This presentation looks merchandise trade for Canada.

1. Canada Merchandise
Trade– September 2018
P a u l Yo u n g C PA , C G A
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Paul Young - Bio
• CPA, CGA
• Financial Solutions
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

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Agenda
• Trade by Sector
• Exports and Imports by month
• Key Countries
• Summary

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INTRODUCTION
• Canada exports should be 20% higher if Canada had the capacity to export goods and
services
• Canada needs to streamline regulations as part of attracting FDI.

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Summary
• Source – Stats Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/181102/dq181102b-eng.htm

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Exports and Imports by Month - Canada
Source – Stats Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-
quotidien/181102/dq181102b-eng.htm

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Source – Stats Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/181102/dq181102b-eng.htm
Exports and Trade Surpluses(Deficits)

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Trade
Agreements
and FIPA – PM
Harper
• Harper major deals
• China FIPA
(https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fipa
-agreement-with-china-what-s-really-
in-it-for-canada-1.2770159)
• Canada and South Korea -
https://www.livingstonintl.com/free-
trade-agreement-canada-south-korea-
goes-effect/
• Harper completed deals with Trans
Pacific and CETA which were eventually
approved by Trudeau and his
government.
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What’s next
• Canada needs to review all its policies including taxation and regulations. Canada is lagging behind
countries like USA in terms of productivity, cost competitiveness and FDI
• Canada needs to kill C69 (https://omny.fm/shows/danielle-smith/bill-c-69-and-petroleum-services-
association-of-ca)
• Canada needs to invest in port expansion (in ground, Sault Ste Marie, Hamilton, Sydney, Thunder Bay,
Prince Rupert, Saint John, Quebec City, Montreal. Etc.
• Trudeau foreign policies have been a failure - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/trudeau-has-set-
canadas-foreign-affairs-and-policies-back-decades
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