Canadian ports key to export drive

The trade war with the US has left Canada scrambling to diversify its export partners and improve ports and infrastructure to get goods to new markets. Several terminals are in line to receive Federal funding, but adding new capacity will not happen overnight.

At the time of writing, talks between Canada and the USA on a new agreement covering trade and tariffs had collapsed, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recalling the Canadian negotiating team without an agreement being reached. (Editor’s note: This story first appeared in the September 2026 print issue of WorldCargo News.)

The trade talks collapsed three days after US President Donald Trump extended the initial deadline for new 50% tariffs on a wide range of Canadian imports as the countries appeared to have reached a deal. “I have paused the 50% Tariffs against Canada, that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three day period, based on the fact that Canada and the U.S.A., subject to the finalization of documents, have a DEAL!” President Trump posted on Truth Social.

That deal subsequently collapsed, with both sides claiming the other brought untenable conditions to the table at the last minute.

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