Montreal, May 22, 2025 – Faced with the renewed surge in American protectionism, the Centre for Productivity and Prosperity – Walter J. Somers Foundation (CPP) has now published the fifteenth edition of Productivity and Prosperity in Quebec – Overview. Its main finding is categorical: Quebec’s structural productivity deficit is drastically limiting its room to manoeuvre in efforts to counter American tariffs.
“Because they were unable to make corrections 15 years ago, when the warning signs were flashing, Quebec and all of Canada are now exposed to mounting American protectionism, since their sizeable structural productivity deficit limits their opportunities to develop new markets, both internationally and domestically,” says Robert Gagné, CPP Director and co-author of the study. “And regardless of what we hear, tearing down barriers to interprovincial trade will not be enough to offset the impact of threatened US tariffs.”
