Value
access up to $250,000 in annual funding.Description
Canadian national industry associations and trade organizations may access up to $250,000 in annual funding. We will cover up to 50% of eligible costs for new or expanded international business development (IBD) activities that benefit an entire industry: organization’s members and non-members alike.
Eligible Applicants
Proposals will be accepted from:
- Canadian national industry or trade associations
- Canadian national bilateral Chambers of Commerce and Business Councils;
- Canadian national horizontal / multi-sectoral organizations
- Canadian national organizations representing companies majority owned by under-represented groups in trade (e.g. Indigenous, women, LGBTQ2+)
To be eligible, your organization must:
- be a not-for-profit corporation
- not sell products that are sold by your members
- have sufficient private revenues to cover 50% of costs for proposed activities, confirmed by 2 years of financial statements
Eligible Expenses
We support the following non-travel activities:
- Export training
- Creating/updating strategy for international business development or market diversification
- Gathering market intelligence (custom research, reports and studies)
- Translating, adapting or creating marketing tools and materials
- Attending virtual trade shows, networking functions, meetings or conferences
When travel resumes, we also support:
- Visits to foreign markets
- Organizing trade missions for SMEs in your industry
- Organizing an incoming delegation of foreign buyers
- In-person participation at trade shows, networking functions, meetings or conferences
Deadline Date
The 2024-25 application process for projects taking place between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025, is scheduled to commence in fall 2023.Contact
Contact Name: CanExport Associations Program
E-mail Address: CanExportAssociations@international.gc.ca
Website: https://www.tradecommissioner.gc.ca/funding-financement/canexport/associations/index.aspx?lang=eng