• Mark September, 2025 in your calendars.

    Mark September, 2025 in your calendars.

    With less than a year before its scheduled opening, now is a good time to look at what’s happening with the Gordie Howe International Bridge. First, some back story: traffic studies conducted at the turn of the century determined that the existing Canada-United States border crossing between the province of Ontario and the state of…

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  • CARM arrives next week.

    CARM arrives next week.

    We’ve posted multiple updates on CARM’s implementation, and now (after several delays) the CBSA’s modernization efforts are finally coming into full force. For background: The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) embarked on an Assessment and Revenue Management initiative (CARM) to relieve the ‘paper burden’ from importers and brokers and require importers to deal directly with…

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  • Spotlight: Canada’s mining industry.

    Spotlight: Canada’s mining industry.

    Now is a good time to take a look at the Canadian mining sector. Canada has one of the largest mining industries in the world, producing more than 60 metals and minerals from 200 mines and 6,500 sand, gravel, and stone quarries. It is a global leader in potash production and a top five global…

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  • What’s on January 2025.

    What’s on January 2025.

    Can you believe that we’re starting next year’s itinerary? We can’t – but here we are. Every month we present a list of trade (and consumer) events happening across Canada. We do this because they’re an excellent entry point into a new market; they give visitors and exhibitors a chance to make connections, find new…

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  • Tips for trade shows.

    Tips for trade shows.

    After the summer hiatus, trade show season is back on! There are plenty of trade events across Canada in the months ahead, covering various industries – security, technology, sustainability, electricity, consumer products, and more. (Visit our website to see the complete October, November, and December rosters.) We continually endorse these shows as great gateways into…

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  • Channel partners in Canada.

    Channel partners in Canada.

    Gartner defines a channel partner as “a company – such as a reseller, service provider, vendor, retailer or agent – that partners with another organization to market or sell their services, products or technologies.” Canada’s channel partner system supports its strong tech infrastructure via collaborations and relationships between technology vendors, distributors, resellers, and other intermediaries…

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