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Training Programs
Global Affairs Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service: State of Trade 2025
Canada’s State of Trade 2025, released earlier in the summer, highlights the central role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in shaping the country’s trade landscape. The report provides insight into how SMEs are engaging in international markets while outlining the challenges they face and the opportunities ahead. Additionally, Canada's export profile is becoming increasingly diverse, exemplified by women-owned firms that have more than doubled their export participation since 2011. Read the report here.
Canada Post and UPS: Resources for Businesses Affected by the Suspension of De Minimis
On August 29, the US eliminated its “de minimis” exemption, which allowed goods valued under $800 USD to enter the country duty free. All shipments, regardless of their value, must now have duties prepaid before crossing the border. However, qualifying goods under CUSMA will continue to be exempt.
Canada Post and UPS are offering updates and online resources to support businesses affected by these new requirements.
MEDJCT is launching a new free exporter information series which will cover key topics for Ontario businesses interested in establishing or expanding their global presence. Join select speakers and subject matter experts to learn how to translate global challenges into growth opportunities.
The next webinar, Nearshoring & Supply Chain Realignment, will be held on October 23 and will explore how nearshoring and supply chain adaptation can help Ontario businesses navigate global trade uncertainty. Learn more and register here.
EDC-FITT Learning Centre – International trade training, resources, and credentials
The EDC-FITT Learning Centre provides international trade training, resources and credentials for OWIT-Toronto and OWIT members. The FITTskills international business training program is provided through online courses and workshops and access to international trade credentials including the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP®|FIBP®) designation endorsed by the World Trade Centers Association and validated as the standard of excellence for global business practitioners world-wide.
It is designed to build and enhance women’s global business skills, expertise and knowledge; and to empower women in global markets with the know-how they need to successfully access global markets, advancing profitable competition.
These online courses and workshops are exclusively available
at a 40% discount for OWIT-Toronto or OWIT members
from July 2022 to July 2023.
To access the 40% discount for the online courses and workshops,
contact OWIT-Toronto at info@owit-toronto.ca for a promo code
and register at https://bit.ly/3OzuLrI.
Non-OWIT members looking to take advantage of this robust training offer, can sign up at OWIT-Toronto or contact info@owit-toronto.ca to be part of a dynamic world-wide organization advancing women in international trade.
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