2009 CSR Report

Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown corporation established to support and develop Canada’s export trade and Canadian capacity to engage in trade and respond to international opportunities. EDC operates on commercial principles; that is, EDC is financially self-sustaining, generating sufficient income to protect its assets, manage its exposure to credit and market risks, and maintain sufficient capital to meet future demand for its products and services.

EDC provides credit insurance, financing (including equity), contract insurance and bonding and political risk insurance. As a trusted partner to Canadian companies of all sizes, in 2009 EDC served a record 8,469 customers and facilitated exports and investments of $82.8 billion in up to 200 markets worldwide.