CWGC — Canadian Women in Global Commerce

Trade delegations for Canadian businesswomen

Canada's women leaders, in the rooms where global deals are made.

A trade mission organization for senior Canadian businesswomen — opening markets, introductions and decision-makers abroad, one curated mission at a time.

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PROUDLY CANADIANWOMEN IN GLOBAL COMMERCE

Relationships across

  • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
  • Canada–Guyana Chamber of Commerce
  • Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry
  • Canadian embassy network

Is this you?

Built for women who already lead

Delegations are senior and deliberately selective, because every seat at the table has to carry weight — including yours.

A CWGC speaker presenting the Canadian Businesswomen Delegation to Guyana
Now accepting delegates

Guyana Trade Delegation 2027

Seven days in one of the world's fastest-growing economies, with your meetings arranged before you land. Every day you're not there, someone else is having those conversations.

Dates
Jan 23–30, 2027
Delegates
15–20
  • Targeted B2B meetings — Aligned with each delegate's sector interests.
  • Sector-specific networking — With Canadian and Guyanese leaders.
  • Senior-level access — To ministries, agencies and private-sector executives.
  • Brand showcase — Opportunities to present your company in both markets.
  • Visibility — Across delegation events, media and business programs.
  • On-the-ground insight — Into Guyana's economic landscape and investment climate.

What every mission delivers

  1. Qualified B2B meetings
  2. Government & private-sector access
  3. MOUs and LOIs
  4. International media profile
  5. A trusted peer network

What happens after you apply

From your goals to signed agreements

Access is the asset — we broker it. Here is exactly what we do with your application.

  1. 1

    Profile & objectives

    We map your company, sector and commercial goals — what you want to sell, source, invest in or partner on.

  2. 2

    Counterpart matching

    Pre-qualified Guyanese counterparts are identified through the Canadian embassy, the Chamber of Commerce, energy sector bodies and national industry organizations.

  3. 3

    Curated B2B meetings

    Seven days on the ground: scheduled meetings, sector briefings, site visits and senior-level pre-receptions.

  4. 4

    Follow-through & agreement support

    Introductions are carried forward into MOUs, LOIs and signed agreements, with continued support from the team.

On the ground

Where the conversations happen

Pre-Receptions, briefings and working dinners — the rooms where CWGC delegates meet the people they came to meet.

Five delegates posing at a CWGC mission briefing
A CWGC mission evening
Three delegates at a CWGC event
Delegates between sessions

Why go global

Women-owned firms are Canada's export engine

The growth is already happening. The difference is who you meet — which is why delegates go.

Annual revenue

$90B+

Generated each year by Canadian women-owned small enterprises

Source: WEKH, State of Women's Entrepreneurship in Canada

Employment

1M

Canadians employed by women-owned businesses

Source: WEKH / Diversity Institute

Untapped growth

$150B

Addable to Canada's GDP by advancing women's equality — a 6% lift

Source: McKinsey Global Institute; ISED

Every relationship built and every mentor brought in adds to the momentum.

Revenues at women-owned firms grew roughly four times the national average in 2023 — 6.4% against 1.7%.

Source: BDC research

Canada to the world

Your business, backed by Canada's trade network

When you go abroad with CWGC, you carry one of the widest trade networks of any economy with you.

1.5BConsumers reached with preferential access

The customer base Canadian businesses can reach on preferential terms — before you've picked a single market.

Source: Global Affairs Canada

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Femmes canadiennes dans le commerce mondial

Canadian-led, Canadian-owned, representing Canada abroad.

The Canadian standard

Your next step

Your seat, or your questions

Tell us what you want from a new market. Our Delegation Lead will reply personally — there's no obligation, and no payment is taken online.

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