• Intersand poursuit sa croissance avec l'acquisition de la division litière de Targeted Pet Care

  Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
  Date: 2026-10-26 09:30:00.0
  Tags: [Quebec, Economy, Industry]

  Intersand has acquired the cat litter division of Targeted Pet Care to expand its operations in the premium cat litter market. Investissement Québec participated in the transaction by acquiring an equity stake in the company based in Boucherville, Quebec.

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• Canada is investing $150M to make AI safer. Will it work?

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-09-16 23:58:11.0
  Tags: [National, Quebec, Technology, Industry, Economy]

  The federal government is investing $150 million in LawZero, a Montreal-based non-profit AI lab founded by Yoshua Bengio, alongside a 100 million euro investment from the German government. The funding is directed toward developing "Scientist AI," a new safety-focused AI model designed to operate on objective truths without autonomous goals. This initiative coincides with a merger agreement between Canadian AI firm Cohere and German AI firm Aleph Alpha to bolster sovereign technological capacity.

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• Guerre tarifaire avec les États-Unis - Le gouvernement du Québec annonce de nouvelles mesures pour protéger et diversifier l'économie

  Source: Quebec - Fil de presse gouvernemental
  Date: 2026-09-07 21:47:00.0
  Tags: [Quebec, Trade, Economy, Industry]

  In response to new tariffs recently imposed by the United States, the Government of Quebec announced new economic measures on September 7, 2026, aimed at protecting and diversifying the provincial economy, businesses, and regions. The package is designed to mitigate the adverse impacts of cross-border trade barriers and safeguard key economic sectors across Quebec.

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• Frechette holds mid-campaign cabinet meeting ahead of counter-tariffs

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-06 21:40:26.0
  Tags: [Quebec, National, Trade, Economy, Industry, Governance]

  Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette called a special virtual cabinet meeting for Monday, putting her provincial election campaign temporarily on hold ahead of retaliatory Canadian tariffs taking effect on September 8, 2026. The counter-tariffs, ranging from 15 to 50 per cent on U.S. goods including dairy, steel, copper, and select beauty products, are a direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian goods. The federal government previously briefed its advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations—including chief U.S. trade negotiator Janice Charette—on planned support for affected workers and businesses, while federal and provincial opposition leaders criticized the timing as political positioning.

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• Will auto tariffs be a permanent roadblock for a Canada-U.S. trade deal?

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-08-27 21:22:28.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Quebec, Trade, Industry, Economy]

  Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down following disputes over American tariffs on finished vehicles and auto parts, with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer confirming that the Trump administration aims to re-industrialize and shift auto manufacturing jobs to states like Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Canadian officials, including Ambassador to the U.S. Mark Wiseman and Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, maintain that preserving assembly and parts capabilities in Ontario and Quebec is critical, specifically protecting plants operated by Ford and General Motors employing roughly 20,000 workers. U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to double tariffs on Canadian-made vehicles and non-CUSMA-compliant auto parts in the new year as trade talks remain stalled.

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