3 d. ago Kinaxis Launches Tariff Response Solution to Help Supply Chains Adapt to Disruption with Confidence

New solution simulates tariff impacts, aligns teams, and enables action in under three weeks OTTAWA, Ontario — As ongoing tariff pressures and trade uncertainty continue to reshape global supply chains, Kinaxis® (TSX:KXS), the leader in real-time supply chain orchestration, today launched Kinaxis Tariff Response – a new offering that helps companies simulate tariff exposure, run […]

Economics

3 d. ago Ontario’s free trade legislation is a game changer for Canada’s internal trade framework, but more provinces need to get on board

Toronto, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Restaurants Canada congratulates the Ontario government for tabling legislation to remove its Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) exceptions, adopt mutual recognition with reciprocating provinces, liberalize labour mobility and allow direct-to-consumer sales of alcohol. “Every premier in Canada should be looking to Ontario and doing what it did yesterday […]

Economics

4 d. ago Tariff Fight Prompts Ontario to Tear Down Provincial Trade Barriers

Ontario will make trading with other Canadian provinces easier, hoping to mitigate damage from the country’s ongoing trade war with the US.

Economics

4 d. ago Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs. Officials say the bill would make Ontario the first government in Canada to unconditionally remove all current exceptions to interprovincial free trade. The legislation would also enable the government […]

Economics

4 d. ago Avicanna Announces Revocation of Management Cease Trade Order

TORONTO, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Avicanna Inc. (“Avicanna” or “Company”) (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, is pleased to announce the Management Cease Trade Order (“MCTO”) issued on April 4, 2025 by the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) has now […]

Economics

5 d. ago Tariff response to be focus at Queen’s Park as new session begins

Ontario's response to the U.S. trade war will factor heavily in the first legislative sitting after Premier Doug Ford cruised to victory in the snap February election.

Economics

6 d. ago Ontario unions say struggling colleges can be ‘lifeboat’ through economic turmoil

Union leaders took to Queen's Park to make their pitch to 'save' Ontario's college sector, linking the struggling institutions to Canada's trade war with the United States.

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3 w. ago Ontario fast food chain scraps U.S. expansion plans amid trade war

Amid rising tensions from the trade wars, many in Ontario are opting to buy local products when it comes to their everyday purchases. Even Ontario-owned businesses are considering this when it comes to talks about expansion.Recently, Ontario-based vegan fast food chain Odd Burger put out a press release stating that it would be halting its U.S. expansion plans due to "escalating political tensions between Canada and the U.S.""Given the global tariff uncertainty, we are putting the brakes on our U.S. expansion until pricing metrics can be formulated with certainty," said James McInnes, CEO and co-founder of Odd Burger. "We are also seeing increased demand for our products in Canada, and as a Canadian Company, we want to make sure that we focus on our core market at this time."Additionally, the company added that it believes it can help other Canadian companies transition to plant-based products made in Canada and sees a significant growth opportunity in supporting the Canadian market...

Economics

3 w. ago ‘Full court press’: Ontario cities look for ways to fight Donald Trump’s trade war

Municipal politicians from across Ontario have been pondering ways that they can show support for Canada as the ongoing trade dispute with the U.S. drags on.

Economics