Canada, as a matter of government policy, surrendered it economic independence long time ago to the United States.
We can't even feed ourselves; most of what we eat and consume all year around is imported. Very little is grown or produced here and it's getting worse and worse by the year.
"Trade"  - what successive governments are trying to sell us, as a good thing - is essentially the export of raw/unrefined natural resources plus financial and other services, but very little Canadian designed and produced hard goods; even those are coming from foreign-owned branch plants.
Yes, Canada is a 'trading nation' but only because of its dependence on it.
Globalisation is the worst that can happen to a nation's economy.