International Business Information

Country and region Information:

Country reports, prepared by the International and Intergovernmental Affairs Division, provide a quick overview of business conditions in selected countries, of Canada's trade, and opportunities for Canadian firms.

Resources and Links

This section contains specific and relevant International Market Research information extracted from the World Fact Book and the US National Trade Data Bank on some of the world's hottest export markets. It also includes country commercial guides. Data on specific Canadian markets is also included.

Many of the reports are getting old (1997-1999) but they are insightful nonetheless if only to identify data sources.

Sectors covered

• Agriculture
• Consumer Products
• Environment
• Forestry
• Information Technology and Telecommunications
• Manufacturing
• Medical/Biotechnology/Chemical
• Mining/Petroleum/Gas
• Service Industry
• Tourism
• Transportation

The Industry Canada  web site is the best source for Canadian business information anywhere!

Below we have tried to index the most important statistical information at their web site however we still recommend you visit their site directly and use either their index page or search engine

The site is so large we have subdivided it into the following sectors.

Industry Canada - Sub-Sectors
Agriculture & AgriFood	Business Services	Construction & Real Estate	Economic Indicators
Education & Training	Environment	Health	Information Technologies
Manufacturing	Market Research	Primary & Energy	Recreation
Small Business	Tourism & Travel	Trade	Transportation & Communication
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