Buyer Financing

Closing an international sale can hinge on whether your overseas customer has access to the right financing. For Canadian exporters facing long sales cycles or large contract values, EDC’s Buyer Financing program can help remove that barrier by supporting your foreign buyer’s ability to purchase from your business. Rather than lending directly to the exporter, Export Development Canada works with the buyer, using your export contract as the foundation, so payment risk and cash flow pressures are reduced on your side.

This approach is especially useful for Canadian companies selling capital equipment, technology, infrastructure-related solutions, or high-value services into global markets. Financing is structured around the specific project and buyer profile, which means support can range from smaller commercial transactions to multi-year, large-scale deals. Because the financing is repayable and tailored to each situation, it can make your offer more competitive without requiring you to extend risky payment terms or tie up working capital.

Buyer Financing is available to exporters across Canada and applies to businesses in a wide range of industries that are pursuing international customers. If you’re looking to strengthen your export strategy, improve deal certainty, or compete more effectively in foreign markets, understanding how this program works in practice is an important next step worth exploring in more detail.