An Assessment of the Saskatchewan Provincial Government Export Promotion Program
Date
1977
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Masters
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The purpose of this study was to assess the scope of
the Saskatchewan Government's export promotion program by
making comparisons with the export programs of the federal
government and the other provincial governments. The
study was motivated by the almost total lack of information
on this topic in the literature.
The methodology of the research included a survey of
available government documents on export promotion, personal
interviews with government officials and a mail
questionnaire to all provincial governments.
Results indicated that the scope of export assistance
offered by the Saskatchewan Government was generally more
limited than in most other provinces. The programs available
in Saskatchewan were found to be, for the most part,
similar in nature to the programs offered by most other
provincial governments. While the Saskatchewan Government
attempted to supplement export services offered by the
federal government, a significant gap had been left with
respect to export promotion in the United States. Budgetary
restraints had reduced Saskatchewan's export promotion
activities in all foreign countries. As many federal programs
apply only to countries outside Canada and the United
States, Saskatchewan exporters were left without formal,
ongoing government assistance programs with respect to
their largest export market, the United States. It was
further discovered, however, that the Saskatchewan Government
was considering the establishment of promotional programs
specifically for the United States, so this gap may
be filled in the near future.
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Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Department
Graduate Studies and Research
Program
College of Commerce