Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. In fall 2025, in response to trade uncertainty, the Government of Canada introduced the Buy Canadian Procurement Policy Framework (the Framework) to support domestic suppliers in public procurement. The Framework includes: Domestic Preferences in Federal Procurement The… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Canada’s Constitution Act, 1867 does not assign transportation to either Parliament or the provincial legislatures. Instead, jurisdiction to regulate in relation to a specific transportation issue depends on which constitutional subject matter is engaged by the proposed law or regulation…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. In March 2018, Canada and 10 other jurisdictions in the Asia–Pacific region signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP or the Agreement). Since then, several jurisdictions have expressed an interest in acceding to the Agreement,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 10 minutesDisponible en français. Gasoline prices are highly volatile and vary across regions. While retail prices are visible to consumers, the factors that determine them are less apparent. Crude oil prices are the major driver of gasoline prices (see Figure 1);… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Supply management, established in the 1970s for the dairy, poultry and egg sectors, is a key component of Canada’s agricultural policy. This system was introduced in response to major price instability in the agriculture sector in previous… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. For several decades, VIA Rail Canada Inc. (VIA Rail), a Crown corporation created in 1977, has had limited ability to improve service because most of its trains operate on tracks shared with freight trains. VIA Rail relies heavily on funding from the Government… Read More ›
Reading Time: 7 minutesDisponible en français. The Canada–European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) was signed in October 2016. Since then, the Canadian and European parliaments have adopted the agreement, and 17 of the EU’s 27 member states have ratified it…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 7 minutesDisponible en français. In recent years, global demand for minerals and metals has grown significantly, driven primarily by an energy transition and technological advances. With vast mineral resources and a strong industrial capacity, Canada could position itself to take advantage… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote compares Canada’s productivity performance with that of other Group of Seven (G7) countries and Australia, which has a resource-rich economy that is similar to Canada’s. The HillNote is the second in a four-part series on… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. In early 2025, Canadian potash exports became an important issue in the changing trade relationship between Canada and the United States (U.S.). Potash refers to a group of minerals and chemicals that contain potassium, an element vital… Read More ›