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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on October 25, 2026 that the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi will visit Ottawa October 26 to 27, a short state visit explicitly framed around expanding trade, investment and sector partnerships that Ottawa hopes will channel Gulf capital into Canadian energy, infrastructure and technology projects.
The federal government will table its Budget 2026 on Thursday, November 5, the Department of Finance announced. The move frames Ottawa’s next fiscal plan around unlocking business investment, nation building projects and economic security amid a fragile global backdrop.
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.
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Cabinet Directive that forces regulators to offset regulatory cost increases with larger cuts, seeks faster repeal of outdated rules and aims to make Canada more attractive for investment and exports.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.
A new KPMG Canada survey of 346 senior executives finds overwhelming support for a major overhaul of the tax system and faster action on trade diversification, putting pressure on Finance to deliver concrete measures in the November budget.
Cleveland-Cliffs says Stelco contributed positively to its third quarter, but the U.S. steelmaker is idling lines and cutting hundreds of jobs in Hamilton and Nanticoke. The federal government says the layoffs may breach undertakings tied to the 2024 acquisition and is demanding a plan to protect Canadian jobs.
Statistics Canada reported a modest uptick in headline inflation for September, driven by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. The data keeps pressure on policymakers ahead of the Bank of Canada decision on October 28 and has pushed markets to reprice the likelihood of further rate moves.
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 announced a C$100 million investment on October 16, 2026 to accelerate data collection, transmission studies and early-stage preparation for Wind West, Nova Scotia’s flagship offshore wind program. The move aims to reduce investor risk and catalyze private capital for a potential multibillion dollar industry.
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.
On October 15, federal ministers and regional representatives made a coordinated set of announcements aimed at boosting clean energy projects, apprenticeship training and small business investment across several provinces. The moves underline Ottawa’s strategy to steer private capital toward large renewable projects while offering near term supports to local firms and workers.
Czechoslovak Group acquired a 9.5 percent holding in Toronto and New York listed MDA Space on October 13, 2026, marking a major foreign strategic investor entry into Canada’s space sector and raising questions about industrial partnerships, supply chains and national security.