¹Trade Facilitation Office Canada (TFOC) was founded in 1980 by Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) following a decision by the Canadian government to establish a trade facilitation office "to assist developing and transition economy countries to export to the Canadian market." Two decades later, TFOC, operating as a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, has become the primary provider of information on the Canadian import market and a source of training for exporting and for investment attraction for developing and transition economy countries.

TFOC PROVIDES:

Advice and training to assist in strengthening the export and investment attraction capability of governments, trade and investment promotion organizations and private companies in developing and transition economy countries;

Information to exporters from developing and transition economy countries by means of Seminars on Exporting to Canada, a comprehensive Handbook on Exporting to Canada, and sector-specific reports on the Canadian market;

Contacts for qualified exporters through our website, extensive database and newsletters to ensure that Canadian importers, buyers and agents are aware of export offers from developing and transition economy countries;

Trade Missions to Canada for developing and transition economy countries exporters and buying missions to client countries for Canadian importers; and,

Training and Capacity Building both in-country and in-Canada, with seminars and courses for exporters, government trade officials, and export and investment marketing agencies.

Source: ¹Trade Facilitation office of Canada-Webpage: www.tfoc.ca