CanWIN signup

Welcome to CanWIN, the Canadian Women’s International Network. The Canadian Women’s International Network (CanWIN) is an international ecosystem of women assisting Canadian women in international business by offering a powerful network of connections and on-going advocacy and support.

For successful applicants, the information below will be used to jump-start the creation of your CanWIN member profile. Information in CanWIN member profiles will be visible only to other CanWIN members via our password protected CanWIN portal. Once your application is accepted, you can edit or delete your member profile at any time.

Please note that member profiles may be completed in English or in French and will be published in the directory only in the language in which they are submitted. Profiles will not be translated.

Username (Spaces are allowed)

First Name

Last Name

Do you identify as a woman or gender non-binary person*?

*Inclusive of, but not limited to, transgender, cis-gender, Two-Spirit, and non-binary gender identities

Picture

Your profile photo.
One file only.
32 MB limit.
Allowed types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Images must be larger than 360x360 pixels. Images larger than 2000x2000 pixels will be resized.

Pronouns (e.g. "she/her", "they/them")

City (location geo_id)

City

Professional title

Organization

Are you open to mentoring other CanWIN members?

Note: If 'yes' is selected, it will show on your profile that you are open to mentoring

N/A

Yes

LinkedIn URL

This must be an external URL such as http://example.com.

Short bio

About text formats

Plain text 2

No HTML tags allowed.
Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

2500 character limit

Languages spoken

Bengali

Burmese

Chinese (Mandarin)

Chinese (Cantonese)

Chinese (Hokkien)

Chinese (Wu)

Chinese (Hakka)

English

French

Gujarati

Hindi

Indonesian

Japanese

Javanese

Khmer

Korean

Lao

Malay

Māori

Marathi

Persian

Punjabi

Russian

Spanish

Tagalog

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Urdu

Vietnamese

Other languages spoken

Areas of interest

This section will indicate in your profile the markets, sectors, and topics that you are interested in learning more about.

Interested In

Geographic Areas

-Open to any market

-ASEAN economies (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and/or Vietnam)

-Australia

-Bangladesh

-China

-Hong Kong

-India

-Japan

-Melanesia, Micronesia and/or Polynesia

-New Zealand

-South Korea

-Taiwan

Sectors of Interest

-Agriculture

-Consumer Packaged Goods

-Education

-Finance

-Food & Beverage

-Healthcare

-Manufacturing

-Natural Resources

-Professional Services

-Technology

Subject Matter

-Asian Business Culture

-Copyrights/Patents/Trademarks

-Customs, Duties, Tariffs & Treaties

-Data Privacy/Security

-e-Commerce

-Fundraising/Finance

-Human Resources/Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

-Logistics, Transportation & Warehousing

-Marketing/Product Localization

-Research Partnerships

-Sales & Business Development

-Web Development

Other

Experience with Asia and/or Asian Markets

Areas of Expertise

This section will indicate in your profile the markets, sectors, and topics that you have some experience in and that you are able to share your experiences and learnings with others.

Expertise In

Geographic Areas

-Open to any market

-ASEAN economies (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and/or Vietnam)

-Australia

-Bangladesh

-China

-Hong Kong

-India

-Japan

-Melanesia, Micronesia and/or Polynesia

-New Zealand

-South Korea

-Taiwan

Sectors of Interest

-Agriculture

-Consumer Packaged Goods

-Education

-Finance

-Food & Beverage

-Healthcare

-Manufacturing

-Natural Resources

-Professional Services

-Technology

Subject Matter

-Asian Business Culture

-Copyrights/Patents/Trademarks

-Customs, Duties, Tariffs & Treaties

-Data Privacy/Security

-e-Commerce

-Fundraising/Finance

-Human Resources/Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

-Logistics, Transportation & Warehousing

-Marketing/Product Localization

-Research Partnerships

-Sales & Business Development

-Web Development

Other

This project is supported by generous contributions from the Government of Canada. The information you provide below will be used by APF Canada for reporting and operational purposes. It will be securely stored in compliance with Canada’s Access to Information Act, the Privacy Act, and APF Canada’s Privacy Policy. Please note that you can edit or delete your member profile at any time.

Primary or Direct Phone Number

Please indicate if you identify as one or more of the following (Optional)

This business mission welcomes participation from traditionally underrepresented groups.

Woman (inclusive of women-identified and non-binary entrepreneurs)

Indigenous

Member of a visible minority

Member of an official language minority community

Person with a disability

LGBTQ2S+

Newcomer to Canada

Youth (persons under 40)

Other

What describes you most accurately?

I own or lead a registered Canadian company

I am an aspiring to become an entrepreneur

I work for a non-profit, government agency, university, or research institute

I am retired

I am an independent consultant

I am a student

Other

Business Number

9-digit business number (BN) assigned to your company by the CRA or the 10-digit Quebec Enterprise Number (NEQ) assigned to your company if enrolled in the Quebec government enterprise registry.

Company Legal Name (if different from operating name)

Is company address residential?

N/A

Yes

Company Address

How did you hear about CanWIN?

CanWIN Privacy statement

The personal information collected via this form is primarily used to create your CanWIN profile, and the following elements will be shared with the other members of the network:

User name, pronouns, professional title, organization, mentoring status, LinkedIn URL, Short Bio, Areas of Interest, Experience with Asia and/or Asian markets, Areas of Expertise, Languages Spoken, and any other information you choose to share on your profile.

It will also be used to inform you of ongoing issues and planned events; to invite you to participate in surveys and other consultation initiatives; to compile statistical data and for the administration of the program. It will be retained for a minimum of 2 years and for up to 5 years. For more information, visit our Privacy Policy at https://www.asiapacific.ca/about-us/copyright#3.

Your personal information which is under the control of APF Canada is subject to the Privacy Act, which establishes the requirements for its collection, use, disclosure, retention, and protection. In accordance with the Privacy Act, you have a right to request access to any personal information which is kept about you by APF Canada as well as to request its correction. You also have the right to complain to the Privacy Commissioner of Canada regarding any of the aspects referred to above.

I understand that, once I have consented to the disclosure of the above elements of personal information via the CanWIN portal, the APF Canada will no longer be in a position to control how the other members will use or further share these elements of personal information with third parties, and that the APF Canada accepts no responsibility for the consequences that may result from such uses and disclosures.

I also understand that I can at any time rescind my consent to disclosure by deleting my profile or by requesting that the APF Canada remove my information from public view, in which case my information will cease to be visible to the other members within two business days.

I declare that I have read and understand the above privacy statement and hereby consent to APF Canada’s use of my application information as described.

I agree to receive periodic communications from APF Canada related to this initiative and APF Canada activities and events.

I certify that the information provided herein is accurate.