Tag: Textiles

  • What’s on during summer ’23.

    What’s on during summer ’23.

    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 allow visitors and exhibitors a chance to make connections, find new products/services, and learn about trends in an industry. Below are a list of cross-Canada events scheduled…

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  • What’s on in November.

    What’s on in November.

    There are plenty of trade events scheduled across Canada next month, for sectors ranging from aerospace, technology, and human resources. Links and information to these events are below. iTech Conference – “Canada’s leading IT conference & exhibition” covers infrastructure, cloud, security, data centre virtualization, AI, and machine learning. There are two shows this month –…

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  • What’s on this summer.

    What’s on this summer.

    As we often say, trade events offer great opportunities to connect directly with target market insiders, while consumer shows are a chance to introduce a new product or service directly to an end user. Both can be effective ways of engaging with a new market. While COVID-19 played havoc with the traditional trade show schedule,…

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  • What you need to know about tariff engineering.

    What you need to know about tariff engineering.

    Apparel and textile companies may benefit from tariff engineering using new rules of origin from the USMCA. The concept and practice of tariff engineering has a long history that dates as far back as the late 1800s. Companies, in order to keep costs down on their imported goods, changed their sourcing process and modified their products…

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  • What’s on in September.

    What’s on in September.

    Trade events are a great way to learn about – and make connections in – a new market sector. And although it might still be summer, it’s the ideal time to plan your business activities for the fall. Below is a list of various (and primarily Canadian) market events scheduled for September. Some are in…

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  • Tariff engineering 101.

    Tariff engineering 101.

    Apparel and textile companies may benefit from tariff engineering using new rules of origin from the USMCA. The concept and practice of tariff engineering has a long history that dates as far back as the late 1800s. Companies, in order to keep costs down on their imported goods, changed their sourcing process and modified their…

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