As e-commerce shopping booms, Canadians are making their way to online stores and many of them are choosing outside merchants. At least 70 percent of Canadians' purchases in 2015 were from merchants based outside the country because these online retailers often have better prices or provide goods not available in Canada.

McKesson Corp., an international healthcare services and information technology company, is strengthening its position in Canada's pharmaceutical supply chain with the acquisition of Rexall Health for US$2.2bn.

Canada is prepared to impose retaliatory tariffs against U.S. beef imports after the World Trade Organization sided with Canada and Mexico in a trade battle over meat-labeling rules.