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Largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s merchandise trade —and merchandise trade around the world—has been volatile in the last …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 28, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic merchandise trade restrictions business closures chain issues emerging trends price changes

This paper builds on the previous limited supply products study and provides an updated framework for identifying Canadian imports that …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 29, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: limited supply products framework Canadian imports vulnerable foreign disruptions domestic production alternative global suppliers

Find out how exports need to grow to achieve Canada's objective.

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 28, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: exports grow overseas markets

This paper explores the volatility of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows coming into Canada, and how some increases which may …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 28, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: volatality foreign direct investment growth inflows FDI

This study will analyse the potential economic impact of a lack of the Trade Continuity Agreement between Canada and the …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 29, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: economic impact Trade Continuity Agreement United Kingdom treaties Trade agreement goods trade

The Justice in Official Languages Team publishes an electronic newsletter, which focuses on matters related to access to justice in …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Nov 24, 2025
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Official Languages Act Newsletter Access to Justice

There have been many studies that examine the Canada-U.S. trade relationship; this is deservedly so as the U.S. is Canada’s …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 29, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: Canada-U.S. trade trading partner overseas exports COVID-19 China trading investment relationship disruption trade supply chains

Since 2003, the World Bank publishes the Ease of Doing Business (EDB) Index aimed at measuring the regulatory efficiency and …

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Record Released: Sep 28, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: World Bank Ease of Doing Business (EBD) index regulatory efficiency institutional quality business environement criticism EDB Report rankings competitiveness economic freedom

Following the outbreak of COVID-19, global supply chains are at the risk of major disruptions. This report provides a cursory …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 29, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic global supply chain disruptions products limited international supply minimum operations

This report reviews of the characteristics of Indigenous small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in international trade, and identifies opportunities …

Record Modified: Nov 24, 2025
Record Released: Sep 29, 2022
Publisher: Global Affairs Canada
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Keywords: Indigenous small medium enterprises (SMEs) international trade support businesses foreign markets internationalization growth strategy