Canada calls for review of ‘business relationship’ with Amazon after Quebec closures

Canada calls for review of ‘business relationship’ with Amazon after Quebec closures

The federal industry minister is calling for a review of Ottawa’s “business relationship” with Amazon after the company said it will close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec. “They’ll have me fighting to make sure that this is not going to go unanswered in Canada,” Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said. The closure will eliminate…

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Canada’s premiers have wanted to scrap internal trade barriers for years. Why is it hard to do?

Canada’s premiers have wanted to scrap internal trade barriers for years. Why is it hard to do?

Canada’s premiers and federal officials are pitching cutting interprovincial trade barriers to guard against a looming trade war with the United States, arguing it could boost the Canadian economy by billions of dollars. The idea gained steam on Wednesday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted a virtual meeting with the premiers. Trudeau said in a…

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No Trump tariffs for now, but Canadian businesses are preparing anyway

No Trump tariffs for now, but Canadian businesses are preparing anyway

Canada might be spared from Donald Trump’s tariffs for now, but Canadian business leaders and owners have been thinking about what might happen with the threatened tariffs — and what they’re doing to prepare. After wide speculation that the newly sworn-in president of the United States would impose a promised 25 per cent tax on imported goods during his first day…

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Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years

Canada’s immigration department cutting roughly 3,300 jobs over 3 years

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to cut about 3,300 jobs, or about a quarter of its workforce, over the next three years. The federal department emailed employees on Monday about its “budget situation” and the impact on staffing, which IRCC later confirmed with CBC. The email stated it was unclear who would be impacted by these…

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