A new program to increase the competitiveness of Canadian companies, CanExport, was announced on January 5, 2016. It will provide up to $50 million over five years in direct financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking to develop new export opportunities, particularly in high-growth priority markets and sectors. For more information, visit the CanExport website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 1, 2016) – The Organization of Women in International Trade (“OWIT”) is pleased to announce that a team of dynamic and accomplished group of global women elected to serve on the 2016-17 OWIT Executive Committee assumed their roles January 1, 2016.  These Executive Committee members will lead the world’s premier organization for women and men who are focused on sharing global business knowledge and contacts, peer mentoring, professional development and entrepreneurship. More

Joy Nott, President & CEO, I.E.Canada (The Canadian Association of Importers & Exporters), is this year’s recipient of the JoAnna Townsend Excellence Award for Leadership in International Trade, presented at the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) – Toronto Annual Awards Gala.  (news release)

The Government of Canada announced a new export market development program which would provide a total of $50 million over five years in direct financial assistance to entrepreneurs seeking to export to emerging markets for the first time. News release

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 30, 2015) – The Organization of Women in International Trade (“OWIT”) is pleased to announce selection of Ms. Alma Farias as the 2014 Woman of the Year, Ms. Beatrice Kagondu as the 2014 Chapter Member of the Year, and OWIT-Ottawa as the 2014 Chapter of the Year. Read the news release

The Organization of Women in International Trade-Toronto (OWIT-Toronto) is pleased to announce that a dynamic and accomplished group of women were voted in this week as the 2015 Executive Committee of theToronto chapter of the world’s premier organization for women interested in doing business globally. (news release)

Alma Farias, owner of Trade Partners and Ontario Representative for TFO Canada, is this year’s recipient of the JoAnna Townsend Excellence Award for Leadership in International Trade, presented at the Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) – Toronto Annual Awards Gala.

Diana Pitsolis, President & CEO of Spongezz, clinched OWIT-Toronto’s Woman Exporter Award, which recognizes an Ontario woman entrepreneur who exports to more than one international market.

Winner of the Student of the Year Award is Laura McLeod who participated in the U.S. Commercial Service Internship Program at the U.S. Consulate General in Toronto in 2013 with consistently outstanding results.

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