Trade Facilitation Office Canada Bureau De Promotion Du Commerce Canada

Published purpose

The project has two main components: (1) The first component comprises Canadian market access services for developing country exporters and trade support institutions. These services include trade information, matching exporters with Canadian importers, and a responsive facility to help exporters from selected countries in their efforts to link to the Canadian marketplace; and (2) The second component comprises trade capacity-building and linkage services in five partner countries, consisting of a series of trade development projects implemented by TFO Canada and its local partners. The first objective of this component is to enhance the trade support services available to small and medium enterprise (SME) exporters in these countries. The second objective is to build the capacity of selected SMEs in order to increase their trade competitiveness and establish contacts that enable increased export and employment growth. An important initiative within this component aims to strengthen the capacity of Haitian artisans to develop and to export their products.