• To offer ethno-culturally diverse entrepreneurs the opportunity to expand their international markets
• Break into foreign markets
• Understand how to do business with other countries
• Diversify our entrepreneurs’ sources of income
• Raise the international profile of ethnoculturally diverse Canadian companies
• Create jobs

• Entrepreneur with demonstrated international potential
• Entrepreneur with an innovative product/service
• Entrepreneur with a business plan
• Entrepreneur with a financial forecast or statement
• Entrepreneur with an international outlook
• Entrepreneur with the ability to travel (valid passport, etc.)

• Participate in the Incubation program

or

• Be a laureate of the Elevation program

or

• Be referred by management

• Selection process :

  – Acceleration cohort pitch competition winner (Elevation-Fempreneures-Migranpreneurs-Incubation) * see Elevation program.

  Pre-mission :

  – Preparatory workshops:

  • Pre-departure: the aim of this workshop is to give important dates
  • important dates, signing of commitment documents, documents required, etc., in order to better support entrepreneurs.
  • Drafting the export plan.
  • How to do business with the country (led by QC trade commissioners or Canadian representative in the selected country).
  • Before departure: review of mission program
  • Other workshops deemed relevant

  Post-mission :

  – Mission report writing

  – Meeting with participants

  – Satisfaction survey

• The mission lasts 10 days

• Ivory Coast, Abidjan (autumn 2024)

• Airfare and double-occupancy accommodation are provided by Groupe 3737 for one of the company’s entrepreneurs selected.