Canada’s agricultural and agri-food industry is an absolute economic powerhouse, contributing $150.8 billion to our gross domestic product (GDP) and supporting approximately 2.26 million jobs nationwide in 2024. It also plays an instrumental role in feeding not only Canadians, but the world [1]....
Canada has long relied on the U.S. as its number one trading partner, with more than 75% of Canadian exports going south of the border in 2024. This tight integration has created immense benefits for workers and businesses in both Canada and the U.S. However, recent trade challenges between our ...
Canada is an export-based economy, where the mining sector plays a crucial role. With our vast mineral and metal reserves ranging from gold and diamonds to nickel and uranium, Canada supplies a variety of ores, concentrates, and fabricated mining products to almost every country worldwide [1] – ...
Canada’s exports support Canadian jobs, communities, and our standard of living from coast to coast, and it should be no surprise that natural resources lead the way. Resources account for more than 50% of our total merchandise exports every year, providing economic opportunity and prosperity fo...
Canada's current economic landscape reveals a glaring reality: our natural resource sectors are essential to our national prosperity. Data over the past several months paints a clear picture of the Canadian economy's current plight, as well as how the resource sectors make an oversized and irrep...
Forestry products are all around us. Whether it be in the walls of your home, the chair you’re sitting in, or even your pencil, the sheer amount of manufactured goods we use that are made from wood can easily be taken for granted. Without Canadian forests we would not only miss some of the best ...