Export Finance

Export Insurance | Lending | Investment | Project / Research Funding

• Determining the Type and Source of Financing Required Link verified Jan-2012
  Factsheet on tips on presenting a loan request, how to prepare statements, how to analyze profitability, using benchmark ratios to assess your business - as well as financing 'tools', consulting help available, a financial glossary and other sources of financial information.

• Export Development Canada (EDC) Link verified Jan-2012
  EDC provides accounts receivable insurance, investment protection and other trade finance solutions to Canadian companies and their customers abroad.

• Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) Link verified Jan-2012
  AFSC is a provincial crown corporation that offers four programs that could be accessed by exporters:
  1. Commercial Loan Program
  2. Value Added & Agribusiness Program (VAAP)
  3. Capital Sourcing Program
  4. Specific Loan Guarantee Program (SLGP)
• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Link verified Jan-2012
  BDC is a financial institution wholly owned by the government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial, investment and consulting services to Canadian small businesses. They can help finance company expansion in international markets, whether it is developing business overseas, attending trade shows or forging international partnerships. They offer specific repayment terms tailored for maximum flexibility.

• AVAC Ltd. Link verified Jan-2012
  AVAC is a not-for-profit company that invests in research initiatives and early stage commercial businesses that expand Alberta's value-added industry, with a particular focus on information and communication technologies, life sciences and industrial technology. For more information on the types of investments offered go to: http://www.avacltd.com/investment/types-of-invstment

• Growing Forward Links verified Jan-2012
  Growing Forward is a commitment from Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers of Agriculture to develop a policy framework that better position the agriculture industry for success. For more information call toll free in Alberta - 310-FARM (3276). Growing Forward has programs available in the following areas:
  1. Business Competitiveness
  2. Management
  3. Enhanced Environment
  4. Enhanced Food Safety
• Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) Links verified Jun-2011
  Grant programs, delivered by the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA), focus on value-added market development, research and development, and industry development. The following programs are available:
  1. Agri-Business Automation and Lean Manufacturing Program (partnership with Growing Forward)
  2. Agri-Business and Product Development Program (partnership with Growing Forward)
  3. Research and Development Program
  4. Industry and Market Development Program
• Industrial Research Assistance Program - National Research Council's (NRC-IRAP) Links verified Jan-2012
  NRC-IRAP offers two kinds of financial assistance
  1. Research and Technology Development Activities - for Canadian SMEs interested in growing by using technology to commercialize services, products and processes in Canadian and international markets.
  2. Youth Employment Strategy Programs - provides innovative small and medium-sized enterprises with support to hire post-secondary graduates.