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$2 billion 

of inclusive trade business facilitated (includes businesses led or owned by women, Indigenous peoples, Black exporters, 2SLGBTQ+ exporters, racialized communities and people with disabilities)

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1,175

medium-sized companies accessed financial products

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1,100 

medium-sized companies participated in MyEDC webinar events throughout the year



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Focus on the medium segment

We believe Canadian medium-sized companies are the engine for Canada’s trade growth. 

We strategically support these companies with connections, financial products and knowledge solutions to help them become more competitive, grow internationally and become global champions. 

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Focus on the medium segment

We believe Canadian medium-sized companies are the engine for Canada’s trade growth. 

We strategically support these companies with connections, financial products and knowledge solutions to help them become more competitive, grow internationally and become global champions. 

Learn more

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Accelerating digital capabilities

Enhancing digital capabilities is a priority to better serve and reach more Canadian companies. EDC is modernizing infrastructure, systems and applications to meet our strategic goals. In 2022, we simplified and digitized various processes and tasks to make it easier and faster for financial institution partners and Canadian exporters to work with us. 

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Accelerating digital capabilities

Enhancing digital capabilities is a priority to better serve and reach more Canadian companies. EDC is modernizing infrastructure, systems and applications to meet our strategic goals. In 2022, we simplified and digitized various processes and tasks to make it easier and faster for financial institution partners and Canadian exporters to work with us. 

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Inclusive trade

We believe providing targeted support for equity-seeking groups—women, Indigenous peoples, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community—will help ensure our solutions remain relevant, flexible and inclusive. Obstacles and gaps remain significant when it comes to equity in trade, and in 2022 we continued to build and evolve a targeted approach for each diversity segment to enable their success. Learn more

 

Success stories

 
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Network empowers women entrepreneurs to succeed in retail

Ejibola Adetokunbo-Taiwo created de Sedulous Women Leaders, a national network that helps Black, racialized and immigrant women entrepreneurs get support to navigate barriers, succeed and scale up. 

Through her business, The Yukon Soaps Company, Joella Hogan reconnects people to their culture and land.

Sending the spirit of the Yukon far and wide

Joella Hogan, the owner of Yukon Soaps Company, hires local youth and promotes the talents of other Indigenous makers and artisans. Her new manufacturing facility is a place for people to gather, rest and create.


 

Date modified: 2023-05-23