International Trade Canada

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International Trade Canada Calgary Regional
Office Your Trade Team Alberta Partner in
Export Success
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Who I am

• Jessie Hislop, ITCan Senior Trade
  Commissioner, Alberta
• Trade Commissioner for 18 years
• Assignments in Oslo and Milan
• Senior Trade Commissioner in Alberta for 7 years
• Experience in Oil Gas, Environment,
  Transportation, Investment

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International Trade Canada

• ITCan supports economic growth in Canada through
  international commerce
• Provide services to Canadian exporters
• Attract foreign investment to Canada
• Promote science technology collaboration
• Develop Canada's International Trade and Economic
  Policy

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Who we are

• The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
• Your Eyes and Ears Around the World
• 140 offices abroad and 12 regional offices in
  Canada
• more than 800 Trade Commissioners overseas,
• 100 across Canada

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Our Global Presence
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Our Business Clients

• 82 of our clients are SMEs.
• 2/3 of our clients have consulted more than one
  of our offices abroad.
• 80 are satisfied with the services they have
  received.

Source 2004 TCS Client Survey
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Our goal

• To help SMEs enter new markets
• Faster
• Cheaper
• With less risks
• ..While making a profit!

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Why Go GLOBAL?

• Tool for growth
• Higher margins
• Reduce dependence on a single market
• Increase business intelligence and
  competitiveness
• Increase productivity

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Risks of exporting

• Additional costs requires adjusting pricing
• Transportation, packaging, labelling, customs
• Customization for standards, language, culture
• Currency fluctuations
• Additional services to support
• Cashflow strainslonger lead times, more payment
  uncertainty
• Demands management time, corporate resources
• Potential loss of IPR
• Corruption, political risks

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In Alberta

• 2 Regional Offices (Calgary and Edmonton)
• 7 Trade Commissioners
• Priority sectors Aerospace, Oil Gas Equipment
  Services, Environmental Industries, Life
  Sciences, Education Training, Transportation
  Logistics, Building Products Services
• Partners
• Information Technologies Industry Canada
• Agri-Food Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
• Housing Construction Canadian Mortgage Housing
  Corp.

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What we offer

• One-On-One Export Help
• Market and Connections Information
• Export Financing Advice
• Trade Fairs, Missions and Events Recommendations

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• One-On-One Export Help
• Implementation of your export strategy and export
  services that are available in Canada
• Market and Industry Information
• Up-to-date foreign market information and
  intelligence to guide your export strategy and
  plans.

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• Assistance in Export Financing
• Valuable advice on export financing, including
  information on costs and risks of entering and
  expanding in foreign markets.
• Trade Fairs, Missions and Events
• Recommendations for trade fairs and trade
  missions that match your company's needs.

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All our offices abroad offer

• Market Prospect
• Key Contacts Search
• Local Company Information
• Visit Information
• Face-to-face Briefing
• Troubleshooting

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Become a client of the Trade Commissioner Service
Visit our web site to register now!
www.infoexport.gc.ca
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VIRTUAL TRADE COMMISSIONER

• Your Personalized Gateway to the Trade
• Commissioner Service On-line service delivery
• Free service available 24/7
• Market and sector specific information
• Business leads and news
• On-line event registration
• Secure, direct access to over 800 Trade
  Commissioners abroad
• Free registration at www.infoexport.gc.ca

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EXPORT INFORMATION

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  www.exportsource.gc.c
• Call the Calgary Business Information Centre at
  221-7800 for information on all business
  questions, including
• starting to export
• financial assistance
• upcoming trade events
• government programs
• export advisory services
• research sources

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Jessie Hislop Senior Trade Commissioner,
Alberta International Trade Canada Tel (403)
292-6409 Fax [phone] E-Mail
jessie.hislop_at_international.gc.ca