SUPPLIER AND SOURCING RESEARCH FOR CANADIAN BUSINESSES
Find better supplier and import options.
We research Canadian, North American and international alternatives against your actual requirements, then deliver a defensible shortlist with evidence on fit, origin and important unknowns.
WHEN YOUR SOURCING PATH STOPS WORKING
A directory gives you names. CSM does the investigation.
We investigate Canadian and international alternatives against your requirements—including options that may reduce tariff exposure. Manufacturing origin, tariff treatment and final landed cost remain separate questions.
Replace a supplier
Find a discontinued alternative
Explore Canadian or non-U.S. options
Investigate import pathways
Diversify a single-source path
Requirement filters
DEFENSIBLE SHORTLIST
REQUIREMENTS FIRST
Research built around what must fit.
Not every supplier selling something similar is actually a match. Your non-negotiables decide who can qualify; preferences and context show which candidates deserve further consideration.
MUST
A candidate must clear these gates to qualify.
PREFERRED
Used to separate stronger fits from acceptable ones.
INFORMATIONAL
Captured for context without deciding qualification.
EVIDENCE DISCIPLINE
Evidence, not assumptions.
Every finding states what the reviewed source supports—and what it does not. A Canadian seller can establish a purchasing pathway; it does not, by itself, establish where a product was manufactured.
VERIFIED
Direct evidence at the stated scope.
SUPPORTED
Credible evidence with defined limits.
UNCONFIRMED
A plausible signal that remains unresolved.
NOT ESTABLISHED
The available record does not support a finding.
THE DELIVERABLE
The research, organized into a report you can use.
See confirmed requirements, supplier alternatives, candidate comparisons, supporting evidence, origin or approval findings where established, important unknowns and suggested next checks. Expanded reports also include a Sourcing Landscape Analysis. Every report is human-reviewed and delivered securely.
RESEARCH PACKAGES
Choose the depth of research you need.
Essential focuses the investigation. Standard adds detailed competitive comparison. Expanded adds a wider Sourcing Landscape Analysis.
Essential focuses the investigation. Standard adds detailed competitive comparison. Expanded adds a wider Sourcing Landscape Analysis.
Maximums are limits, not quotas. Need deeper research on the same request? Upgrade and receive credit for your existing package payment. Package limits do not stack on the same sourcing request.
STRATEGIC / ENTERPRISE
Research for complex sourcing needs.
For non-standard, multi-category or high-stakes needs that do not fit a standardized package. The scope, evidence limits and price are confirmed separately.
Custom quoted
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
Bring us one sourcing need.
1 · Tell us what you need; we check the Request. 2 · Review our recommendation and authorize research—no payment upfront. 3 · We research and human-review the evidence. 4 · Once your report is ready, complete payment and securely access it. The Free Match Check is a fit-and-scope check—not the full research—and no package choice is required.