The federal government has launched a record C$1.75 billion Venture and Growth Capital plan to keep high growth companies in Canada. Officials opened a fund of funds call this month, but industry and program documents show most funding streams will not reach managers or startups for many months.
Three Canadian trust and banking entities, including The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, published notices in the Canada Gazette on October 24, 2026, saying they intend to apply for regulatory approval to reduce stated capital. The moves would permit transfers totaling up to C$170 million to their sole shareholder if approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a strategic partnership and the launch of free trade talks, aiming to boost bilateral trade, energy cooperation and defence industrial ties as Canada looks to diversify away from its heavy reliance on the United States.
UK regulators have opened a competition investigation into the proposed $25 billion combination of AkzoNobel and Axalta, putting one of the coatings industry's biggest consolidation deals under regulatory scrutiny.
The federal government has launched a record C$1.75 billion Venture and Growth Capital plan to keep high growth companies in Canada. Officials opened a fund of funds call this month, but industry and program documents show most funding streams will not reach managers or startups for many months.
Three Canadian trust and banking entities, including The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, published notices in the Canada Gazette on October 24, 2026, saying they intend to apply for regulatory approval to reduce stated capital. The moves would permit transfers totaling up to C$170 million to their sole shareholder if approved by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a strategic partnership and the launch of free trade talks, aiming to boost bilateral trade, energy cooperation and defence industrial ties as Canada looks to diversify away from its heavy reliance on the United States.
Canada Post holds its annual public meeting by webcast on October 22, 2026, updating stakeholders on a multi year modernization plan, recent quarterly losses and steps to rebuild parcel market share while converting millions of addresses to community mailboxes.
A Politburo meeting on September 26, 2026 set new targets to shore up the housing market and step up fiscal support, prompting a sharp market response and renewed debate over the scale of Beijing’s intervention.
China’s central bank warned against irrational one way bets in the foreign exchange market on September 25, as the yuan strengthened and policymakers signaled a continuation of accommodative monetary settings paired with closer oversight of market flows.
China's fiscal revenue increased 5.7% year-on-year during the first eight months of 2026 as Beijing prepares additional fiscal and financial measures to support the world's second-largest economy.
British government bonds rallied after the Bank of England paused active sales from its nearly £500 billion bond portfolio, offering markets relief even as policymakers warned that energy costs could push inflation above 4%.
The federal government on October 21 issued a new Cabinet Directive that forces regulators to offset regulatory cost increases with larger cuts, seeks faster repeal of outdated rules and aims to make Canada more attractive for investment and exports. Businesses and advocacy groups welcomed the move, but analysts warn implementation and legal limits will determine the impact.
EverWind Fuels says it will build a C10 billion data centre and wind portfolio at Point Tupper, Cape Breton, and has signed a long term lease with AI company Anthropic to host Claude model capacity, a deal developers call the largest private investment in Nova Scotia history.
EverWind announced on October 16, 2026 a privately funded plan to invest more than C$10 billion to build an AI-focused data centre campus at Point Tupper and expand onshore wind generation in Nova Scotia. The proposal brings large-scale private capital and local revenue promises, while raising questions about grid capacity, water use, and long term local benefits.
The federal government on October 15, 2026 pledged 100 million to advance Wind West, a Nova Scotia led offshore wind and transmission initiative, funding site characterization, transmission modelling and early-stage marine surveys ahead of a winter 2027 call for bids.
During his state visit to Washington this week, Chinese president Xi Jinping urged joint US China action to keep artificial intelligence under human control. The comments, issued as Chinese state media published his remarks on September 26, highlight Beijing’s push to shape global AI rules while advancing domestic industry and security priorities.
Chinese and U.S. officials said talks this week produced a proposal for a formal mechanism to notify each other of AI incidents that could affect national security, a move that signals Beijing and Washington are seeking managed competition in artificial intelligence while still testing boundaries on cooperation.
GlobalFoundries and Marvell are expanding semiconductor production capacity for high-speed optical connectivity as increasingly powerful AI data centres require faster links between thousands of computing components.
Australia’s corporate regulator announced amended market integrity rules on September 26, 2026 that extend testing, monitoring and governance obligations to AI enabled trading systems. The changes aim to align domestic rules with international standards, impose kill switch and testing requirements for trading algorithms, and give market participants an 18 month transition to comply.
Major Australian banks and economists have shifted to expect a Reserve Bank of Australia rate increase at the September 29 meeting, weighing on equities and lifting bond yields as investors recalibrate for tighter policy.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are preparing to meet in Washington on September 24, with tariffs, rare earths, agriculture and a potential $30 billion energy-related trade package among the issues drawing global business attention.
Brookfield plans to invest up to $600 million in India's ACME Cleantech Ventures, providing international capital for green ammonia and green methanol projects as cleaner industrial fuels attract growing global investment.
Pakistan is preparing for a major PTI march towards Islamabad on September 27 demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, with security preparations, court proceedings and possible transport disruption putting businesses on alert.
China's fiscal revenue increased 5.7% year-on-year during the first eight months of 2026 as Beijing prepares additional fiscal and financial measures to support the world's second-largest economy.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are preparing to meet in Washington on September 24, with tariffs, rare earths, agriculture and a potential $30 billion energy-related trade package among the issues drawing global business attention.
Canada's federal government is preparing changes to the Canada Labour Code that could reshape how Ottawa handles strikes, lockouts and collective bargaining in federally regulated industries.
Stellantis Canada will idle its Windsor Assembly Plant for several weeks this fall, the automaker said, blaming a combination of U.S. auto tariffs and weaker North American demand. The move deepens uncertainty for thousands of workers and intensifies pressure on Ottawa to protect domestic manufacturing.
PowerCo Canada says the St. Thomas gigafactory will start production in 2029, two years later than planned, citing market, technology and sequencing reasons. The delay raises questions about jobs, federal incentives and regional industrial planning across southwestern Ontario.