Automotive (Ottawa)
This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Ottawa and the provincial governments.
This newsletter channel is subscribed to by many car manufacturers, parts suppliers, car dealers, rental companies, and automotive importers and exporters.
Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.
This Week in Automotive — Ottawa (#21, 2026)
Canada extends steel and aluminum tariffs; CUSMA joint review preparations; federal loan assistance for logistics firm; Clean Air Day marks emissions action; StatsCan posts energy rise
This Week in Automotive — Ottawa (#20, 2026)
Lobbying on Automotive - Ottawa (May 2026 edition)
Once a month, we partner up with LobbyIQ to update our readers on recent movements in the federal lobbying landscape in Ottawa. We provide separate coverage for each channel, defined by the most relevant industries, organizations, institutions, and subject matters.
Key Takeaways — Automotive
* Lobbying activity totalled 160 meetings in April
This Week in Automotive — Ottawa (#19, 2026)
Canadian government provides $20M to Quebec aluminum processors; CED invests $849K in Centre-du-Québec SMEs facing U.S. tariffs; StatsCan reports industrial product price uptick; U.S. federal developments absent this week.
This Week in Automotive — Ottawa (#18, 2026)
Federal tariff response funds target aluminum industry; Major Windsor-Essex manufacturing investment; StatsCan: new motor vehicle sales decline, overall manufacturing up; No high-impact US federal developments reported.
This Week in Automotive — Ottawa (#17, 2026)
Federal investment enables North America’s first cobalt sulfate refinery; Ottawa proposes one-year regulatory review timelines; Canada posts March trade surplus; China EV import quotas in focus; new support for sectors hit by U.S. tariffs announced.