Canada’s West Coast Ports Eye Bigger Role as Trade Shifts Beyond U.S.

Canada’s largest West Coast ports are positioning themselves for a bigger role in the country’s push to diversify trade away from the United States, with a new study highlighting the scale of cargo already moving through British Columbia’s Pacific gateways.

The ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert and Nanaimo handled a record 200 million metric tonnes of cargo in 2025 valued at $409 billion, according to an economic impact study released Wednesday.

Together, the ports moved nearly $270 billion of Canada’s trade with overseas partners, representing almost half of the country’s trade outside North America.

The findings come as Canada looks to