The New North America Initiative
Beyond CUSMA: Crisis, Co-operation and the Relationship Ahead
Findings from Polling in Canada and the United States | Spring 2026
By Diya Jiang
With the July 1st CUSMA deadline fast approaching, the Canada-U.S. relationship has been on everyone’s mind. But the relationship runs deeper than any single trade agreement. This report asks where the two publics actually stand: on the relationship itself, on cooperation across key policy areas beyond trade, and on what the decade ahead looks like from either side of the border. It presents findings from two waves of nationally representative surveys conducted in Canada and the United States in spring 2026, the first in an NNAI national tracking series.
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New North America Summit 2026
NEXT GENERATION LEADERSHIP FOR OUR SHARED CONTINENT
June 15-16 | Calgary, AB
The New North America Initiative convened a select group of current and future thought leaders and stakeholders on the North American relationship to develop a future-oriented vision for our shared continent and practical steps to achieve it.
March 2026
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For Canada, a Shift from IEEPA to Section 232 Tariffs Will Be a Transition: from National to Provincial Impacts
February 2026
Grassroots Research Report
Building Alberta's Trade Resilience: Insights from Stakeholder Roundtables
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The Prospects and Implications of Legal Challenges to President Trump’s IEEPA Tariffs
New North America Insights
March 2026
This student driven news brief shares critical policy insights on international trade across North America.
