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EDC Trade Impact Program

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EDC Trade Impact Program offers funding that varies by project. EDC's Trade Impact Program is a two-year campaign (March 2025 to approximately March 2027) giving EDC $5 billion in additional capacity across four existing commercial products: Portfolio Credit Insurance, Export Guarantee Program, Trade Expansion Lending Program, and Foreign Exchange Facility Guarantee. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
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Program Description

EDC's Trade Impact Program is a two-year campaign (March 2025 to approximately March 2027) giving EDC $5 billion in additional capacity across four existing commercial products: Portfolio Credit Insurance, Export Guarantee Program, Trade Expansion Lending Program, and Foreign Exchange Facility Guarantee. All products are commercial financial services where exporters pay premiums or fees — none of the funding is non-repayable.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be a Canadian exporter or a company that directly supplies Canadian exporters
  • Must have active or planned export activity — a direct exporter, a supplier to Canadian exporters, or a future/planned exporter — with no company size or stage requirement
  • Eligible for one or more of: Portfolio Credit Insurance, Export Guarantee Program, Trade Expansion Lending, or FX Facility Guarantee
  • All products are commercial financial services (fees/premiums apply) — not non-repayable grants
  • Program runs from March 2025 to approximately March 2027
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  • No export activity and no credible export plan — program is exclusively for exporters and export suppliers
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Application Steps

1 Create a free MyEDC account at my.edc.ca

Required Documents 8

✓ MyEDC account registration (free online)
✓ Company financial statements (recent 1-2 fiscal years)

Eligible Expenses 5

Ineligible Expenses 5

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CanExport SMEs (ID 6) BDC Tariff Response Loans IRAP (ID 3) SR&ED Tax Credit (ID 4) FedDev / ACOA / PrairiesCan RDA programs Provincial export programs (Ontario Global, BC Export Navigator)
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How EDC Trade Impact Program Compares

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this a grant or a commercial service?
All EDC TIP products are commercial services with premiums/fees — no non-repayable funding. Portfolio Credit Insurance charges 0.3–1.5% of your export receivables; EGP guarantees up to $25M to your bank. Not a grant.
Can I stack this with CanExport SMEs?
Yes — CanExport pays up to $99,900 non-repayable for market diversification; EDC TIP insures the resulting export receivables. EDC products don't count toward government assistance caps, so stacking is allowed.
What's the #1 reason applications get rejected?
No active export activity or no credible export plan. EDC requires proof of current or planned exports — this is exclusively for exporters and export suppliers.
How long does application take?
Lighter than a grant application — this is commercial underwriting, not a competition. You supply company financials, foreign buyer details and export records, then EDC runs a credit assessment. EDC's standard products (ID 29) are available permanently.
Do I need a bank relationship?
Yes — required for EGP and TELP guarantee products. You must have an existing relationship with a financial institution to apply for these EDC TIP products.

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