An Edmonton industrial-services scale-up is turning a university AI residency into a production-line quality story it can sell to mining, oil and gas and agriculture buyers on every continent — a template for Alberta…
August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
USD/CAD is pinned near 1.387 with a firmer loonie, $91 oil and a hotter 3.0% July CPI — a mild headwind for Alberta exporters pricing in U.S. dollars and a reason to lock in…
August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Only about 1% of Alberta's U.S.-bound exports are on the 50% tariff list, versus 14% for B.C. — which makes Alberta's value-added producers unusually well placed to win the shelf space and contracts others…
August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Alberta value-added exporters shipping to the U.S. have until Friday to know whether a 50% duty lands on CUSMA-compliant food, beverage, machinery, wood, chemical and consumer goods. Build the two-scenario plan now, not Saturday.
August 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Alberta's Investment and Growth Fund is putting over $1.5 million into modernizing ANC's Whitecourt facility to produce multiple higher-value paper grades, retaining 220+ jobs and adding 13 permanent roles — a template for how…
August 18, 2026 · 1 min read
An Alberta composites manufacturer built a U.S.-first business on Army Corps and Navy work — a model for specialized industrial exporters looking past commodity markets.
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
A steady dollar and five months of rising manufacturing sales give Alberta exporters a stable base to price from — but the deadline this week could move both quickly.
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
With the Section 338 tariffs 48 hours out and negotiators still apart, Alberta exporters should confirm U.S. customs entry dates — not ship dates — for anything in transit and check their HTS codes…
August 17, 2026 · 1 min read
The Canadian dollar has strengthened about 1% over the past month on a 75,100-job July surge and 3.4% Q2 growth. U.S.-dollar receivables are quietly worth less — time to revisit pricing and hedging.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read
Canadian and U.S. trade officials are trying to land a framework deal before the August 19 tariff deadline. Exporters have five days of maximum uncertainty — and a planning decision to make either way.
August 14, 2026 · 1 min read