Where innovation and women's leadership meet global opportunity.
Canadian Women in Global Commerce connects Canadian business leaders with international markets, partners and decision-makers, through curated trade missions built for commercial outcomes.
Relationships across
- Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Canada–Guyana Chamber of Commerce
- Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Canadian embassy network
Our purpose
Canada has the businesses. We broker the access.
Canadian women own and lead firms that are export-ready — in finance, energy services, construction, technology, education, health and professional services. What too often stands between them and international growth is not capability, but access to the right rooms.
CWGC exists to close that gap. We select high-growth markets, build relationships with the institutions that shape them, and lead curated delegations of senior Canadian women into pre-arranged, outcome-focused meetings.
- Founded to
- Open international markets to Canada's women business leaders
- Format
- Senior, curated trade missions and briefings
- Leadership
- 9 leaders across finance, banking, trade and media
Our mission
CWGC opens doors for Canadian women leaders in fast-growing markets, turning relationships into international growth.
Our vision
A Canada where women leaders are at the table wherever global trade is shaped.
Our impact
We turn introductions into partnerships, contracts and export growth by connecting Canadian women directly with the decision-makers who can say yes.
The Canadian standard
We don't just open markets. We represent Canada in them.
Abroad, a Canadian name opens doors. CWGC delegations are built to honour that reputation — and to put Canada's women leaders at the front of it.
- Trust
- Canadian firms are welcomed as reliable, long-term partners. Every CWGC delegate carries that reputation into the room.
- Rule of law
- Transparent contracts, sound governance and ethical practice are the baseline of every introduction we make.
- Diversity
- Our delegations reflect Canada itself — women leaders of many backgrounds, with relationships in the markets we enter.
- Delivery
- Canadian expertise in finance, energy, infrastructure, education and technology is built to execute, not just to pitch.
The team
When women are in the room where decisions are made, everyone does better — our businesses, our communities, our country. My job is to make sure Canadian women aren't waiting for an invitation. We're building the table, and we're bringing our seat with us.
Over 20 years in management, governance and operations, including organizations responsible for more than CAD $800 million in assets under management. She leads a council of nine spanning finance, banking, trade, learning and media.
Meet the full teamWhat our delegations are for
Objectives set before departure
Every delegation is briefed against seven commitments, grouped into three mandates — so each meeting abroad has a commercial purpose before the flight.
Trade & agreements
- 01Conclude commercial agreements with Canadian and Guyanese enterprises
- 06Advance agreements through B2B meetings arranged with Canadian embassies and key local institutions
- 07Increase trade and investment in the region's high-growth sectors
Access & profile
- 05Increase the profile of Canadian companies with key regional decision-makers
- 02Facilitate relationships and high-value opportunities in Guyana and Suriname
Leadership & the next generation
- 03Highlight the contributions of women as leaders in local and global business
- 04Promote youth participation in high-level delegations
Expected outcomes
What delegates leave with
- 01
Commercial agreements
- 02
MOUs and LOIs
- 03
Government and private-sector outreach
- 04
Relationship building
- 05
Diaspora outreach
Leadership
Executives, financiers, bankers and communicators
Led by Nazreen Ali, MBA, PLE — with a council spanning audit, banking, trade, learning and media.