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Export Market Diversification (EMD)

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Export Market Investigation (EMI)

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Export Market Adaptation (EMA)

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Member attendance at CPI led/initiated seminars abroad;

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Member attendance at trade shows in which CPI has a booth;

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Members representing CPI at an international trade show;

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Member attendance at table top or solo shows organized by the Canadian Government.

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Not to exceed $10,000 per project per company. CPI will collect a 10% processing fee per project claim (minimum $200 per claim).

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Per diems will be allocated to cover daily expenses (meals, hotel accommodation, local or in-city transportation, such as taxis, bus, rentals, etc.) All hotel invoices should state the name of the traveller(s). Per diems allocated are:

 

- Outside Canada (EMD and EMI) : $200/day/person*
* Foreign representatives of CPI members are not eligible

 

- In Canada (EMA): $100/day/person**
** Canadians and foreign representatives of CPI members are not eligible

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Domestic flights and hotel invoices/per diems within Canada will not be reimbursed for CPI member representatives.

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The lowest economy airfare and out-of-city air transportation will be reimbursed at 50% (original receipts required). A copy of hotel bills is required to verify the trip took place.

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The program does not reimburse GST/HST, additional fees for additional luggage, fees for seat selection or travel insurance.

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Expenses from foreign representatives of CPI members are not eligible (staff based outside Canada).

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Visiting countries other than the one where the trade show and/or CPI seminar took place will be eligible but hotel bills are required to calculate per diem allocation.

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Under the terms and conditions of the AgriMarketing program, only the lowest economy fare (Flex) can be reimbursed. No Business Class fare is eligible for reimbursement. The maximum for reimbursement is as follows:

 

- East-Asia (Japan, China and South Korea) - $3,000

 

- Russia - $2,500

 

- European Union - $2,000

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For other destinations, CPI will look at the Air Canada Flex fares to determine if the travel claim is reasonable.

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More than one identical trip to a market is not eligible per fiscal year for EMI projects (i.e. visiting the same client in more than one occasion). Exceptions could be made if the applicant can demonstrate to the Approval Committee that more than one trip is required to develop a new business.

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A participation fee will be charged for each trade show that will vary between $500 and $3,000. The cost of individual company semi-private booth will be in addition. The participation fee for CPI seminars taking place on the same trip are $500 per company.

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Participating companies will be invoiced at least one month prior to the event (trade show or seminar). Payment must be received before the event takes place in order to be allowed to participate.

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Funding will not be available to CPI members applying for travel assistance at the time of a show where CPI has a booth if the member is not participating in the booth.

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Submission of a report is mandatory and must be completed using the form provided by CPI.

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The report must be completed using a word processor; no hand-written reports will be accepted.

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For EMD projects, a EMI report must be completed for each country visited during the same trip when visiting countries other than the one where the trade show and/or CPI seminar took place, in addition to the EMD report.