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Canada Seeks $1 Trillion Investment Amid Economic Shifts

4/18/2026

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a September meeting to attract 1 trillion Canadian dollars in investments.
The plan aims to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the U.S. amid trade tensions and energy shifts.
The Royal Bank of Canada reports a net loss of 1 trillion dollars in investment over the past decade.
Carney’s administration faces project-approval delays and Indigenous and environmental-group opposition on traditional lands.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a September meeting to attract 1 trillion Canadian dollars in investments.
The plan aims to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the U.S. amid trade tensions and energy shifts.
The Royal Bank of Canada reports a net loss of 1 trillion dollars in investment over the past decade.
Carney’s administration faces project-approval delays and Indigenous and environmental-group opposition on traditional lands.