THREE DEVELOPMENTS. ONE ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP.

The relationship is moving.

01 / THE CONTRADICTION · BATTERY SUPPLY CHAINS

More value. Fewer units.

China-origin lithium-ion battery import values rose while recorded unit quantities fell.

+C$150.4MChina-origin battery import value · YoY −9.1%Recorded battery units · YoY What changed in the composition of these shipments?Examine the finding

02 / THE MAGNITUDE · ENERGY

China-bound crude exports expanded dramatically.

+C$657.8MDomestic exports · YoY 03 / THE MOMENTUM · AGRICULTURE

Canola exports to China accelerated.

+C$136.9MDomestic exports · YoY

Canada ↔ China · August 2026 trade evidence (vs August 2025) · Customs basis, unadjusted · Statistics Canada source ↗ Where does your business fit?

02 / THE RELEVANCE · THE CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE

Where do you fit in this picture?

Choose what matters to you. OBOR reveals a measured development and the question that makes it worth exploring.

FIND YOUR POINT OF ENTRY

Choose your industry

Explore a finding in your sector. Industry associations are editorial and thematic.

VERIFIED MONTHLY TRADE OBSERVATIONS

A FINDING FOR YOUR WORLD

AUTOMOTIVE / IMPORTS

Lithium-ion battery imports rose C$150.4M.

Recorded quantity fell 9.1%. Battery assemblers and EV suppliers have a substantial change in the declared value of incoming shipments to examine.

THE QUESTION TO INVESTIGATE

Which battery specifications and supply channels explain the change in value per unit?

Explore the finding Official evidence

A measured Automotive trade observation · August 2026

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03 / THE INTELLIGENCE LIBRARY

What would you like to find out?

Start with a useful question. Each destination opens an existing OBOR tool, grounded in its available evidence.

01 / EXPLORE

What's changing?

Discover the developments that matter to Canadian business.

See the latest China developmentsPublished updates with Canadian relevance Find changes affecting my industryIndustry dossiers and related evidence Review what OBOR is monitoringSource and monitoring activity

02 / EXPLORE

Measure trade

See exactly what moved, where, and over what period.

See Canada's overall trade with ChinaNational bilateral flows Find the largest import and export changesMonthly customs movements Trace a specific productHS6 product evidence · limited data Examine trade by industryIndustry trade mix · limited data Compare Canadian provincesProvincial customs evidence Compare product categoriesCommodity-level comparisons Follow a trade trend over timeHistorical monthly observations Compare provincial trade balancesExports, imports and balances

03 / EXPLORE

Understand China

Examine the economic conditions behind developments.

Explore China's economic conditionsSelling · Sourcing · Competing

04 / EXPLORE

Check market access

Find source-backed policies, restrictions and important dates.

Check tariffs and trade restrictionsMarket-access registry Find policy changes and deadlinesDecision Watch calendar

05 / EXPLORE

Research a question

Turn curiosity into an evidence-based investigation.

Investigate a questionChoose a question, explore evidence, prepare a brief Try executive reportsLimited evaluation prototype · BETA

04 / RESEARCH DESK

Go deeper, without getting lost.

The full eight-tool analytical environment, alongside purpose-led navigation. Choose an instrument and move between them without leaving the desk.

Open the eight-tool Research Desk

05 / THE INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM

Follow the question. Examine the evidence.

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