{"id":4044,"date":"2019-01-17T09:29:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T14:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2019-04-06T03:20:06","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T07:20:06","slug":"canada-letter-of-credit-transactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/index.php\/2019\/01\/17\/canada-letter-of-credit-transactions\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Letter of Credit Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada, second largest country in the world in area (after Russia), occupying roughly the northern two-fifths of the continent of North America.(1)<\/p>\n<p>Canada borders with the United States as well as a long maritime boundary with Denmark, at the autonomous island country of Greenland, and a short maritime border with France, at the overseas islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.(2)<\/p>\n<p>Canada is one of the leading exporters of agricultural and non-agricultural commodities such as crude and refined petroleum, gold, lumber, aluminum, paper, wheat, colza seeds and oil, dried legumes etc.<\/p>\n<p>Canada is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).(3)<\/p>\n<p>On this page you can find brief information in regards to Canada economy, key points of its international trade, banks in Canada and letter of credit usage tips specific to Canada.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-international-trade-statistics.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4049 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-international-trade-statistics.png\" alt=\"overview of brazil international trade\" width=\"655\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-international-trade-statistics.png 655w, https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-international-trade-statistics-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-international-trade-statistics-635x420.png 635w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Canada Exports at a Glance:<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As of 2017 Canada is the 12th biggest exporting country in the world. Canada\u2019s 2017 exports declared as 420 billion US dollars in value.<\/p>\n<p>Breakdown of Canada&#8217;s total exports by main commodity groups are: agricultural products %16.2, fuels and mining products %22.3, manufactures %52.5.<\/p>\n<p>The most significant export destinations of Canada are United States of America %76, European Union %7.5,\u00a0China %4.3, Japan %2.2 and Mexico %1.4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Top Exported Products of Canada (2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"postbox-container-1\" class=\"postbox-container\">\n<div id=\"side-sortables\" class=\"meta-box-sortables ui-sortable\">\n<div id=\"submitdiv\" class=\"postbox \">\n<div class=\"inside\">\n<div id=\"submitpost\" class=\"submitbox\">\n<div><div class='jtrt_table_MotherShipContainer'><div class='jtTableContainer jtrespo-scroll highlightRows ' ><div class='jtsettingcontainer' style='display:none;position:absolute;left:-9999px;'><textarea data-jtrt-table-id='4055' 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These data show us that Canada is one of the most export oriented nations in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 2 : Canada Export of goods and services (percent of GDP) ( Source : IMF)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-export-gdp.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4062\" src=\"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-export-gdp-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"Canada Export of goods and services (percent of GDP)\" width=\"400\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-export-gdp-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-export-gdp-434x420.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/canada-export-gdp.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Figure 2<\/em> shows Canada&#8217;s export of goods and services percent of GDP between 2005-2012. Canada exports \/ Canada GDP will be as follows for the corresponding years:<\/p>\n<p>2005 : 38,1%<br \/>\n2006 : 36,6%<br \/>\n2007 : 35,2%<br \/>\n2008 : 35,7%<br \/>\n2009 : 29,3%<br \/>\n2010 : 29,8%<br \/>\n2011 : 31,5%<br \/>\n2012 : 30,1%<\/p>\n<p>Canada&#8217;s exports had been higher than its imports since the beginning of last global economic crises.<\/p>\n<p>In year 2007 and 2008 Canada had a trade surpluses of 45.594,50 million USD and 43.669,60 million USD, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In year 2009 and 2010 trade surpluses turned into trade deficits.<\/p>\n<p>In year 2009 and 2010 Canada had a trade deficits of 6.773,40 million USD and 9.703,30 million USD, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In 2011 Canada exports and imports were almost equal so there was no significant trade surpluses or deficits.<\/p>\n<p>But in year 2012 Canada trade deficit climbed to 12.016,30 million USD.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Figure 3: Canada Trade Balance (million USD)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4067\" src=\"http:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/export-import-canada.jpg\" alt=\"Canada Trade Balance (million USD)\" width=\"638\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/export-import-canada.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.letterofcredit.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/export-import-canada-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Banks in Canada<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.td.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto Dominion Bank:<\/a> Banque Toronto Dominion, or Toronto-Dominion Bank, was founded in 1955. It is commonly known as TD and it has 11 million clients in over 1,150 branches in Canada alone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assets:<\/strong> 862 billion USD <strong>SWIFT Code:<\/strong> TDOMCATT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Bank of Canada:<\/a> The Banque Royale du Canada, or Royal Bank of Canada, was established in 1864 in Halifax. Its corporate headquarters are in Montreal, while the operational head office is in Toronto. It has 1,209 branches in Canada, 439 in six southeast states in the US and 127 in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assets:<\/strong> 860 billion USD <strong>SWIFT Code:<\/strong> ROYCCAT2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotiabank.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scotiabank (The Bank of Nova Scotia):<\/a> Banque de la Nouvelle Ecosse, or the Bank of Nova Scotia, is commonly called the Scotiabank. It was established in 1832 in Halifax after the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia incorporated it. In 1900, it moved its headquarters to Toronto. It markets itself as Canada\u2019s international bank because of its acquisitions in the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and India. It has a presence in 55 countries around the world, serving over 19 million clients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assets:<\/strong> 743 billion USD <strong>SWIFT Code:<\/strong> NOSCCATT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bank of Montreal:<\/a> Banque de Montreal, or Bank of Montreal, is the oldest bank in Canada. It was formed in 1817 in Montreal. It is known as the BMO and it serves seven million clients over its network of 900 branches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assets:<\/strong> 538 billion USD <strong>SWIFT Code:<\/strong> BOFMCAT2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cibc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce:<\/a> Banque Canadienne Imperiale de Commerce, or Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, was formed in 1961 in Toronto. It is commonly known as CIBC. It has a presence not only in Canada, but also in the United States, the United Kingdom, Asia and the Caribbean. In 2012, Bloomberg named the bank as the strongest in North America and the third strongest in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Assets:<\/strong> 353 billion USD <strong>SWIFT Code:<\/strong> CIBCUS33<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Bank of Canada:<\/a> Banque Nationale du Canada, or the National Bank of Canada, was established in 1859 in Montreal. It is the leading bank in the Quebec region and is considered to be one of the strongest banks in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Assets : 156 billion USD SWIFT Code: BNDCCAMM<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Letter of Credit Usage Tips Specific to Canada:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tips to the Importers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada\u00a0has abundant and diversified energy and mineral resources, is world\u2019s fifth largest oil and gas producer, has a very robust banking sector and excellent business climate.<\/li>\n<li>Working with Canadian exporters should not possess any significant risk factors for the importers.<\/li>\n<li>Canada is exporting huge amounts of commodities, which usually require triangle trade and transferable letters of credit on the payment side.<\/li>\n<li>Transferable letters of credit covering commodity trade are one of the most complicated and risk inherited types of letters of credit.<\/li>\n<li>Try to establish a simple and well defined letter of credit in order to complete the transaction smoothly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips to the Exporters:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Canada has a low political and credit risks, a very robust banking sector and an excellent business climate.<\/li>\n<li>As a result accepting a letter of credit issued by a Canadian bank should not inherit mush risks. 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