Summary: Discusses the distribution network within the country from how products enter to final destination, including reliability and condition of distribution mechanisms, major distribution centers, ports, etc.
Last Published: 9/30/2019
Most sales to Canadian companies are handled through relatively short marketing channels; in many cases, products move directly from manufacturer to end user. This is particularly true for industrial products. Ninety percent or more of prospective customers for industrial products are in or near two or three major cities. Canada's consumer goods market is more widely dispersed than its industrial market. From a regional perspective, the country may be divided geographically into distinct markets, plus the territories, defined as follows: Ontario, Quebec, the West, Atlantic Canada, and Northern Canada.

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