Trade Policies 101 for Canada – 2015 Election
By: Paul Young, CPA, CGA
What is a trade imbalance?
Canada Trade/investment deals
Canada Trade/investment deals
Canada and Trade
Liberal Party / NDP comments -
• Ralph Goodale –
• Don Davies
Trade Analysis
Trade Analysis - Imports
Trade Imbalance
What does Canada Export?
What does Canada import
Where are the largest imbalances/Product
Conclusion
• How do you reduced the trade balances• Trade/Investment deals (i.e. fair deals)• Investment in advance manufacturing/green technology/food/forestry
products• Continue to develop natural resources like uranium, lithium, nickel, oil, gas,
vanadium, iron/ore, agriculture sector• Reduce internal trade barriers (i.e. East/West Pipeline)• Port/pipeline capacity