Author: Muriel Schmidt

3000 Canadian Armed Forces Active personnel approx. 68,000 (2021) Reserve personnel approx. 27,000 (2021) Deployed personnel approx. 3000 Expenditures How many Canadian soldiers are currently deployed? How many people are deployed? Approximately 1 000 Canadian Armed Forces Members are deployed in support of Operation REASSURANCE, making it Canada’s largest current international military operation. Has Canada […]

Because trade encourages companies and workers to specialize in what they do best, to innovate, and to grow large by serving global markets, the productivity of firms improves, which in turn drives up wages for workers and increases Canada’s prosperity. The end result is increased standards of living. How does international trade contribute to growth […]

You need a Bill of Lading and a Canadian Commercial Invoice (CCI) Shipment value must be indicated on the Commercial Invoice. Fees are paid by the receiver. Canadian national holidays differ from the US. What is needed to transport freight into Canada? Obtain a CBSA Carrier Code Before hauling freight into Canada, your company must […]

Many Hong Kong Canadians continue to maintain their status as Hong Kong permanent residents. The largest wave of immigration to Canada from Hong Kong occurred during the late 1980s and early 1990s, as a result of the uncertainties concerning the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. Why are there […]

October 24, 1929 went down in history as “Black Thursday”. On that day, stock prices plummeted on the New York Stock Exchange, creating a domino effect on world stock markets. It signaled the beginning of the Great Depression. Canada was one of the hardest hit by the economic crisis. What does Black Thursday mean? Black […]

This is mainly due to the fact that China has a significant amount of manufacturing and processing facilities, and in many cases, a company outside of China is coordinating the production carried out in these facilities and is responsible for the final sale of the goods produced. Is Canada in a trade deficit with China? […]

Canada military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $22.73B, a 2.06% increase from 2017. Canada Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2022. Canada Military Spending/Defense Budget – Historical Data Year Billions of US $ % of GDP 2018 $22.73B 1.32% 2017 $22.27B 1.35% 2016 $17.78B 1.16% What is Canada’s military budget per year? Budget 2022 This includes $7.4 billion […]

Saudi Arabia was the second largest supplier of imported crude in 2021 at 15% of Canada’s total, and Nigeria was the third largest at 13%. Does Canada purchase oil from Saudi Arabia? Despite having the world’s fourth-largest oil reserves, Canada imports oil from foreign suppliers. Currently, more than half the oil used in Quebec and […]

unemployed. The Great Depression of the early 1930s was a worldwide social and economic shock. Few countries were affected as severely as Canada. Millions of Canadians were left unemployed, hungry and often homeless. The Great Depression in Canada. Article by James Struthers Updated by Richard Foot Who suffered the most in the Great Depression in […]

In 1951 Mental Health Week was introduced across Canada. In 1952 the Ontario Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association received its provincial charter. When did mental illness become serious? Although references to mental health as a state can be found in the English language well before the 20th century, technical references to mental health […]