Canada already has a powerful tool for diversifying trade away from excessive dependence on the United States. CETA gives Canadian businesses preferential access to the European Union — but Canada is still not using the agreement to its full potential.
Canada has enormous natural resources, skilled workers and global trade access. Here is how a coordinated 10-year strategy could lower living costs, grow Canadian industry, diversify trade and eventually reduce the tax burden on Canadians.
Canada’s most commonly used banknote is getting a historic redesign. On September 3, 2026, the Bank of Canada unveiled the country’s new vertical $20 bill. The predominantly green polymer note features King Charles III on the front and the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on the back. It will be the first Canadian banknote to carry […]
Canada is often described as a country that depends heavily on access to the American market. That is true — but it is only half of the Canada–United States economic relationship. The United States also depends heavily on Canada. One of the clearest examples is minerals and metals. Canada possesses enormous reserves of critical minerals, […]
Learn how Canada’s new $25-billion Canada Strong Fund will work, when Canadians may be able to invest, and how to avoid fake Canada Strong Fund investment scams.
Chapman’s Ice Cream is reducing its dependence on American suppliers, developing Canadian-made cones and wafers, and promising not to raise its own prices until March 2028.
Canada is one of the most resource-rich countries in the world. We produce oil, natural gas, hydroelectricity, uranium, lumber, minerals and enormous quantities of food. We also have an educated population, advanced industries and access to three oceans. Yet Canada remains economically vulnerable. We export many of our natural resources in a relatively unfinished form. […]
Canada produces plenty of oil, but it cannot escape a disruption affecting one of the world’s most important energy and petrochemical shipping routes. Here is how the Strait of Hormuz crisis reaches Canadian fuel pumps, farms, repair shops and grocery stores.
The United States has imposed 50% tariffs on selected Canadian products, adding to existing tariffs on Canadian metals. Here is how the growing Canada–U.S. trade war could affect jobs, prices, household finances and communities across Canada.