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Apple-processing facility in Italy. Illustrative stock photo; not a project funded by Farm Credit Canada. Photo: Arno Senoner / Unsplash. Cropped to 1600×900.

Business

Farm Credit Canada opens $1-billion agri-food project fund

A new $1-billion fund will finance mid-sized Canadian agri-food infrastructure, alongside a $150-million commitment to Velocity Agri-Capital Partners.

Sep 15, 2026 1 min read

Canadian banknotes and coins. Illustrative stock photo; not a measure of how household wealth is distributed. Photo: PiggyBank / Unsplash.

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Canadian household net worth rises 2.9% to $19.1 trillion

Financial-market gains lifted aggregate household net worth in the second quarter as mortgage borrowing slowed and the debt-service ratio edged lower.

Sep 14, 2026 1 min read

An agricultural harvest. Illustrative file photo; not Canadian potash production or a Bangladesh delivery. Photo: Wolfgang Weiser / Unsplash.

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Canada signs new potash-supply agreement with Bangladesh

The Canadian Commercial Corporation has signed another government-to-government agreement to supply Bangladesh with potash from Canpotex.

Sep 11, 2026 1 min read