Resolving business problems outside Canada

If you are planning to export for the first time, enter a new international market, or are just looking to sharpen your export knowledge, you can benefit from the following self-service options. Browse at your own pace through a range of topics to explore challenges you may be facing, or to proactively work through potential situations that may arise in your export journey.

Find a solution that works for you. Choose a topic below to troubleshoot a situation or to proactively think through potential situations that you may experience in your export and international business journey.

• Foreign business practices or responsible business conduct
• Verify the credibility of an organization abroad
• Canada’s existing international trade agreements
• Labelling and local content requirements
• Intellectual property rights

• Major changes or challenges in market
• Issues with a foreign business partner
• Bribes or other corruption-related issues
• Non-payment issues
• Export controls, trade sanctions, and other trade barriers

• Certificates of origin, export permits or declaring your exports
• Transport insurance or shipping procedures
• Packaging, storage and warehousing

• Corporate investment project abroad
• International project or tender 
• R&D partnerships

• Funding and financing
• Trade missions and events