CanExport SMEs Program │ Trade Commissioner Service

For an “eligible expense” to be valid:

• the project activity and the related expense must take place within the project start and completion dates specified in your funding agreement; expenses and activities incurred and paid before the project start date or after the project completion date are not eligible.
• the project activity must fall within an approved category listed in your funding agreement and must be directly linked to one or more approved Target markets.

In all cases:

• payments must be made using a corporate/business bank account or a corporate/business credit card.
• refundable GST, taxes, duties and other items must be removed from the cost of the eligible expense;
• tips and items paid with reward points must be removed from the cost of the eligible expense.

CanExport SMEs may support international travel expenses for the purpose of:

• attending trade events to meet with key contacts from target market(s); and
• conducting market visits and meetings with key contacts in target market(s).