About
Us
Export Outaouais supports and advises local businesses in the development of their export strategies outside of Quebec and on international markets.
We offer tailored consulting services, specialized workshop and privileged access to potential customers, partners and experts at the heart of the markets you want to develop.
Affiliated to the Chambre de Commerce de Gatineau, Export Outaouais is mandated by the Quebec Ministry of Economy and Innovation, and Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions. In harmony and collaborative support with our regional and international partners, Export Outaouais supports more than a hundred local businesses each year in achieving their export objectives.
OUR MISSION
In synergy with our regional and international partners, Export Outaouais’ mission, is to stimulate the exports of goods and services from businesses across the Outaouais region by helping them to develop, consolidate or diversify their markets outside Quebec and internationally.
Our role is to…
STREAMLINE
As an entrepreneur, you juggle with a high level of complexity. Developing international markets and exporting your products and services will make things even more complex. Dozens of assistance programs are available in Canada and Quebec to help you navigate through your international development ventures. Our role is to streamline and simplify your life by directing you to the right supports, the spot-on program, the reliable person at the right time and almost anywhere in the world.
ACCELERATE
Developing new markets takes time and patience. It takes an average of one to three years to penetrate a new market. Through our international networks such as Commerce International Québec, Export Québec, the Trade Commissioners Network of Global Affairs Canada or the Canadian Embassies, Export Outaouais acts as a multiplier for each of your actions and increases their effectiveness. You will no longer have to waste time or money.
PROMOTE SYNERGIES
The Outaouais Region is fortunate to foster on its territory experienced exporting businesses operating in dozens of countries. True standard-bearers of the Outaouais Region within foreign markets, these companies are a vital asset when it comes to having access to their networks and expertise. Our role is to facilitate and nurture these exchanges or connections between new exporting businesses and experienced exporters. Having the ability to connect with another entrepreneur that went on the same path you are about to embark on will provide valuable insight into your export project.
ADVISORY
COMMITEE
Native from La Petite-Nation in Outaouais, Charles Blais oversees the activities of Wood Collective, a cluster of wood processing companies in the Outaouais. As a niche of excellence, Wood Collective accompanies and supports businesses in the development of strategic capacities.
A forest engineer and holder of a MBA, Charles has, over the years, directed the activities of an SME in forest management, the activities of wood supply and transformation in a large manufacturing company, as well as the activities of a multidisciplinary team in socio-economic development in the Outaouais region.
Claude Bélisle graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in Engineering Physics and later obtained a M.Sc. Physics with specialty in optical systems. Over his 30 year career in research and development at Defence R&D Canada and Communications Research Centre Canada (CRC), he has been involved in a wide range of technologies, from microwave-photonics, communications networks, software defined radios, and satellite communications. He successfully exploited new wireless technologies to address the requirements of policy makers, regulators, military, first-responders, and service providers. Claude also sits on the steering committee of the Wireless Innovation Forum where he holds the position of Technical Director.
Guillaume Lachapelle holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Quebec in Outaouais where he has won several academic competitions in Business Strategy and Marketing, as well as an excellence scholarship. Guillaume is the proud co-owner and co-president of Boulons Éclair, a wholesaler-distributor of specialized hardware and an exporting business from the Outaouais region. It’s with brilliance and tact that he propels the growth of the company across Canada and the United States. With his feet firmly anchored in concrete, he is determined to bolt a glorious future for the Outaouais and its community.
Steeve Lavoie is the CEO and founder of Allied Scientific Pro. He has over 20 years of experience in the laser and sales industries. With a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, he has held positions at Delta Photonics and Melles Griot Canada throughout his career. In 2011, he embarked on entrepreneurship and founded ASP, a high-tech company specializing in the field of photonics, which includes companies such as Boeing and Toyota.