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Federal funding backs modular homebuilding pilots to speed deliveries in Atlantic Canada
The federal government is directing nearly $13 million through ACOA to 28 projects in Atlantic Canada aimed at accelerating housing delivery by expanding modular and prefabricated construction. Key allocations include $1.8 million for the University of New Brunswick's off-site construction research work and a regional RHII pot of $3.9 million within a $50 million national envelope.

Aéro Montréal says federal Industrial Defense Strategy can channel defence contracts to Québec aerospace
Aéro Montréal welcomes the federal Industrial Defense Strategy as a real opportunity to steer defence procurement and investment toward Québec firms, and urges Ottawa to pair procurement signals with financing channels such as the Defence Investment Agency and a BDC ‘Defence Platform’ to de-risk supplier scale‑up. The cluster highlights procurement simplification, ITB policy modernization and faster security‑clearance and facility accreditation as immediate levers to turn national targets (C$500B and ~70% domestic sourcing) into local jobs, technology and exports.

Carney Pivots Canada’s Trade Strategy After Tensions With Washington
After a targeted tariff trimming compact with Beijing drew an explicit threat of punitive tariffs from Washington, Canada’s prime minister told U.S. leaders he will press ahead with a rapid program to diversify markets. The plan centers on roughly a dozen new agreements, short-term tactical tariff moves and a 10-year goal to materially shrink reliance on the U.S. market.