What we do

EDC provides the tools Canadian companies need to grow beyond borders. From financing and insurance to market insights and global connections, everything we do is geared to helping Canadian businesses succeed on the world stage. By enabling international trade, we create opportunities for Canadian companies and contribute to a stronger, more resilient economy.

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International footprint

With offices across Canada and around the world, we are close to the Canadian businesses we support and to the buyers in global markets that can connect Canadian exporters to international supply chains. 

Our aspiration, purpose, vision, values and strategy

As Canada’s export credit agency, Canada’s Export Development Act establishes our mandate: To support and develop Canada’s export trade and Canadian capacity to engage in that trade and to respond to international business opportunities.

Our aspiration, purpose, vision and values bring our mandate to life. Together, they describe what we do as an organization, why we do it, what we stand for and what we aim to achieve.

Our aspiration

Be a more resilient, competitive and secure global trading nation.

Our purpose

Make Canada and the world better through trade.

Our vision

Canada will regain its standing as a leader in international trade, building a better and stronger economic future for all Canadians.

Our values

How we work to achieve our vision

EDC’s 2030 Strategy

Five years into our 2030 strategy, our focus remains on being there for our customers by strategically deploying more capital and being more intentional with our risk appetite—to help Canadian exporters reach new markets, and for Canada to become a more resilient, competitive and secure global trading nation.

Strategic priorities

Core priorities

The EDC Impact

In partnership with Statistics Canada, EDC conducted an impact study in 2025 to better understand the value our support delivers to Canadian exporters. The study found that EDC support contributed to stronger business outcomes across several key metrics when compared with similar exporters that did not receive EDC support. On average, Canadian companies supported by EDC between 2014 and 2023 experienced:

• 23% higher revenues
• 16% higher employment
• 5% higher labour productivity
• 76% higher exports

FinDev Canada

In 2017, EDC was entrusted by the Government of Canada to create a Canadian development finance institution. Created as a subsidiary of EDC, FinDev Canada’s core mandate is to support inclusive private sector growth and sustainability in developing markets.

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We build partnerships that benefit Canadians

We collaborate with the industry’s most trusted organizations to provide Canadian companies with access to the latest trade knowledge and financial solutions that are complementary to EDC.

Much of our business is done in partnership with other financial institutions and through collaboration with the Government of Canada. By working with our trusted partners, we help Canadian companies succeed internationally.

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