Government of Canada support to help Ontario businesses strengthen trade resilience and expand into new markets

Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadian companies to pursue international markets as the government launched a new strategic exports office to assist them. Ottawa and Ontario announced a joint $5 million fund to help businesses diversify their reach into Asian and European markets.

The article reports that Canada is opening a new strategic exports office, housed under Global Affairs Canada, as part of Budget 2025 to remove trade irritants, lift market access barriers, and address infrastructure gaps to diversify trade. It notes that the office will identify export opportunities, coordinate government engagement, and provide…

The article reports that the federal government is opening a new strategic exports office under Global Affairs Canada to diversify trade by removing trade irritants, lifting market access barriers, and addressing infrastructure gaps. It notes the office will identify export opportunities, coordinate government engagement, and support senior government…

Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed support for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion, stating it would increase Canada’s export capacity and help diversify trade away from the United States. He indicated Ottawa plans to invest over $10 billion to expand the port, create thousands of construction and operational jobs,…

Canada announced the creation of its first Strategic Exports Office to centralize and coordinate export support by integrating Global Affairs Canada, Export Development Canada, and the Canadian Commercial Corporation. The goal is to boost non-U.S. exports by $300 billion over the next decade and to improve Canada’s ability to win international contracts…

Canada will launch its first-ever Strategic Exports Office, an arm of the federal government to coordinate and support Canadian firms in securing international contracts. The office will provide diplomatic, financial, and industry-backed assistance to help companies win deals abroad, as Canada diversifies trade beyond the United States amid looming tariffs.

The Ontario government, through the Trade-Impacted Communities Program, will provide $302,000 to the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) as part of a $492,000, two-year initiative to help Kingston workers and local businesses adapt to U.S. tariffs and explore new international export markets. The program will fund expert support, including…

The Ontario government is investing $300,000 through the Trade-Impacted Communities Program to support Prescott-Russell businesses affected by U.S. tariffs. The funding will fund the Prescott Russell Community Development Corporation’s Strategic Territorial Positioning Project to attract investment, retain and expand businesses, diversify exports, and…

Ontario and the federal government are investing more than $7.2 million to help over 500 workers in northern Ontario gain new skills and transition into in-demand careers. The funding, through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response and delivered by Skills Advance Ontario, targets manufacturing, steel, forestry, construction, telecommunications, and…

The Ontario and federal governments are investing more than $7.2 million through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response to help over 500 workers in northern Ontario upgrade skills, transition into in-demand careers, and support local employers. The funding, delivered via Skills Advance Ontario, is part of a $228.8 million initiative to retrain up…

The Government of Canada, joined by MP Dominique O’Rourke and Minister Evan Solomon, announced more than $2.1 million in combined FedDev Ontario investments to three Guelph-based companies to strengthen operations, increase productivity, and pursue new markets. Through the Regional Tariff Response Initiative, the government is providing $1.95 billion in…

The article reports that the federal and Ontario governments are investing $7.2 million to retrain more than 500 workers in the North, funded through the Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response, to upskill and boost local industries amid tariffs. The funding, delivered through Ontario’s Skills Advance Ontario program, includes specific allocations for…

Ontario is investing $302,000 through the Trade-Impacted Communities Program to support Kingston Economic Development Corporation’s two-year trade resilience project aimed at helping Eastern Ontario companies diversify and expand into new Canadian and European markets. The initiative, part of a broader $40 million TICP, will provide tariff/export…

The article reports that the Canadian government announced $40.5 million in federal funding for 23 Waterloo Region and Brant Region businesses through the Regional Tariff Response Initiative and the Regional Defence Investment Initiative, aimed at mitigating tariff impacts and boosting resilience. In Waterloo Region, 16 of the benefiting…

The Province is providing $302,000 to the Kingston Economic Development Corporation from its Tariff-Impacted Communities Program to support a two-year tariff-resilience project. The funding will help Kingston-area businesses respond to tariffs and trade disruptions by strengthening supply chains, opening new markets, and increasing exports as part of a…

The federal government is providing about $40.5 million to 23 businesses in Waterloo region and Brant County to advance defence, security, and AI technologies, funded through the Regional Defence Investment Initiative and the Regional Tariff Response Initiative. The announcement, made by Minister Evan Solomon at XL Tool in Kitchener, highlighted support…

The federal government announced $40.5 million in tariff support for businesses in Brant County and the Waterloo region. The announcement was made in Kitchener, Ontario, on July 23, 2026, by Evan Solomon, the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

The article reports that FedDev Ontario announced $40.5 million in investments to 23 Ontario businesses, including $8.9 million to seven Brantford and Brant firms. The Brantford-Brant recipients—Koolatron, Massilly North America, SLACAN Industries, Walters Inc., Canada Steel Corporation, Cravo Equipment, and Fowler Metal Industries—will use their funds…