Meet Kevin Pettersen: Export Advisor for the Cariboo
For Kevin, the path to becoming an Export Advisor with Export Navigator is a story of “the mentee becomes the mentor.” As an B.C. exporter himself, he...
7 Risk Management Tools for Your Export Business
Exporting can offer B.C. businesses an excellent opportunity to grow, selling services and products around the world. With global markets more connected than ever, the potential for...
Why Country of Origin Matters for Your Export Business
When you’re exporting products across borders, there are many factors to manage, including shipping, market entry, tariffs and compliance. One factor that can be overlooked but plays...
How CPTPP Can Help Your Business Grow in Asia
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a free trade agreement between Canada and 10 Asian-Pacific countries. Together, these countries represent 15.6% of global...
5 Tips for Creating Your Market Entry Strategy
Making the decision to begin exporting is an exciting milestone for any business. That said, a great deal of planning is required to ensure that your exporting...
How Tariffs Impact International Trade
Note: This post was updated in April 2025 to reflect the changing tariff environment in Canada. It’s difficult to imagine a world without imported goods. Many of...
Meet Jason Seed: Export Advisor for Victoria
Every business owner’s success story is shared by those who have supported them along the way. For Jason Seed, export advisor for Victoria, one of his favourite...
5 Ways Free Trade Agreements Make Exporting Easier
Free trade agreements are the unsung heroes of exporting. By definition, free trade agreements (or FTAs) are treaties between two or more nations that form free trade...