Partners

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is the Canadian Government’s national housing agency. It helps Canadians gain access to a wide choice of quality, affordable homes.

The CHMC mortgage loan insurance program has helped many who require help to realize the dream of home ownership by providing financial assistance for safe, affordable housing.

CHMC encourages innovation in housing design and technology, community planning, housing choice and finance, working in partnership with industry and other Team Canada members to sell Canadian products and expertise in foreign markets.

CHMC offers a wide variety of information products to consumers and the housing industry to help with informed purchasing and business decisions. With Canada's most comprehensive selection of information about housing and homes, the corporation is Canada's largest publisher of housing information.

More information can be obtained on the CHMC web site at www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is a Federal Government Department specializing in the sustainable development and use of natural resources, energy, minerals and metals, forests and earth sciences.

NRCan deals with natural resource issues important to Canadians, looking at them from both a national and international perspective by using its expertise in science and technology, policy and programs. The management of our land and resources today will determine the quality of life for Canadians both now and in the future.

More information is available on the NRCan web site at www.nrcan.gc.ca

DFAIT (Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade)

The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) represents Canada abroad through a network of embassies and offices around the world. Its objectives are to promote prosperity, ensure Canadians’ security within a global framework, and promote Canadian values and culture on the international stage.

The Department’s legal mandate, as set out in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Act, RSC 1985, c. E-22, is to:

conduct all diplomatic and consular relations on behalf of Canada;
conduct all official communication between the Government of Canada and the government of any other country and between the Government of Canada and any international organization;
conduct and manage international negotiations as they relate to Canada;
coordinate Canada’s economic relations;
foster the expansion of Canada's international trade;
coordinate the direction given by the Government of Canada to the heads of Canada’s diplomatic and consular missions and to manage these missions;
administer the foreign service of Canada;
foster the development of international law and its application in Canada’s external relations.

DFAIT information can be found on the web site at www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca