• Canada's population is approximately 33,000,000 — that's roughly the population of California.
• In terms of purchasing power and per capita income, Canada ranks 7th in the world
• Canada is the United States' largest trading partner, generating a daily trade of approximately 1.5 billion dollars
• Approximately 76% of all imports into Canada come from the United States
• 80% of the Canadian population lives within 100 miles of the U.S./Canada border
• All NAFTA qualifying goods of U.S. origin enter Canada duty free
• All retail packaging must be bilingual, French and English languages
• All products and vendors must be reviewed for regulatory compliance
• Vendors and products may both require licensing with regulatory bodies
• Storage facilities warehousing regulated products must be GMP compliant
• Unlike the United States, the Canadian government regulates natural health supplements in much the same way as drugs, requiring review and approval of safety, efficacy and labelling (claims)