NAFTA is dead; long live NAFTA

2018/10/05

After sinking considerable political capital into reforming the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. President Donald Trump can boast that NAFTA is no more.

L’accord AEUMCA inquiète des acteurs économiques qui traitent avec l’Asie

2018/10/04

Le nouvel accord de libre-échange nord-américain comprend une clause qui limite les accords commerciaux internationaux des signataires. Cette disposition inquiète des acteurs économiques du Manitoba qui font du commerce avec des pays asiatiques tels que les producteurs de canola.

Lack of CETA awareness hindering opportunities for Canadian business: EU trade czar

2018/10/02

European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom speaks to the media Wednesday, September 26, 2018 in Montreal. The European trade commissioner says no timelines have been reached for full ratification of the Canada-EU free trade accord.

What is ‘high’? Workplace inebriation a grey area for employers ahead of legal pot, experts say

2018/09/25

With less than a month until federal legislation makes recreational cannabis legal in Canada, experts say gaps in understanding about the drug and impairment remain the biggest challenge facing employers preparing for the change.

Canada’s new export minister Mary Ng to push beyond U.S. market, boost small-business trade

2018/07/25

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Cabinet shuffle put trade diversification front and centre amid rising tensions with the United States, Canada’s largest trading partner, with Ng and new Trade Minister Jim Carr tasked with finding new markets for Canadian goods.

Trade Accelerator Program Canada

The Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) Canada is an innovative and dynamic program aimed at helping Manitoba’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) overcome barriers to exporting.