Canada

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

February 14, 2022

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

How Trucker Protests Shut the Canadian Border and Rocked the Economy

February 11, 2022

Bloomberg

Canadian protests that began by championing the rights of truckers have spread into sprawling, ad-hoc anti-establishment demonstrations across the country — shuttering crucial trade links, confounding police and giving hints that the efforts could spread.

Canadian Bridge Blockade Stretches Fragile Auto Supply Chain

February 9, 2022

Bloomberg

Protestors blocking traffic between the U.S. and Canada to oppose vaccine rules have further stretched an auto supply chain already worn thin by pandemic-related labor shortages and a scarcity of chips.

Americans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs Surge

February 8, 2022

Bloomberg

Surging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.

Ottawa Declares Emergency After Trucker Protests Spin ‘Out of Control’

February 6, 2022

Bloomberg

Canada’s capital city remained under a state of emergency Monday as police tried to rein in protests against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.

Vaccine Requirements for Non-U.S. Truckers Threaten Further Snarls at Southern Border

February 4, 2022

Helen Atkinson, Managing Editor

A new U.S. requirement that went into effect January 22 requires any essential workers crossing the border into the U.S. to be vaccinated. And that includes truckers.

Vaccine Protest Snarls Canada-U.S. Border Crossing for Fifth Day

February 2, 2022

Bloomberg

Two lanes of traffic have reopened at one of Canada’s busiest border crossings five days after a group of vehicles blocked the highway to protest vaccine mandates for truckers.

Trucker Protest Strands Beef Shipments at U.S.-Canada Border

February 1, 2022

Bloomberg

Protesters who are rallying against vaccine mandates are holding up shipments of Canadian beef to the U.S.

Truckers Protesting Vaccine Rule Stay Put in Canada’s Capital

January 30, 2022

Bloomberg

Raucous protests in Canada’s capital continued Sunday over trucker vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 health restrictions, but the crowd thinned from its height a day earlier after drawing military and political rebukes for poor behavior.

Trucker Vaccine Rule Is Making Freight and Fruit Pricier

January 18, 2022

Bloomberg

New rules requiring truckers to show proof of vaccination when crossing the Canada-U.S. border are cutting into shipping capacity and boosting the cost of hauling everything from broccoli to tomatoes.

Canada

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in Canada. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance across Canada’s 10 provinces and three territories - addressing a range of challenges such as varying provincial regulations, labeling and packaging requirements, customs and tax laws and government controlled exchange rates.