Tariffs, supply chain disruptions, rising costs, labour mobility barriers, and changing market access can impact businesses of all sizes and sectors across Southeast Alberta.

Over the past year, as your Chamber, we have been working with provincial and national partners to advocate for practical solutions, identify new opportunities, and connect businesses with resources that support competitiveness and growth.

What We're Working On

• Advocating for businesses affected by tariffs and trade disruptions
• Supporting efforts to expand interprovincial trade and labour mobility
• Advancing recommendations for the CUSMA review
• Connecting businesses to new markets through trade missions and export opportunities
• Providing resources, business intelligence, and tools to help navigate uncertainty

We know we put out a lot of information and so we wanted to summarize some of the resources we’ve profiled that you may find helpful

Trade & Tariff Updates

• Counter-Tariffs and Business Support Measures
• Regional Tariff Response Initiative
• Business Competitiveness & Economic Resilience

Finding New Markets

• Trade Missions & Business Growth Opportunities
• Explore $4 Trillion in Export Opportunities
• Why Mexico Matters for Canadian Businesses

Doing Business Across Canada

• Navigating Interprovincial Trade
• Landmark Internal Trade Agreement

 Exporting Products?

• TradeCert Canada Services
• Trade Explorer

 And We Still Need Your Input!

To effectively advocate on behalf of Southeast Alberta businesses, we need to better understand how trade uncertainty, tariffs, labour mobility barriers, and supply chain challenges are affecting your operations. Please help us by providing your feedback

Southeast Alberta Trade and Tariff Impacts Survey – Fill out form

Looking to expand your trade opportunities and diversify your market

• We recently met with the Mexican Consulate who can assist in connecting with opportunities: Trade Opportunities with Mexico: International Sourcing and Importing Intake Form – Fill out form
• Use the new Trade Explorer tool, launched by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: https://businessdatalab.ca/trade-explorer/

The more businesses that participate in our efforts, the stronger our voice becomes when advocating to governments and decision-makers and the more we can expand our markets and bring more dollars into our economy in Southeast Alberta.

Thank you for helping us ensure Southeast Alberta remains competitive, resilient, and ready to seize new opportunities.