• Premier Ford and Prime Minister Carney Launch New Action Plan to Protect Workers from Tariffs and Strengthen Ontario Industries

  Source: Ontario - Premier's Office
  Date: 2026-10-21 19:30:00.0
  Tags: [National, Ontario, Economy, Trade, Labour, Industry, Infrastructure, Mining, Energy]

  The Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada announced a combined $8.7 billion action plan to protect workers and industries from U.S. tariffs. The package includes the Joint Steel Action Fund with $3.55 billion from the federal government and $1.67 billion from Ontario, an additional $2.5 billion over two years for large-scale automotive capital projects (up to $1.5 billion federal and $1 billion provincial), and a federal commitment of up to $1 billion over three years for essential road infrastructure in Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region. Additionally, light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas regulations will be maintained at 2026 levels (172 grams per mile) through 2029 to provide trade-related relief to the automotive sector.

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• Export Development Canada is opening 3 new offices in Europe

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-01 17:05:22.0
  Tags: [National, Trade, Economy, Industry, Energy, Mining]

  Export Development Canada (EDC) is opening three new European offices in France, Sweden, and Poland to expand Canadian trade ties amid ongoing trade disputes and fractured relations with the United States under Prime Minister Mark Carney's non-U.S. export strategy. EDC projects Canadian exports to Europe could exceed US$104 billion in goods and US$41 billion in services by 2035, building on growth from the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and upcoming bilateral partnership pacts involving critical minerals and energy cooperation.

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• Export cost spike spurs Whitehorse energy firm to pivot from U.S. to Yukon markets

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-16 19:28:10.0
  Tags: [National, Trade, Energy, Mining, Industry, Economy]

  In response to escalating United States tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump's administration that increased export costs by 65 percent, Whitehorse-based renewable power firm Solvest Inc. is pivoting its operations from Alaska to the Yukon market. To support this transition and help local businesses respond to cross-border trade disputes, the federal government through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency is awarding $1.9 million across four Yukon companies, including $260,000 directed to Solvest Inc. Solvest Inc. will use the funding to develop a new 500-kilowatt mobile "power pod" solar and battery storage system designed specifically for the Yukon placer mining industry, with the first unit slated to launch in spring 2027.

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