Canada’s State of Trade

Read our flagship report to discover Canada’s international trade and investment performance. Explore an emerging trade and investment issue and what it may mean for business opportunities.

Reports

• Canada’s State of Trade 2024: Supply chains: A review of trade and investment performance in the past year and a special feature on supply chains.
• Canada’s State of Trade 2023: Inclusive Trade: A review of trade and investment in the previous year and a special feature on inclusive trade research.
• Canada’s State of Trade 2022: The Benefits of Free Trade Agreements: A review of trade and investment in the previous year and a look at how free trade agreements have benefitted Canada.
• Canada’s State of Trade 2021: A closer look at Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): A review of trade and investment in the previous year and a closer look at foreign direct investment.
• Canada’s State of Trade 2020: The early impacts of COVID-19 on trade: A review of trade and investment in the previous year and the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Canada's State of Trade 2019: A review of trade and investment in the previous year and what trade diversification means for Canada.

Special features from previous State of Trade reports

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• Canada’s services trade performance (2018)
• International Trade and Its Benefits to Canada (2012)
• The evolution of Global Value Chains (2011)
• The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and exporter performance (2010)
• New horizons for Canada: The return to a multi-polar world (2009)
• The rise of Global Value Chains (2007)