Government role in international business
Trade Missions
Junior Team Canada meets with international businesses, gather culture, business information and contacts
Visited Ecuador and Panama in 2009, mission focused on agriculture, rural development and social responsibility
Trade missions provides businesses with opportunity to meet potential customers, suppliers or key contacts, also to gather market intelligence
Team Canada visited Libya on an oil and gas mission and South Africa on an electricity mission
The group goes on missions and visits countries/regions and focuses on specific industries
Promotes international business
Organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs
Trade Offices
Help canadian businesses export products
Trade offices help Canadian business exports products, invest outside of Canada
Acts Foreign hub
Canadian government has trade in over 150 cities worldwide
Embassies
There are canadian embassie located in the USA,mexico and japan
Services are available 24 hours a day, in 260 offices located in 150 countries
Services include: Help locate missing persons, passport services, taxes, social services, property and estate management and claims against foreign states (include corporations)
located in capital cities of other countries that provide services and assistance to locals and Canadian citizens abroad
Laws and Regulations
Single online applications
Employer must follow safety standards
Immigration Laws
Countries have different methods of setting up a business
Register with the Canadian Revenue agency (CRA) to start a business
You will receive:
payroll deduction information
import/export account
corporate income tax account
GST/HST number
A registration number
Change over time and vary for different countries
Government regulations ensure that a worker is paid minimum wage and only work limited hours
