Export Assistance
British Columbia, Canada outreach
The Center for Economic Vitality is leveraging existing relationships in British Columbia and Canada to support export trade.
Interesting exporting facts about Canada:
Canada is and has historically been the United States' largest export market according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.
In 2010, Washington state's non aerospace, non agricultural exports to Canada were $6.4 billion, more that 25% of the total according to Washington State Department of Commerce.
On March 13, 2009 one Canadian dollar bought you U.S. 80 cents. On March 13, 2011, one Canadian dollar bought you $1.03. Put another way: The purchasing power of the Canadian dollar has increased by almost 30% over the past two years according to Oanda.com.