Canadian Companies Are Disappearing (or becoming foreign subsidiaries)

What used to be a source of capital & independent Canadian ownership is quietly turning into a branch-plant economy — one dominated by subsidiaries of foreign companies where the real decisions are made abroad and Canada is left mainly with operations and lower-value work.

A country that can’t keep its best companies public and Canadian is choosing decline.

Broken Country is a new documentary that explores what went wrong in Canada, and what can be done.

CANADIAN COMPANIES ARE DISAPPEARING (or becoming foreign subsidiaries) Canada's public markets have been completely hollowed out. What used to be a source of capital & independent Canadian ownership is quietly turning into a branch-plant economy — one dominated by subsidiaries of foreign companies where the real decisions are made abroad and Canada is left mainly with operations and lower-value work. A country that can’t keep its best companies public and Canadian is choosing decline. Broken Country is a new documentary that explores what went wrong in Canada, and what can be done. WATCH HERE: [url=https://t.co/2os1fIm3Eh]https://t.co/2os1fIm3Eh[/url]

— Kat Kanada ???? (@KatKanada_TM)October 15, 2026

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