GovMoney handles your CanExport SMEs application end to end: eligibility, drafting, submission, and claims. No win, no fee.
The program is precise. If you're outside these lines, we'll tell you on the call and point you to the right program.
Three categories cover the vast majority of approved budgets. Salaries, capital equipment, and shipping are out of scope.
Economy airfare, ground transit (incl. personal-vehicle fuel/parking, newly eligible), per diems, trade-show booths, registration, and B2B matchmaking platforms.
Creation and adaptation of marketing material, website and video localization, interpretation, and contractual-agreement drafting (Category E, newly eligible in FY 2026-27).
Specialized legal, tax, and regulatory fees, market research, feasibility studies, IP protection in the target market, and required regulatory certifications.
A market qualifies as new if your prior sales are under $100,000 and under 10% of total revenue over the past 24 months. Six regions where Canadian SMEs win CanExport approvals most often.
Largest single CanExport destination. ~$3.1M earmarked for US-focused projects in FY 2026-27. US-targeted files now reviewed on a ~90-business-day track.
Strong demand for Canadian SaaS, cleantech, and life sciences. English-fluent, visa-light, and used to trade-show-led procurement cycles.
USMCA + CPTPP coverage gives Canadian exporters duty advantages. Brazil now counts as a single market (sub-national segmentation removed for FY 2026-27).
High-trust buying environments. Strong fit for Canadian advanced manufacturing, AI, and clean technology. Long sales cycles, premium price tolerance.
India also counts as a single market under FY 2026-27 rules. Fastest-growing addressable buyer base for Canadian software, fintech, and ed-tech firms.
Sovereign-wealth-backed buying for tech, cleantech, and defence-adjacent capabilities. Procurement budgets in USD, payment terms shorter than EU norms.
CanExport reimburses 50% of eligible expenses, capped at $50,000 per project. Here's what that looks like for a Canadian industrial-automation company entering Germany via Hannover Messe.
Illustrative scenario. Eligible amounts depend on category caps, per diem rules, and TCS adjudication. Categories shown match the FY 2026-27 applicants' guide (A travel, B events, C marketing material, D translation, E contracts, F professional fees, G research, H IP).
You stay in your business. We handle every TCS interaction, every form, every claim.
We confirm fit in a 30-minute call.
We scope your target markets and budget.
We write the application, you review.
We manage every claim through to payout.
The gap isn't effort. It's framing: target market scoped too broadly, expense categories miscoded, financial attestations missing. We catch those before submission.
You only pay when CanExport approves and funds your application. If we don't think you'll win, we'll tell you on the 30-minute call.
No retainer. No hourly billing. No surprise invoices. You pay 20% of whatever CanExport pays you, and only after the funds land in your account.
We'll confirm fit, walk through your target markets, and tell you what the application timeline looks like for your business. No pitch.
We need two weeks minimum to put together a defensible file. The earlier you submit, the faster TCS reviews it and the more likely the envelope still has funds.
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