Trade Commissioner Service — Canadian Technology Accelerators (CTA)

In plain language

Market-entry accelerators for Canadian tech scale-ups delivered through TCS offices abroad. No cash — the program value is structured mentorship, investor/customer introductions, and embedded time in target market. Requires a minimum viable product with measurable traction (revenue, users, or funding); life sciences firms need post-seed status with proof of concept. NL tech companies routinely use the Boston, NYC, and London CTAs given proximity and ocean-tech alignment. Companies fund their own travel — pair with canexport-smes (covers 50% of travel and market research) and canexport-innovation (R&D partnership costs) to make CTA economics work.

Who qualifies

What you'll have to report

Cohort milestone check-ins; go-to-market outcomes report (investor intros, pilots, customer signed).