Why interoperability should now be treated as trade infrastructure Canada has spent generations building the infrastructure that moves trade. Ports. Railways. Roads. Airports. Terminals. Border crossings. Those assets remain fundamental. But another layer is becoming just as important to whether a shipment actually moves efficiently: the information, records, approvals and evidence that have to move with it. That is why I believe we need to broaden the way we define a Canadia

What does trusted digital trade actually look like in practice? This walkthrough follows one Canadian export through three critical handoffs—electronic records, compliance evidence, and structured cross-border data—and shows what institutions would need to assess before paper can be replaced with confidence.

Canada's trade diversification challenge is not primarily a policy problem — the agreements exist. What is missing is the execution infrastructure that allows Canadian SMEs to use them. TransPacific Trade Nexus (TPTN) is a Canada-first sovereign digital trade infrastructure initiative designed to close that gap: automating compliance, enabling standards-aligned electronic transferable records, and making free trade agreements executable for SMEs.