LibGuides: Business Statistics: Canadian trade

Types of Trade Data Available in Canada - overview from BC STATS, with links to some data sources

Key sources of Canadian trade info

Canada and the World Statistics Hub
Statistics Canada. "This product illustrates the nature and the extent of Canada's economic and financial relationship with the world using interactive graphs and tables."
Trade Data Online (TDO)
Industry Canada. Search by product or industry. Generate graphs and/or reports with one or more years of statistics.
Trade Profiles
Library of Parliament, Canada. Brief 4- to 5-page summaries of Canadian (and provincial) trade in goods and services, and foreign investment activity, with selected countries.
Country Trade Profiles
BC STATS. 2-page summaries of BC's trade with selected countries.

International Trade
List of Statistics Canada sources.
Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database
Statistics Canada. Exports, Imports, and Re-Exports. For provinces, US states and countries. By quantity, dollar value, % change, and market share. To 6-digit HS code.
International Merchandise Trade Data, by Commodity Classification
Statistics Canada. Annual. As above, but Import data to 10-digit HS code and Export data to 8-digit HS code. Must download from ODESI data service.
*This is the most detailed data available
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There are separate files for imports and exports each year.
From November 2007 to April 2008, this product was entitled World Trade Atlas - Canada Edition.
Before November 2007, it was known as: Canadian Trade Data and Canadian International Trade.

It is much harder to locate trade statistics for services than for goods.

Canada's Services Trade With the World
High-level summary charts from the Library of Parliament.
Services Imports
Statistics Canada. Link to relevant CANSIM tables and publications.
Services Exports
Statistics Canada. Link to relevant CANSIM tables and publications.

Canadian Importers Database
Industry Canada. Search for major importing companies by product (to 6-digit HS code level), Canadian city, and country of origin. Lists only companies which collectively account for 80% of Canadian imports for a specific product or city.
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The Canadian Importers Database can also be downloaded at the more detailed HS10 level in spreadsheet format from Canada's Open Data Portal. As of November 1, 2019, the most recent edition available was 2017.

All of the sources in the 'Canadian Trade in Goods' box (see above) can be searched at the provincial level, as well.

BC Trade (Exports and Imports)
BC STATS. List of resources available from BC STATS, with links to other useful sources. Includes monthly Exports publication. See also the drop-down menu for links to annual supplements: Market Share of US Imports, Exports by Province, and Overall Summary. All available in PDF or CSV format.
BC Trade and Investment Profile
7-page report on BC's international trade from the Library of Parliament. Primarily charts.