Visit any apartment building or office tower in any major U.S. city today, and it will become clear: most of the action has moved away from inside and toward outside: curb, parking lot, delivery bay, rideshare pickup lane, loading dock area, dog-walking areas or parkettes. At one time, the “edge” spaces around our buildings were often …
Rising geopolitical tensions between the United States and China are altering how global companies view risk, resilience, and the location of critical manufacturing operations. Canadian industrial supply chains face both opportunities and threats during this momentous time; tariffs, export controls, and security concerns have altered long-standing trade patterns. Canadian and U.S. firms reassess their reliance …
Small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada are beginning to recognize the significance of expanding beyond conventional US markets to the Asia-Pacific region, such as China, for growth opportunities due to increasing tensions within North American trade politics, as well as a faster expansion rate in Asia. But smaller Canadian businesses must be wary of …
We often think of tariffs as short-term levers in trade disputes—but the ripple effects can be long-lasting. Right now, many nations are quietly rethinking how they structure trade and supply chains. One of the most interesting shifts? The renewed focus on gateway countries. Gateway countries act as strategic hubs, geographically well-positioned, equipped with advanced logistics, and …
If you found the 2017 Bitcoin boom or the 2021 DeFi explosion to be disruptive, the developments in blockchain and artificial intelligence in 2025 make those periods seem like warm-ups. Now, investors want to know what happens when you combine blockchain’s unchangeable trust with AI’s predictive ability. A completely new era of market behaviour, risk …
Trade settlement with dollar stablecoins for small and medium enterprises navigating new duty structures and foreign exchange risk in the US and Canada is now possible thanks to dollar stablecoins. Tariffs are intended to alter relative prices and direct trade flows in specific ways. Small and midsized enterprises in the U.S. and Canada frequently experience …
Two connected trends, sustainability and technology, are causing a huge change in Canada’s commercial real estate market right now. Both businesses and governments put a high value on being environmentally responsible. At the same time, new technologies are becoming more and more important to how businesses operate. We look into how these trends will affect …
As global energy markets undergo dramatic shifts due to geopolitical instability, climate transition policies, and trade realignments, Canada finds itself at a critical juncture. One of the most strategic levers the country can pull-both economically and geopolitically-is the expansion of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. While traditionally a raw resource exporter heavily reliant on U.S. …
In the past decade, the global financial system has witnessed a powerful undercurrent of innovation: the rise of cryptocurrency. What began as a fringe experiment led by cypherpunks and libertarians has evolved into a robust economic sector with trillion-dollar implications. Nowhere is this transformation more significant than in North America, where institutional adoption, regulatory recalibration, …
Millennials and Gen Z are digital natives who grew up during periods of technological advances and economic insecurity. They are now entering the investment scene with new perspectives and different priorities than those previously. Their presence doesn’t simply add new players, it fundamentally alters the dynamics of commercial real estate. As someone who has watched …