EENI Global Business School

Business in Canada, Toronto, Quebec



Canadian International Trade, Logistics and Economy, Aerospace, agribusiness

  1. Introduction to Canada
  2. Canadian Economy
    1. Canadian competitive advantages
  3. Case Study - Top Canadian industry sectors:
    1. Aerospace
    2. Agri-food
    3. Automotive
    4. Software
  4. Canadian International Trade
  5. Investment in Canada
  6. Business in Ontario - Toronto
  7. Business in Quebec
  8. Transport and Logistics
    1. Case Study: Asia-Pacific gateway and corridor initiative
  9. Access to the Canadian Market
  10. Business Plan for Canada

Canadian International Trade

Business in Canada, Toronto, Quebec, Canadian International Trade

The objectives of the subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Canada” are the following:

  1. To analyze the Canadian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
  2. To identify business opportunities in Canada
  3. To explore the Canadian trade relations with the student's country
  4. To know the Canadian Trade Agreements
  5. To examine the profile of Canadian Companies
  6. To develop a business plan for the Canadian Market

E-learning Course Master, International Business

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Canada” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Doctorate in International Business (DIB) Online

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Languages: Masters, Doctorate, International Business, English or Study Doctorate in International Business in French Canada Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Canada.

Online Students, Master in International Business and Foreign Trade

Canada, Masters, International Business Trade Masters adapted to Canadian Students.

  1. Credits of the Subject “Business, Trade and Transport in Canada”: 2 ECTS Credits

International Trade, Logistics and Business in Canada

Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement

  1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
    1. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
    2. Agreement on the Application of Sanitary Measures
    3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
    4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
    5. Agreement on Safeguards
    6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
  2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
    1. Kyoto Convention (Containers)
  3. BIC (Containers)
  4. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
  5. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  6. Customs Convention on Containers
  7. Istanbul Convention
  8. International Chamber of Shipping
  9. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport

Globalization and International Organizations

American Trade and Economic Organizations. Canada is a member of:

  1. Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
  2. Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC)
  3. Asian Development Bank

Global Organizations:

  1. OECD
  2. United Nations
  3. World Bank
  4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
  5. International Monetary Fund
  6. African Development Bank
  7. Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
  8. Regional Cooperation Council

  1. Canadian population: 35.7 million people
  2. Area of Canada: 9,984,670 km² (the world's second-largest country, the first is Russia)
  3. Canada shares its border with the United States
  4. Capital of Canada: Ottawa
  5. Business City: Toronto
  6. Canada has two official languages: English and French (Quebec and Montreal)
  7. Canada gained the independence from Britain in 1867. Since then the Queen is the Head of State
  8. Abolition of Slavery in Canada: (1834)
  9. African Diaspora in Canada: 0.8 million people (2,7% of Canadian population)

Main religion in Canada: Christianity:

  1. Catholicism (14 million)
  2. Protestants (9 million, 29% of Canadian population, Methodists)

Christianity and Global Business (Catholicism, Protestantism)

Canada belongs to the North American Economic Area (Western Civilization).


Canadian Economy.

  1. Canada is the top-ranked nation in the OCDE for both lowest number of procedures (2) and shortest duration for termination (3 days) to incorporate a business (WB)
  2. Canada is one of the safest countries to invest
  3. Business of Canada “Welfare Potential Index” ranks Canada first in the G-7
  4. Canada is the fifth-largest aerospace producer in the World
  5. Canada is the fourth-largest agricultural export producer in the World
  6. Canada is the third largest automotive products exporter
  7. Nine of the top ten chemical companies in the World have production facilities in Canada
  8. Canada is one of the five world leaders in biotechnology
  9. Canada ranks number one in the OECD in higher education
  10. Ontario Region (Toronto) is the Canadian economy engine (42% of the exports of Canadian products)
  11. Currency: the Canadian dollar (CAD)

Canadian Economy

International Trade and Business in Canada:
International Trade and Business in Quebec Canada

Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting)

Canadian International Trade.

  1. Canada is the largest trading partner of the United States (the United States generate more trade with Canada than with all the countries of the EU)
  2. Canadian largest trading partners are the United States, China, Mexico, Japan, and the EU
  3. Quebec and Ontario are closer to New York, Boston, and Chicago than many industrial cities in the United States
  4. The Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative is an association of public resources and private sector to take advantage of Canadian strategic location at the crossroads between the North American market and the Asian emerging economies
  5. The markets of the EU provides business opportunities for the exporters and importers of Canada.
    1. Top Canadian Exports to the EU: chemicals, machinery, international transport equipment, computer electronics products and minerals
    2. The EU represents the second-largest trade and investment partner of Canada
  6. The countries of the EFTA are also important economic partners for Canada. International Trade Canada-EFTA: $13.2 billion, including exports of $4.2 billion

Canadian Trade Agreements

Under the North American Free-Trade Agreement (USMCA/NAFTA 2.0), Canada has direct access to the North American markets, including Mexico and the United States (the largest trading partner of Canada).

Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement (FTA)




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