Ontario-Quebec Global International Trade

According to a survey made by L'Institut de la Statistique du Québec", in 2007, 55,6% of the Small and Medium Size Businesses in Quebec with 20 to 499 employees were involved in international activities. From this study and from the queries made on www.icriq.com and based on Ontario and Quebec GNP's, we'd draw the follwing picture:


International Activities 
About 12 000 companies between 20 and 499 employees are trading outside their province
About 9 900 companies involved in international activities are from the manufacturing  
About 5 400 companies involved in international activities were from the service industries.
About 4 600 companies were contracting with companies outside their province
About 1 500 companies are making direct Investment outside their province


Trading products 
About 10 300 companies are exporting directly to clients outside their province
About 3 700 companies are using distributors outside their province


Investment 
About 1 500 companies are investing outside their province
About 970 companies are investing in real estate outside their province
About 815 companies are involved in takeover outside their province
About 375 companies made joint ventures outside their province



Contracts 

Sub-Contracting
About 4 665 companies are involved as sub contracting to companies outside their province;
About 2 100 companies  are making subcontracting agreements for companies outside their province.


Licensing
About 780 companies are acquiring licenses outside their province
About 1 400 companies are selling licenses outside their province



Strategic Alliances
About 1 200 companies are making strategic alliances with a partner established outside their province
About 1 020 companies are making strategic alliances on markets outside their province