Our Scans · Canada · Weekly Summary

• [New] With both the U.S. and Canada moving toward regulatory refinement and product diversification, North America is expected to retain its leadership role in the global legal cannabis landscape. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Canada has completed public consultations for its 2027-2029 Immigration Levels Plan. SPS Canada
• [New] Canada is expected to hold approximately 18% of the regional demand share in 2026, supported by centralized laboratory networks and provincial infection control programs. Persistence Market Research
• [New] In Canada, the sale of automobile robots jumped by 99% in 2023 with 2549 units, an all-time high. Market Data Forecast
• [New] Higher interest rates have curbed economic growth, and many believe a recession state-side is likely - and that, at best, Canada will remain in a slow - to no-growth mode, if not in a recession itself. SenCanada
• [New] Drones built in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new partnership formed by the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and two drone manufacturers. The Watch
• [New] The Five Eyes, an intelligence alliance that includes Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada, warned that critical new sophisticated AI models could make it easier for bad actors to carry out cyber attacks. Euronews
• [New] Intelligence agencies for the United States, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand are warning that advanced AI models capable of wreaking havoc in the cyber domain are months away from being publicly available. Cyberscoop
• [New] According to the most recent Canadian Survey on Business Conditions put out by Statistics Canada, over a third of all Canadian businesses expect tariffs to negatively affect their business, no matter if they engage directly in trade or not. Yahoo! Finance Canada
• [New] In the UK's fragmented system, the introduction of megafunds will likely play out differently to countries such as Australia and Canada. IPE
• [New] As Canada pushes toward its goal of connecting every household to high-speed internet by 2030, exorbitant infrastructure costs and geographical challenges risk leaving Indigenous communities behind. The Hill Times
• [New] Exports of meat products to Canada and the United States are projected to rise between 5% and 12% during the 2026 FIFA World Cup season. Mexico Business
• [New] Canada's Accessible Canada Act sets a target of a barrier-free nation by 2040, as demand for accessible housing grows. Access Information News
• The federal government must strengthen emissions reduction measures given that Canada will not meet its legislated 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target. SenCanada
• The development of new technology across the food production and value-added agriculture sector provides an opportunity for Canada to further strengthen its domestic food processing capacity. BNN Bloomberg
• Canada stabilized permanent resident admissions at 380,000 for 2026, and sharply cut new temporary resident arrivals to roughly 385,000 for 2026, to bring the temporary population below 5% of Canada's total by the end of 2027. Magellan Immigration
• The big names in the VPN and privacy industry are threatening to pull out of Canada over Bill C-22, the lawful access bill which would force service providers to retain user metadata for up to a year and build in ways for police and C-Sys to access it. podscripts
• Russian Spokeswoman Threatens Canada Over Drone Manufacturing. CRC
• Canada risks losing manufacturing volume to U.S. plants. LinkedIn

Last updated: 09 July 2026