) (French only)
Consists of 17 partner organizations throughout Quebec that promote exports. Their role is to bring together the regional economic forces in order to guide SMEs to expand internationally.

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Supports local and regional economic development initiatives in Quebec.

Standards Council of Canada (SCC)
Facilitates the development and use of national and international standards and accreditation services to enhance Canada's competitiveness and offers notification services such as, Export Alerte which advises on changing products requirements in globalmarkets before they become law.