Business & Industry · Oct 29, 2026
Ottawa audit package tabled in Parliament on October 29, 2026 includes reviews of the CBSA’s CARM import system, FINTRAC enforcement activity and federal procurement for call centres, raising fresh questions for importers, financial firms and Crown corporations about compliance, costs and oversight.
Business & Industry · Oct 24, 2026
Industry Minister Melanie Joly has formally demanded Cleveland-Cliffs reverse temporary layoffs affecting up to 500 workers at Hamilton’s Stelco or face court action, saying the U.S. owner appears to have breached employment commitments tied to its 2024 acquisition.
Business & Industry · Oct 18, 2026
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly warned that Ottawa could force the sale of Stelco’s Canadian operations if planned layoffs are not rescinded, raising the prospect of a legal and political showdown over foreign ownership and job commitments.
Business & Industry · Oct 13, 2026
Vancouver based Uniserve changed its TSX Venture trading symbol to COMP on October 13, 2026, a public signal of a strategic shift from managed telecom services toward compute, cloud and data centre infrastructure aimed at serving AI and data intensive workloads in Canada.
Business & Industry · Oct 12, 2026
Stelco has begun issuing layoff notices at its Hamilton steelworks even after the federal industry minister gave the company five business days to present a compliance plan under the Investment Canada Act. The dispute raises fresh questions about foreign ownership, trade policy and enforcement tools for protecting Canadian jobs.
Global News & Trends · Oct 11, 2026
On October 11, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney told the U.S. president Canada supports an announced agreement to halt strikes on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, and Ottawa said it will increase oil and diesel exports to the United States as allies weigh the plan.