Build your international trade skills with COMPLIMENTARY training

 

Thanks to support from Export Development Canada (EDC), eligible individuals employed by qualifying Canadian businesses can access Up to 10 COMPLIMENTARY training registrations for FITTskills online courses and workshops for a limited time.

FITTskills courses are regularly valued at $729 and workshops $369 each.

 

November 9–27, 2026 | First-come, first-served while quantities remain.

 

How it works

Terms and Conditions

Thanks to support from Export Development Canada (EDC), the Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is offering, for a limited time, individuals employed at eligible Canadian businesses COMPLIMENTARY access to FITTskills online courses and workshops.

The offer is available from November 9 through November 27, 2026, on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities remain.  Individuals employed at an Eligible Business may receive COMPLIMENTARY FITTskills course or workshop registrations, with a maximum of 10 registrations available in total per Eligible Business, subject to availability.

All redemption codes must be successfully redeemed by November 27, 2026. The offer may end earlier if all available COMPLIMENTARY registrations have been redeemed.

Please review the full Terms and Conditions below for eligibility, redemption and participation details:

1. Campaign Period and Eligibility

The offer runs from November 9 through November 27, 2026, or until all available COMPLIMENTARY registrations have been redeemed, whichever occurs first. Access is available on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities remain.

The following eligibility and participation requirements apply:

• The offer is available to individuals employed at an eligible Canadian business.
• To be eligible to participate, an individual must:
  
  • be a legal resident of Canada;
  • be of the age of majority in their province or territory of residence; and
  • be employed by an eligible Canadian business.
• An eligible business must:
  • be a for-profit business (includes corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships) that is registered or incorporated in Canada;
  • have operations in Canada (not including companies whose primary business is holding a controlling interest in the securities of other companies, i.e. must not be a holding company); and
  • not be a crown corporation, bank or other financial institution, or public or private educational institution.
    • For greater certainty, an Eligible Business does not include not-for-profit organizations, registered charities, government departments or agencies, or municipalities.
• More than one individual from the same eligible business may participate, subject to the maximum of 10 COMPLIMENTARY registrations per business and overall availability.
• Current and previous FITTskills learners may participate subject to the requirements in Section 5.

 

2. Application and Eligibility Review

To be considered for the offer, individuals must complete and submit the online eligibility form. The form will request information required by FITT to determine whether the individual's business meets the eligibility requirements and to administer the offer.

FITT will review all submissions and will take reasonable steps to verify that the business meets the eligibility requirements. FITT's determination of eligibility will be based on the requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions.

Individuals whose businesses are confirmed as eligible will be notified by FITT and may receive one or more unique redemption codes.

Submitting an eligibility form or confirmation of eligibility does not reserve or guarantee COMPLIMENTARY access. Issuance of a redemption code reserves one COMPLIMENTARY registration for the Eligible Recipient until the applicable redemption deadline. Access is secured only when a redemption code has been successfully redeemed by that deadline.

Individuals are encouraged to submit the form as early as possible to allow sufficient time for FITT to review the submission and, if eligible, provide redemption code(s) before the November 27 deadline.

FITT reserves the right to refuse or cancel access where:

• information submitted in connection with eligibility is inaccurate, incomplete or cannot reasonably be verified;
• the individual or organization does not meet the eligibility requirements;
• a redemption code has been obtained or used contrary to these Terms and Conditions; or
• there has been unauthorized sharing, transfer, sale or distribution of a redemption code.

 

3. COMPLIMENTARY Access

COMPLIMENTARY access is available on a first-come, first-served basis while quantities remain and is subject to applicable FITT registration requirements.

The following conditions apply:

• Each eligible business may receive up to 10 COMPLIMENTARY FITTskills course or workshop registrations, subject to availability.
• The maximum applies across the eligible business, regardless of how many individuals from that business apply for or participate in the offer.
• FITT will track successfully redeemed registrations at the business level to administer the maximum.
• COMPLIMENTARY access will be administered through unique redemption codes provided by FITT to individuals.
• Individuals may receive and redeem more than one code, provided the eligible business does not exceed the maximum.
• Each code may be redeemed for one FITTskills course or one FITTskills workshop, in either English or French.
• A FITTskills course has a regular value of CAD $729 and a workshop has a regular value of CAD $369. No payment is due for registrations redeemed through the offer.
• COMPLIMENTARY access has no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash or credit or applied toward another FITT product or service.

 

4. Redemption and Use of Codes

All redemption codes must be successfully redeemed by November 27, 2026. Codes not redeemed by this deadline will expire and cannot be used to access COMPLIMENTARY training.

To redeem a code, individuals must register using their business email address and provide the requested company information so FITT can associate the registration with the approved business. Participants must then:

1. Select the FITTskills course or workshop you wish to take in your preferred language, English or French, and add it to your shopping cart.
2. Enter the unique redemption code when prompted. The code will reduce the applicable registration price to $0.
3. Complete FITT's standard registration and checkout process by November 27, 2026.

The following also applies:

• Unused codes expire at the end of the offer and cannot be carried forward, exchanged for future access, or redeemed for cash or credit.
• Codes may not be sold, publicly distributed, transferred to another organization or individual, or shared with individuals whose businesses are not eligible for the offer.
• Once a code has been successfully redeemed, it counts toward the approved business's maximum and cannot be transferred or reassigned to another individual.

Participation is subject to the EDC-FITT International Trade Learning Centre's standard registration, learner, platform, and course policies, as applicable.

 

5. Current and Previous FITT Learners

Current and previous FITTskills learners may participate provided that:

• they meet all eligibility requirements, including being employed by an Eligible Business in Canada;
• they have not already earned the FITT Diploma or the Certified International Trade Professional (CITP^®) designation; and
• COMPLIMENTARY access is for a FITTskills course or workshop they have not already taken.

COMPLIMENTARY access cannot be applied retroactively to a FITTskills course or workshop, or any other FITT product or service, which has already been purchased or registered for.

 

6. Course and Workshop Access Periods

The redemption deadline and learning completion deadline are different. All codes must be redeemed by November 27, 2026, but learning continues beyond that date:

• FITTskills course: three months to complete each course
• FITTskills workshop: one month to complete each workshop

If an individual redeems multiple codes, access periods will be staggered sequentially so the participant receives the applicable learning period for each course or workshop.

 

7. Privacy and Changes to the Offer

Information submitted through the eligibility form will be collected and used by FITT to assess eligibility, administer the offer, communicate with applicants and participants, and manage COMPLIMENTARY registrations.

Information will be handled in accordance with the EDC-FITT International Trade Learning Centre's privacy policy.

FITT reserves the right to modify, suspend, or discontinue the initiative at any time. Any changes will be communicated as appropriate and will not affect registrations that have already been redeemed.