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Canada’s push to diversify trade away from U.S. seeing mixed results: report
Calgary and Ottawa-Gatineau led non-U.S. export growth, while many firms still relied on raising prices or delaying expansion, the chamber said.
- A new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce shows mixed results in Canada's trade diversification efforts, with Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Saskatoon and Kelowna leading export gains while many other cities lag behind.
- Trade conditions between Canada and the United States remain volatile, prompting Prime Minister Mark Carney's emphasis on Buy Canadian policies and reduced defence dollars flowing south, though many businesses still expect eventual stabilization.
- Hundreds of defence equipment and tech companies are gathering at CANSEC in Ottawa over the next two days, with Christyn Cianfarani, head of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries, noting companies are promoting Canadian suppliers this year.
- B.C. Treaty Commission head George Abbott acknowledged the 'challenging time' for negotiations following court rulings favoring First Nations, identifying accelerated treaty talks as a priority given some First Nations have waited more than 30 years for agreements.
- Tensions between British Columbia and Premier David Eby continue to mount as Indigenous rights policy evolves, while community disputes persist, including 17 residents of Woodstock filing legal claims against Covered Bridge Potato Chips over factory impacts.
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A small group of cities drove Canada’s progress on diversifying trade away from U.S., report says
A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying trade in 2025, while others fell behind, says a new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
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Barrie Chamber flags trade vulnerability as Canadian export gains concentrate in few cities
A small group of cities across the country drove Canada’s progress on diversifying trade in 2025, while others fell behind, says a new report from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The report says Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Saskatoon and Kelowna, B.C., are the cities that made the strongest gains in export diversification beyond the U.S. market last year. Of the cities surveyed, Calgary and Ottawa-Gatineau posted the largest increases in…
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