New York
- 557,500 New York jobs depend on trade with Canada
- 33,600 New Yorkers are employed by Canadian-owned businesses
- New York sells more goods to Canada than to any other country in the world
- Total Canada–New York goods trade: $34.8 billion
300 subway cars will be added to the MTA fleet of 1,900 Bombardier vehicles manufactured in Plattsburgh, NY (Photo: © Bombardier)
Bombardier builds on its long relationship with the MTA
Canada-based Bombardier Transportation will deliver 300 subway cars to the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) between 2014 and 2017. The order valued at approximately $599 million will result in 300 jobs (created or retained) at Bombardier’s fully-integrated manufacturing plant in Plattsburgh, New York, and another 200 jobs among the state’s suppliers. The Plattsburgh facility is Bombardier’s Centre of Excellence for rolling stock production in the United States. In operation since 1995, it has produced more than 3,000 passenger rail cars and locomotives now in service across the United States. Bombardier’s partnership with the MTA began in 1982 with an order for 825 subway cars. Since then, Bombardier has delivered close to 1,900 vehicles to the MTA.
CTA@NYC
Launched in February 2012, the Canadian Technology Accelerator in New York City (CTA@NYC) in digital media is an initiative that enables six of Canada’s most promising start-ups to establish themselves in New York City for three months — for a total of 24 start-ups over a year. Selected participants receive communal office space and access targeted mentoring services from local investors and business leaders. The CTA@NYC is run by the Consulate General of Canada in New York in partnership with General Assembly, an innovation campus at the heart of New York City. Several start-ups that have participated to date such as BFB Online, Engagio, Touch Bistro and SendToNews have expanded their operations to New York permanently, creating local jobs and fostering deeper cross-border linkages between start-up communities in New York and Canada.
Buffalo’s Graphic Controls
Graphic Controls, headquartered in Buffalo, has more than 60 years of experience producing precision charts and marking systems for recording instruments. Its product lines have grown to include ink jet fluids and equipment, point-of-sale papers, tickets, PVC cards, security products and medical disposables. It has 45,000 customers in more than 80 countries. With a significant customer base in Canada, Graphic Control’s trucks make numerous daily border crossings to nurture a thriving bi-national supply chain. The firm looks to Québec to satisfy its considerable paper needs and works collaboratively with Canadian universities/ innovators to identify products and processes to strengthen its product mix. Many of the 300 jobs in Buffalo are supported by its considerable volume of Canadian trade.
For more information on New York’s trade with Canada, please contact:
Consulate General of Canada
1251 Avenue of the Americas • New York, NY 10020-1175
Phone: (212) 596-1628 • Fax: (212) 596-1793
August 2012
Unless otherwise mentioned, all figures are based on 2011 data in U.S. dollars (US$1.00=C$0.9891). Statistics Canada: tourism, based on combined same-day and overnight travel (5/2012 release); goods & services trade (2/2012 release). World Institute for Strategic Economic Research (WISER): Canada’s export ranking (2/2012 release). U.S. Census Bureau: trade (2/2012 release). Services trade data not available at a sub-national level. Figures may not add up due to rounding. Produced by the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
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New York–Canada facts
Foreign export markets
- Largest export market: Canada
- % foreign-bound goods sold to Canada: 17%
Merchandise trade
- New York exports to Canada: $14.1 billion
- New York imports from Canada: $20.7 billion
- Bilateral trade: $34.8 billion
Jobs*
- # jobs that depend on trade with Canada: 557,500
- # employed by Canadian-owned businesses: 33,600
* Job numbers from trade (2010 data) and Canadian-owned businesses (2009 data) are from a 2012 study commissioned by the Government of Canada
Tourism
- New York visits by Canadians: 6,363,300, $1.4 billion spent
- New York visits to Canada: 3,926,400, $758 million spent
Top exports
- Aluminum & aluminum articles: $724 million
- Paper & paperboard: $449 million
- Natural gas & other gases: $374 million
- Plastics & plastic articles: $363 million
- Fuel oil: $350 million
- Motor vehicle parts: $330 million
- Optical, medical & precision instruments: $306 million
- Copper & copper articles: $280 million
- Organic chemicals: $280 million
- Computers: $244 million
- Aircraft: $238 million
- Electric motors & generators: $230 million
- Iron & steel alloys & semi-finished products: $211 million
Top imports
- Natural gas & other gases: $3.0 billion
- Precious metals: $1.9 billion
- Fuel oil: $1.2 billion
- Automobiles: $1.1 billion
- Aluminum & aluminum articles: $1.1 billion
- Paper & paperboard: $836 million
- Copper & copper articles: $674 million
- Engines & turbines: $548 million
- Plastics & plastic articles: $519 million
- Electricity: $461 million
- Furniture & bedding: $312 million
- Animal meats: $275 million
- Iron & steel tubes, pipes & sheets: $220 million
New York exports $14.1 billion in goods to Canada
- Minerals & metals (28%)
- Equipment & machinery (18%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Transportation (6%)
- Agriculture (6%)
- Forest products (6%)
- Other (30%)
New York imports $20.7 billion in goods from Canada
- Minerals & metals (33%)
- Energy (23%)
- Equipment & machinery (10%)
- Agriculture (8%)
- Transportation (7%)
- Forest products (7%)
- Other (12%)
