South Korean companies are seeking to make inroads into Canada’s vast distribution market in step with the free trade pact with Canada, industry sources said Monday.

To that end, a two-day joint road show for the export and retail markets will be held in Toronto from Tuesday to help link South Korean companies and merchandisers with large retail and wholesale businesses in Canada and the United States, they said.

The event involving some 30 South Korean small and medium enterprises is being organized by South Korea’s trade promotion agencies ― the Korea International Trade Association and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency ― and a local lobby group for small and medium-sized companies, the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business. (Yonhap)