{"id":515078,"date":"2026-07-08T02:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/515078\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T02:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:29:24","slug":"many-canadian-manufacturers-eyeing-u-s-move-as-trade-tensions-take-a-toll-kpmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/515078\/","title":{"rendered":"Many Canadian manufacturers eyeing U.S. move as trade tensions take a toll: KPMG"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new survey shows trade tensions have some Canadian manufacturers deciding to move production south of the border or delay capital investments.<\/p>\n

KPMG Canada said on Tuesday that 42% of Canadian manufacturing companies indicated they have or are considering moving production to the United States. Of those considering relocating, 77% expect to make the transition within the next two years.
Anamika Gadia, partner and national leader of industrial markets at KPMG Canada, said domestic manufacturers have shown resilience over the last year, \u201cbut resilience certainly has its limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>(Photo: iStock)<\/p>\n

\u201cOur survey clearly shows that while companies have been making short-term decisions to adapt to tariffs and trade uncertainty, they\u2019re now moving toward making longer-term investment decisions,\u201d she said in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other words, they\u2019re not waiting to see what might happen with the trade situation, including the CUSMA discussions and they\u2019re moving to make longer-term investment decisions, including investment decisions that see them shifting their production to the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n

Results for the survey were taken from business owners, executives and decision-makers at 275 Canadian manufacturing companies between May 11 and May 29, using Angus Reid\u2019s business research panel.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last week, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement \u201cin its current form\u201d<\/a> \u2014 but the trade agreement will remain in place as negotiations continue.<\/p>\n

The decision triggers a rolling annual review for up to a decade, at which point it will expire if an extension isn\u2019t agreed upon. CUSMA remains in place unless one of the partner countries gives six months\u2019 notice that it is pulling out.<\/p>\n

The trade agreement has shielded Canada from many of U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs, but the country is being affected by separate sectoral tariffs on industries like steel, aluminum, automobiles and cabinetry.<\/p>\n

Gadia said the issues go beyond the trade situation though, with Canada needing to create a competitive environment for manufacturers to grow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis survey clearly shows that manufacturers need to feel more comfortable and see some action from the government in order to continue to produce and invest and grow in Canada,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the key factors that companies have cited are more certainty around interprovincial trade barriers, they need more tariff certainty, they want to see lower corporate taxes, they want better access to capital and cheaper energy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The survey also found 57% of manufacturing firms have paused, reduced or cancelled capital investment projects. Thirty-six per cent said they have scaled back investments, 12% have paused their plans and 9% have canceled planned spending.<\/p>\n

Gadia said delays in capital investments may be a signal that those investment dollars are going to be redeployed into the U.S.
The survey showed 80% of manufacturers were planning to maintain their Canadian headquarters, but 11% were planning to move their head office to the U.S. within the next five years.<\/p>\n

A loss of that size could meaningfully impact Canada\u2019s gross domestic product, KPMG Canada said.<\/p>\n

According to figures from the federal government, the manufacturing sector represents about 10% of Canada\u2019s overall GDP.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 7, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new survey shows trade tensions have some Canadian manufacturers deciding to move production south of the border…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":515079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[138,219,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-515078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-business","tag-economy","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=515078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/515078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/515079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=515078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=515078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=515078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}