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Quebec separatists eyed a return to power in Canada’s majority French-speaking province on Monday in an election that could test Prime Minister Mark Carney’s message of national unity to confront the United States. Carney is popular in Quebec and the possible success of the separatist Parti Quebecois (PQ) is not seen as a repudiation of his stance towards US President Donald Trump, whose trade war and annexation threats have infuriated Canadians. Instead, the PQ’s rise after 12 years in...

Unions say proposed changes to Canada's labour laws could weaken workers’ right to strike.

Carney declared the pipeline a project of national interest, smoothening its way to a single federal regulatory review.

Canada will fast track the approval process for a new proposed crude oil export pipeline to its west coast that could generate over C$20 billion (US$14 billion) a year in GDP, Prime Minister ‌Mark Carney said on Thursday. The pipeline, which was announced in July, is a crucial part of Carney’s bid to diversify the economy away from the United States and help lessen the effect of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Carney said Ottawa would officially list the Pacific Link pipeline as a project...

AI giant says it is reviewing report of attempted cyberattack on Canada's national archives agency.

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese trader Mitsubishi Corp. has decided to invest about 500 billion yen in expanding the production capacity of a liquefied natural gas project in western Canada. According to the decision announced Tuesday, the LNG Canada project will aim to double its annual output capacity to 28 million tons in the early 2030s. Mitsubishi and partner firms, includi...

Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to US President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister could end the year with the Nobel Peace Prize and Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Carney briefly became the favourite Monday for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Kalshi, a US-based prediction market, when traders on the exchange put his chances at 14 per cent. His odds later fell, illustrating the highly...

Mathieu Laberge, Chief Economist & Senior Vice President, Housing Insights, CMHC, discusses the outlook for Canadian homebuilding, prices and demand and what is required to bring new housing to market at greater speed and scale, with Bloomberg’s Paula Sambo at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Carlos Yep, Director, Funding, Ontario Financing Authority and David Ayre, Treasurer, CMHC, discuss how two of Canada’s largest public-sector issuers are navigating funding needs, market volatility and changing investor demand, with Bloomberg’s Chunzi Xu at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Eusebio Garre, Director & Head of Funding, IDB Invest and Yuri Kuroki, Head of Funding, IFC, discuss how inflation, higher rates, energy volatility and weaker growth are affecting investment in infrastructure, housing and essential services and how development finance institutions can respond, with Bloomberg’s Olivia Raimonde at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ian Charest, Vice President, Treasury, La Caisse and Charles Lesaux, Head of Funding, BCI, discuss how institutional investors use bond markets to manage funding, liquidity and their balance sheets while supporting broader investment strategies, with Bloomberg’s Layan Odeh at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Randy Ewell, Senior Funding Officer, World Bank Group; Isabelle Laurent, Deputy Treasurer & Head of Funding, EBRD and Charles Perreault, Senior Director, Debt Management, Department of Finance Canada, discuss how global issuers are adapting funding programs to changing rates, geopolitical uncertainty and evolving investor demand, with Bloomberg’s Jorgelina Do Rosario at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

A senior Bank of Canada official said the central bank’s rate-setting body is in a “dilemma” and having spirited discussions about how to balance the impact of the trade war against the inflation effects of high energy prices.

James Byra, Managing Director, Finance and Investments, First Nations Finance Authority and Michael Fedchyshyn, CEO, Building Ontario Fund, discuss financing structures to expand Indigenous participation and ownership in major projects, close capital gaps and support long-term economic growth, with Bloomberg’s Paula Sambo at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Jorge Familiar, Vice President & Treasurer, World Bank Group, discusses the organization’s treasury strategy with Bloomberg’s Olivia Raimonde at the 2026 Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Toni Gravelle, Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada, discusses the outlook for monetary policy, inflation and risks facing Canada’s economy and financial system, with Bloomberg’s Christine Dobby at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Chad Lundberg, CEO, Baytex Energy and Scott Sanborn, Chief Financial Officer, Saturn Oil & Gas, discuss capital allocation, production growth, consolidation and access to global markets as Canada’s oil and gas producers navigate changing commodity markets, with Bloomberg’s Monique Mulima at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Harry Taylor, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial & Regulatory Officer, Hydro One, discusses the transmission investment required to meet rising electricity demands while balancing reliability, affordability and long-term capacity, with Bloomberg’s Naureen Malik at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Jared Green, Chief Financial Officer, Emera and Christine Healy, President & CEO, Northland Power, discuss the investment required to meet rising electricity demand while maintaining reliability and affordability and how Canada can use its energy resources to strengthen its competitiveness, with Bloomberg’s Naureen Malik at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Toni Gravelle said the central bank is trying to reduce upward pressure on Corra by regularly increasing the size of its two-week repo operations.

National Bank Financial’s chief economist sees Canada starting to take business investment seriously after a decade of what he calls “stagnant” growth, and is forecasting a surge in foreign capital.

Mike Pyle, CEO, Exchange Income and Gren Schoch, Chairman & CEO, AirBoss of America, discuss how rising defense spending and changing procurement priorities are reshaping Canada’s aerospace, manufacturing and technology sectors, with Bloomberg’s Derek DeCloet at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

David Arnold, Chief Financial Officer, TMX Group, discusses the evolution of Canadian capital markets, from equity issuance and trading activity to competition for listings, technological change and efforts to attract more companies and capital to Canada, with Bloomberg’s Melissa Shin at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Ian Edwards, President & CEO, AtkinsRéalis and Susan Reisbord, Incoming President & CEO, Stantec, discuss what it will take to accelerate major infrastructure projects in Canada, from permitting and financing to labor and project delivery, with Bloomberg’s Mathieu Dion at the Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

The parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange will offer extended trading hours and prediction markets in Canada if clients demand them, according to a senior executive.

Stéfane Marion, Chief Economist & Strategist, National Bank of Canada, discusses Canada’s economic outlook, including growth, inflation, interest rates and the Canadian dollar, as evolving trade relationships, technological change and shifting investment flows reshape the economy, with Bloomberg’s Erik Hertzberg at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

Canada’s largest publicly traded engineering firms are seeking to downplay concerns that artificial intelligence might disrupt their business models, arguing AI will boost demand for their services.

Susannah Pierce, Consul General of Canada in New York, delivers opening remarks at the 2026 Bloomberg Canadian Finance Conference. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Canadian steelmaker Stelco plans to suspend some operations in Hamilton, Ontario, citing the impact of US tariffs and trade disruptions on the Canadian steel industry.