Here is a brief look at Canada merchandise trade for April 2020.

1. Merchandise
Trade –
Canada
PAUL YOUNG
APRIL 2020

2. Paul Young - Bio
 CPA, CGA
 Financial Solutions
 SME – Risk Management
 SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
 SME – Public Policy
 SME – Financial Solutions
 SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. Agenda
 Exports – January 2020
 Trade Surpluses/(Deficits)
 Trade by key countries
 Trade / BMO
 CBC Press Release / Trade
 Supply Chain Management
 Other sources / Training options

4. Exports –
April 2020
SOURCE – CANADA

5. Trade Surpluses (Deficits)
SOURCE – STATS CANADA

6. Trade by key
countries
SOURCE – STATS CANADA

7. Supply Chain
Management
 Is that not why we have the combine act?
https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/policy/acg-acgb-mergers-
guidelines-draft-3143.html
 Mergers and acquisitions are important, but they
do need to review to ensure they are in the best
interest of both the sector and the country -
https://tnc.news/2020/06/02/conservative-
motion-to-stop-china-from-buying-struggling-
firms-passed/
 Should we not be focusing on identifying what
products should be strategic?
 https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/how-best-
to-reshore-supply-chains
 Errors with medical supplies
 https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-governments-
medical-equipment-blunder-cost-taxpayers-1-8-
billion

8. WTO
 The WTO needs to be reformed including
revisiting the status of various countries
within the organization
 @jimcarr_wpg it never seems to amaze me
how little you grasp of both supply
management and fair-trade practices. -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/2
019-election-global-trade-barriers-and-
protection-wto-canada-september-2019
 @CPC_HQ and previous govts grasp the
need for trade with other countries, but not
your govt!

9. Other Sources
 If you like to learn more
about trade and/or other
subjects as part of your
professional learning and
development then feel
free to review my
material on
https://www.udemy.com/
(search Paul Young CPA
CGA

10. Summary
 Canada has a job quality issue -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/jo
b-quality-canada-vs-usa
 Canada still has issues with capacity -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/c
anada-and-world-post-covid19
 The world likely will be looking for AG
shipments along with Natural Resources
and food processing
 AG Sector -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoun
gcga/agriculture-and-food-policy-
what-needs-to-happen
 Natural Resources -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoun
gcga/canada-and-natural-resources-
development-and-export-strategy