Interesting Links
 

Sectorial Sites
Phone Books and Directories

Standardization and System registration
Business Development
Information on Public Markets
Calls for Tenders (partial list)

 
Sectorial Sites
Cognitum forestier
Network supported by the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec (MRNF), its mission is to put in common the strenghts of research organizations, universities and technology transfer centers that are in direct link with industrialists and stakeholders in Quebec's forest industry.

Régie du bâtiment du Québec
The Régie is responsible for the elaboration and update of the Building Code and Safety Code, and the appropriate regulations, and the licenses attributed to contractors and owner-builders.  It exercises supervision on construction work and monitors the financial guarantees associated with new residential buildings.

Publications related to wood transformation
The Québec's Natural resources, Wildlife and Parks Ministry site presents documents edited by the Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ). In French only.

Other sites of interest for the metal sector: 
  
Phone Books and Directories
Europages, the European Business Directory
Directory with over 500,000 companies cross-referenced in over 30 European countries.

Yellow-Pages
Worldwide Yellow Pages

Régie du bâtiment du Québec
Listing of Québec's contractors.

Strategis
Industry Canada's business information site.

ThomasNet
US Business directory

 
Standardization and System registration
Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ)
Offers services of standards development, certification, system registration and assessment of laboratories.

ISO's Central Secretariat
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 147 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.

Quality Digest
Your source for quality news, tips, techniques, provocative articles and the home of a searchable ISO 9000 and QS-9000 registered company database.

 
Business Development
Ministère du Développement économique, Innovation et Exportation
which includes these sectors: Industry and Commerce, Research Science and Technology, Region and Tourisme.

Portail gouvernemental de services aux entreprises
Site for entrepreneurs and business people.  Easy access to informational and transactional services of about fifty six (56) Québec departments and agencies. In French only.

CRIQ-Exportation
The Centre de Recherche Industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) offers a group of value added services leading manufacturing companies' exporting projects to success.  Among these services, joined together under the name CRIQ-EXPORTATION, there is "Standards Assessment Report", "Product Certification ", etc.

Capital Region World Trade Center
Is one of over 300 World Trade Centers located in approximately 100 countries around the world.  It is located in the state of New-York.  The Capital Region World Trade Center is a non-profit, membership-based organization that assists businesses to be competitive in the global marketplace.

World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara
World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara (WTCBN) is an international business development organization committed to helping companies trade by providing consulting services, education and training, and worldwide membership affiliation. For companies in the Greater Buffalo Niagara region, both American and Canadian.

 

Corporation des approvisionneurs du Québec (CAQ) - District de Montréal
The Montréal district of the Corporation des approvisionneurs du Québec (CAQ) is a preferred entry point in a vast network of purchasing professionnals. This website is a reference that can help to learn all there is to know about the purchasing profession and the world of purchasing and supply management. You can also learn about the activities and services offered by the district. Its members mission is to actively contribute to the success and the development of their business.

 
Québec Association of Export Trading Houses (AMCEQ)
Trading Houses have a very important role as to help companies of the Province of Québec increase their presence on the international scene.

InfoExport
The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service.

Centre Local de Développement of Domaine-du-Roy
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region.  Link exchange.

Centre Local de Développement of la Mitis
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region.  Link exchange.

FedStats
US Federal Government statistics.

Investissement Québec - Investing in Québec
Québec: a strategic location for international firms poised to conquer North American markets.  Discover what Québec has to offer.

Statistics Canada
Official source for Canadian social and economic statistics and products.

U.S. Census Bureau
US statistics on commerce.

  
Information on Public Markets
Acquisitions Québec
The Québec government's list of regrouped purchase of goods and services. (in French)

Conseil du Trésor/Public markets
Québec's governmental purchase services, including the public health networks, education, municipalities, municipal organizations and Crown corporations (in French)

Contracts Canada
A comprehensive resource for federal government purchasing information.

Department of Foreign Affaires and International Trade

Sell to the US Government.
  
Calls for Tenders (partial list)
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec calls for tenders (in French).

MERX
Canada's Official Electronic Tendering Service.

SÉAO et Constructo.ca
Official Electronic Tendering System of the Québec government.
Calls for tenders, potential bidders, deposited tenders and granted contracts of the construction sector.

SourceCAN
SourceCAN works for Canadian companies by finding valid business opportunities for that they can bid on.  Those opportunities come from over 44 different sources: federal, provincial and international.  Canadian companies are able to register and set up a profile with SourceCAN for free. The business opportunities are sent to the client via email.
 
 
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