Business

Carney will turbocharge trade in the wake of Trump tariff woes, while workers will reluctantly come back to the office— that is, if they can find jobs at all

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1 Workers Will Return to the Office (Under Duress)

The work-from-home honeymoon is over. Canadian bosses will drag workers back to the office—four days a week, for the most part. TD, BMO, RBC, Scotiabank, Rogers and several branches of the Canadian government have all issued near-identical memos, calling employees back in and citing the need for collaboration and culture-building. Some workers, who were hired remotely, will argue that mandatory office returns breach their contracts. Unions, meanwhile, will push back hard: the one that represents Ontario public servants says the provincial government doesn’t even have enough space for returning employees.

2 Door-to-Door Mail Delivery Will End

In 2026, Canadians will check their PO boxes, not their front porch. In September, Canada Post received approval to end home delivery for the four million remaining addresses that still receive it, bringing them in line with the rest of the country. Instead, residents will rely on community, apartment or rural mailboxes, with most conversions phased in over the next three to four years. The move sparked a national Canada Post walkout in the fall, but the financial case is compelling: the change is projected to save $400 million annually, with an additional $20 million from relaxed delivery standards.

3 Tetra Will Launch a Canadian Stablecoin

Calgary-based Tetra Digital Group has raised $10 million to launch a Canadian-dollar-backed digital token in 2026, with financing from Shopify, Wealthsimple and National Bank. Unlike cryptocurrencies, stablecoins are pegged one-to-one to a real-world asset—in this case, the Canadian dollar—significantly reducing the risk of a crash while offering all the upsides of digital money. Perks abound: it could make cross-border payments smoother and cheaper, attract foreign investment and position Canada as a player in the global digital currency race.