International Trade committee  So far, our discussions have focused on SMEs, which certainly account for the large majority of businesses in Canada. When a business with 10 employees gets into the export business and the boss leaves for a week to check out the market in India, this person is away from the busi

International Trade committee  Of course. We will take any information available that you can share with us. We are quite active, and I'm on the federal government's website every day. Our last newsletter, published last week, featured the federal government's new page on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agr

International Trade committee  Half of the businesses that we support are just starting out. We provide them with tools. We listen to what they need, help them develop a strategy and put in place everything they need to start exporting their goods. You mentioned the Italian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and ot

International Trade committee  Have the services provided by the government benefited our clients? Yes, they have benefited some of them. Not everyone knows a trade commissioner. We talk to our clients about federal services to help them, such as support services, and some use those services. It is my understa

International Trade committee  No, that is a good overview of the situation.

International Trade committee  As Mrs. Fréchette explained, we work with exporters every day and will continue to do so. There could be a stronger link between our day-to-day work and the federal government. A search of the government's website will turn up tools. However, an entrepreneur does not have the

International Trade committee  We hear it, but we can also hear the simultaneous interpretation.