Knowledge Centre

Export Related Guides and Publications

• Building a Foreign Exchange Policy
• Canadian Intellectual Property Law for Dummies
• Commercial Contract Terms
• Credit Management Processes that Pay Off
• Dealing with Credit Risk
• Export Strategies for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
• ExportWise Magazine
• ExportWise.ca
• Financial Crime in International Trade
• How Canadian Exporters Are Adapting to a Strong Canadian Dollar
• Introduction to Exporting: How to Sell to International Markets
• Risk and Cash Flow Management

Market Guides

• Discover New Markets
• Doing Business in the Andean Market
• Doing Business in Brazil
• Doing Business in China
• Doing Business in India
• Doing Business in Mexico
• Doing Business in Panama
• Doing Business in Southeast Asia
• Doing Business in the United States
• Gateway Markets

Industry Guides

• Canadians at Work: Canadian Companies Working on International Infrastructure Projects

• Calendar of Events
  A monthly newsletter with information on our upcoming events such as webinars, live seminars and trade missions. Sent via email every month.


• The Commodity Tracker
  A weekly table of commodity prices and economic indicators related to activity in commodity markets.


• Export Performance Monitor
  A monthly publication tracking recent movements in Canadian exports by industry sector and by market.


• ExportWise Magazine (via mail)
  EDC’s quarterly magazine featuring exporters’ stories, industry and market trends, economic analyses and exporter resources. Sent via regular mail.


• News Release Alerts
  Automatically receive EDC’s news releases, via e-mail, as they are issued.


• TradeInsights
  Our newsletter filled with EDC’s latest whitepapers, market guides, and information on trade trends, and how to grow your business outside of Canada. Sent every two months via email.


• Weekly Commentary
  EDC’s Vice-President and Chief Economist, Peter G. Hall, comments on world economic trends. Sent via e-mail every Thursday.

• Managing Foreign Exchange Risk
  The fluctuation in exchange rates is one issue that continues to take a bite out of the profits of many Canadian companies.


• Managing Risk in International Trade
  Our expert insights and advice can help you develop an export policy that strategically manages risk when doing business abroad.


• Responsible Business
  This page covers a host of Corporate Social Responsibility topics that may affect your business and provides resources on how to handle them.

• Catalyst Paper turns waste into fine paper for export
• Clearwater Seafood exports finest shellfish
• DIRTT sets up workspaces quickly and cleanly
• ​Novacap and EDC partnership makes great package deal for IPL Plastics
• Accounts Receivables Insurance helps Layfield Group think outside the box
• Bonding, ARI leads to brighter prospects for LED Roadway Lighting
• Magna IV builds new business with Export Guarantee Program
• Ostara cleans up new business with Export Guarantee Program
• VibroSystM helps keep global generators fail safe

Economic Reports

• The Commodity Tracker
• Export Leading Indicator
• Export Performance Monitor
• Global Export Forecast
• Trade Confidence Index
• Weekly Commentary

Research Reports & White Papers

• Canadian Benefits and Integrative Trade
• Currency Risk Management Practices of Canadian Firms - Research Report
• Economic Impact of the Euro-Zone Crisis on Emerging Europe
• Financial Intermediation Under the new Trade Paradigm: EDC and Integrative Trade
• The Future of Financial Intermediation
• How Canadian Business are Adapting to a Strong Canadian Dollar - Survey Report
• Managing Foreign Exchange Risk - White Paper
• Research and Development: A Key Input for Enhancing Canadian Export Capacity
• TradeWatch Survey
• The Trade Opportunity Matrix (TOM): An Overview of Canadian Export Opportunities