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Opportunities in Canada’s infrastructure.

Canada’s 2025 federal budget promises unprecedented, large-scale investments focused on national infrastructure. In short, the budget outlines a $115 billion investment (over five years) for major 21st-century infrastructure, including: Budget 2025 also includes the Build Communities Strong Fund, committing $51 billion over 10 years (starting in 2026-27 and including previously committed funds) to support local…
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Come see us at EDCO ’26!

Are you interested in Ontario’s economic development/growth, and in Toronto during the first week of February? Then you’ll want to make your way to the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) Conference & Showcase, running February 2 to 4 at Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle. For two days, attendees will learn about topics ranging from foreign…
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Let’s talk about CARM.

We’ve posted a lot about the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and its Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, and what that means for importers into Canada. CARM has been fully implemented, and is now “the official system of record that importers and other trade chain partners will use to pay duties and taxes.” CARM…
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What’s on April ’26.

New year, new trade show schedule! We’ve already posted what’s on for January, February, and March of this year, so our first blog of 2026 will cover what’s happening across Canada in April. Check below for trade events in the food and beverage, retail, environment, and manufacturing sectors, and more (and be sure to check…
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Holiday programming note.

It’s been a great year here at Grow Trade Consulting, and now we’re taking a holiday break. Our offices will be closed from December 22 to January 2 inclusive, but we’ll be back at our desks on January 5 – and back here with fresh content on January 7, 2026. The entire Grow Trade Team…
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Aerospace in Canada.

Curious about Canada’s aerospace sector? If so, this post is for you. Canada’s aerospace industry contributed $324.2 billion to the country’s GDP and 225,000 jobs (both direct and downstream) in 2024. Most direct employment jobs come from manufacturing and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). More than 50% of Canadian aerospace manufacturing workers are in production…
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