State trade fact sheets - Ohio

Canada–US Partnership Electrifies the Midwest

Ohio’s electric vehicle (EV) market is getting a jolt. An exciting new collaboration between Quebec City’s FLO and Cincinnati-based start-up Electrada is addressing the infrastructure needed as more and more EV models are brought to market. The two are joining forces to install an ecosystem of charging stations in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. The very first stations in this network were unveiled in October 2020 at Findlay Market in Cincinnati’s iconic Over-The-Rhine neighborhood. Deployment of such innovative technology accelerates adoption of EVs by making it easier to own and drive them in the tri-state region.

Lake Erie Algal Blooms Prompt Binational Response

To combat algal blooms in Lake Erie, the Canadian and U.S. governments have each issued domestic action plans to reduce the amount of nutrients entering Lake Erie by 40 percent, compared to 2008 levels, by 2025. The plans identify actions to support phosphorous reduction efforts, along with areas where new legislation could strengthen efforts. They also commit Canada and the U.S. to research phosphorus loadings into Lake Erie’s western basin. These initiatives follow an agreement reached between Ontario, Michigan and Ohio to reduce phosphorus loadings in the western basin of the lake. Lake Erie is home to one of the largest commercial freshwater fisheries in the world, and an emerging wine industry thriving on both its northern and southern shores.

Canada and the U.S.: There for Each Other

In 2020, Canada and the U.S. again worked together as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the world. Canada and the U.S. preserved supply chains across the border, deeming trucking essential. Canada and the U.S. traded important inputs for the production of personal protective equipment and medical equipment, maintaining a thriving bilateral trade in finished goods. Soon after the outbreak, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research began awarding grants to joint research projects proposed by Canadian and U.S. institutions to try and find an end to the virus.

No matter our shared challenges and as we have done in times of crisis, Canada and the U.S. will continue to support one another as friends, partners and allies.