EVENTS & RESOURCES
Practical training and tools for new and experienced exporters
The Northern Ontario Exports Program and our partners are here to help. Please visit our contact section if you require more assistance.
EVENTS
- Funding for Your Exporting Goals: Grants you Need to Accelerate, Expand, and De-risk your Export Plans, April 4th, 2024
- Mining Supply & Services Export Forum 2024, February 8th, 2024
- How to Succeed at Trade Shows: Tips to Drive Results & Achieve Your Goals, January 23rd, 2024
- 5 First Steps How to Make Money Outside of Ontario, October 17th, 2023
- How Smart Companies Increase Sales in Uncertain Times, Thunder Bay, January 25th, 2023
- How Smart Companies Increase Sales in Uncertain Times, Sudbury, December 6th, 2022
RESOURCES
Funding Programs
- FedNor Support for Businesses
- Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation Programs (NOHFC)
- National Research Council-Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP)
- Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)
- CanExport SMEs
Trade Commissioner Service
- Trade Commissioner Service
- A step-by-step guide to exporting: Learn the essential principles of exporting whether you are a novice, intermediate or advanced exporter.
- How to grow your global presence with e-commerce: Learn the essential principles of exporting whether you are a novice, intermediate, or advanced exporter.
- Trade Missions and Events
Export Development Canada
- Export Development Canada
- Understanding Certificates of Origin
- Understanding Incoterms
- 11 Common Terms Used in International Trade
- Entering the U.S. market: Logistics and Best Practices
Global Affairs Canada
- Trade and Investment Agreements. Explore Canada’s Free Trade Agreements (FTA), and Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (FIPA), Plurilateral Agreements, and World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreements.
- Export and Import Controls: Find information about exports and imports of controlled products. Get notices to importers and exporters, access export and import control systems, and consult key resources such as printable forms, guides, and handbooks.
Canada Tariff Finder
Canada Border Services Agency
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
- How to Sell Outside of Canada
- Resources to Help Grow Your Business
- Calendar of International Trade Programs and Events
- Source From Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
REGIONAL BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS
North Bay, Nipissing, Timiskaming, Parry Sound
- North Bay Economic Development
- The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound
- Innovation Initiatives Ontario North (IION)
- North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce
- NECO - Community Future Development Corporation
Sault Ste Marie
- Economic Development Corporation
- Millworks – Centre for Entrepreneurship
- Sault Ste Marie Innovation Centre
- Sault Ste Marie Chamber of Commerce
- Community Development Corporation of Sault Ste. Marie
Sudbury & Districts
- Greater Sudbury Economic Development
- Regional Business Centre
- Innovation Quarters
- NORCAT
- Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce
- Nickel Basin – Community Future Development Corporation
Thunder Bay & Northwest
- Community Economic Development Commission
- Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre
- Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre
- Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce
- Thunder Bay Ventures – Community Futures Development Corporation
Timmins
- Timmins Economic Development Corporation
- Link North
- The Business Enterprise Centre
- Timmins Chamber of Commerce
- The Venture Centre – Community Futures Development Corporation
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
- Bioenterprise
- MineConnect
- Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE)
- Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN)