Economic Paradiplomacy of Canadian provinces in North America

Economic Paradiplomacy of Canadian provinces in North America

This article analyzes the international relations of the Canadian provinces in recent decades, especially observing exports and imports with the United States and Mexico, but also in the international arena. The analysis is conducted both from a national and subnational perspective, considering economic patterns and trends. In the same way, we observe the productive activities and the most relevant industries in the economy of the Canadian provinces and their connection with international markets. The aim of this article is to examine the economic relations and international activities of Canadian provinces. We concentrate on the cases of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia. Economic integration in North America has paved the way to other forms of cooperation between subnational governments on diverse topics, through diverse regional organizations and through international agreements.