AMTonline: Canada

Canada represents significant market opportunities for manufacturing technology equipment builders. This Guide on the Canada market contains information on cultural barriers, a competitive market analysis, a machine tool market overview, and tips on how to overcome obstacles and manage the market.

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Canada Executive Summary
Manufacturing Technology Market in Canada
End-User Industries in Canada
Selling Your Product in Canada
Canada Trade Agreements & Tariffs
Canada Economic Data
Resources & Contacts for Doing Business in Canada

25 March 2010

Canada Aerospace Product & Parts Market Data

(Next Update Date: March, 2011)
Includes Canada's exports and imports of airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight not exceeding 2,000 kg (HS 880220), airplanes and other aircraft, of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000 kg (HS 880240), propellers and rotors and parts there of (HS 880310) and other parts of airplanes or helicopters (HS 880390) by commodity and country from 2001 - 2009. (more)

26 March 2010

Canada Agriculture, Construction & Mining Machinery Market Data

(Next Update Date: March, 2011)
Includes Canada's exports and imports of pulley tackle and hoists, powered by electric motor (HS 842511), other jack and hoists of a kind used for raising vehicles, hydraulic (HS 842542), overhead traveling cranes on fixed support (HS 842611), mobile lifting frames on tyres and straddle carriers (HS 842612), tower cranes (HS 842620), self-propelled bulldozers and angledozers, track laying (HS 842911), self-propelled graders and levelers (HS 842920), self-propelled scrapers (HS 842930), self-propelled tamping machines and road rollers (HS 842940), front-end shovel loaders, self-propelled (HS 842951), machinery with 360degrees revolving superstructure (HS 842952), tamping or compacting machinery, not self-propelled (HS 843061), machinery for public works, building or the like (HS 847910), track-laying tractors (HS 870130), other tractors suitable for agricultural use (HS 870190) and rangefinders (HS 901510) by commodity and country from 2001 - 2009. (more)

07 October 2008

Canada Cutting Tool Market Data

(Created: October, 2008; Next Update Date: As Requested)
Includes import and export values of tools for drilling, turning, milling, tapping, threading, boring, or broaching from 2000 - 2007. (more)

16 March 2011

Canada Domain Name Registrars

Contains contact information for domain name registrars for web marketing in Canada. (more)

12 June 2009

Canada Executive Summary

(Last Modified: June, 2009; Next Update Date: June, 2010)
A brief overview of the market in Canada; includes general information, political structure, travel tips, and links to additional sources. Canada's leading economic indicators contains gross domestic product, inflation, foreign exchange reserves, foreign direct investment, debt service as a percent of exports, government deficit, unemployment rate, population, exchange rate, exports and imports of goods and services, and trade balance. (more)

08 March 2010

Canada Household Appliances Manufacturing Market Data

(Next Update Date: March, 2011)
Includes Canada's exports and imports of refrigerator and freezer combinations, fitted with separate external doors (HS 841810), refrigerators, household (HS 841821 – 29), freezers, chest type (HS 841830), freezers, upright type (HS 841840), liquid chilling units and equipment (HS 841869), parts of refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps (HS 841899), clothes dryers, centrifugal (HS 842112), dishwashing machines, household (HS 842211), dishwashing machines, commercial (HS 842219), washing machines, household or laundry type (HS 845019 – 20), and other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers, roasters (HS 851660) by commodity and country from 2001 - 2009. (more)

03 September 2010

Canada Machine Tool Industry Statistics

(Next Update Date: August, 2011)
Contains an overview of Canadian machine tool production, imports, exports, and consumption from 1988 to 2009. Also includes imports and exports by type of machine and trade by country. (more)

23 March 2010

Canada Motor Vehicle Engine Market Data

(Next Update Date: March, 2011)
Includes Canada's exports and imports of other vehicles, spark-ignition engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,000 cc (HS 870321), exceeding 1,000 cc but not exceeding 1,500 cc (HS 870322), exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc (HS 870323), and exceeding 3,000 cc (HS 870324) manufacturing by commodity and country from 2001 - 2009. (more)

16 June 2009

Canada Power Generation Manufacturing Market Data

(Next Update Date: As Needed/Requested)
Includes Canada's exports and imports of nuclear reactors (HS 8401), steam generating boilers (HS 8402), central heat boilers (HS 8403), auxiliary plants for use with boilers (HS 8404), producer gas and acetylene gas generators (HS 8405), steam turbines and other vapor turbines (HS 8406), hydraulic turbines, water wheels and regulators (HS 8410) and turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines (HS 8411) by commodity and country from 2001 - 2008. (more)

26 March 2008

Canada Quick Links to Agencies and Contacts

(Last Modified: March 26, 2008; Next Update Date: As Needed/Requested)
Contains links to Canadian government agencies, trade associations, newspapers, journals, periodicals, and non-government organizations. (more)

17 March 2011

Canada Tariffs by HS Code

Includes information on Canada's tariffs for importing manufacturing equipment by 6, 8, or 10 digit HS code. (more)

01 June 2010

Canada Temporary Workers and Work Permits

The increased difficulties in the formalities related to sending personnel, tools and instrumentation, to Canada to perform service activities is connected with the general economic slowdown and increased unemployment under which Canadian border authorities are probably scrutinizing more thoroughly all such entries. (more)

17 March 2010