More years ago than I care to recall, I went to Canada for my honeymoon. My bride and I visited Montreal and Quebec, and found them to be charming and lively cities. We visited Toronto several times in the ensuing years and loved its nightlife, world-class skyline, and friendliness -- it was like New York with friendly cabbies. Canada has a lot to offer anyone, but especially international traders. It's the largest trading partner of the United States, and one of the largest economies in the world.

Here are a few sites to help you get started in trade with Canada.

• Strategis at strategis.ic.gc.ca. This Canadian government site is an excellent gateway to the Canadian market. With links to news, directories of Canadian companies, how-to guides to such things as e-commerce, researching markets, and financing, plus an events calendar, statistics, and much more.
• The Canadian Embassy in Washington's Business Resources at www.canadianembassy.org/reference/business-e.asp page has detailed information on 32,000 Canadian companies, plus dozens of other links to directories, government sites, business guides, banks, and more.

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