CKCA National Forum

Quebec

Registration now live!

Sponsorship now live!

Dates Oct 5 - 8, 2026



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Attend Manufacturers Roundtable

September 17, 2026

1pm - 2pm ET

*For kitchen cabinet manufacturers ONLY*

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Got a question? Send it in advance to sandra@ckca.ca

Sept 17 | Oct 29 | Nov 26

If you manage HR you want to attend the CKCA 2026 HR Roundtable Series!

October 28, 2026

1pm - 2:15pm ET

*All HR managers welcome - FREE to ALL members*

We'll be discussing:

is will be an Ask Me Anything session that includes Shannon Pearson and HR lawyer, Richard B Johnson.

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• Facilitated HR sessions with an expert HR consultant & 2 Ask Me Anything Sessions with an HR lawyer!



Oct 28 | Dec 2

Woodworking Technology Days

October 23-26, 2026

Click here for details of what machine suppliers will be showcasing their products.

Nine extensive showrooms in Mississauga, Brampton and Cambridge, Ontario, showing a wide variety of machines with live demos

Get a closer one-to-one experience with machinery for your shop!

Mark your calendars!

The Kitchen and Bath Canada Expo is coming!

Visit the CKCA booth.



November 11-12, 2026

Toronto Congress Centre

Information can be found here.

Half of Canada’s small exporters and importers hit by new U.S. tariffs and Canadian counter-tariffs

Trade war impacts are widespread and significant:

• 26% of all business owners report major negative impacts from the new U.S. 50% tariffs, and 28% report similar impacts from the new Canadian counter-tariffs.
• 46% of Canadian exporters selling to the U.S. are affected by U.S. Section 338 tariffs, while 49% of Canadian importers sourcing from the U.S. are affected by Canadian retaliatory tariffs.
• Impacted businesses report median monthly costs of $65,000.
• Nearly one in five (18%) exporters and 12% of importers affected by the Canada-U.S. trade war say they would stop being financially viable if the trade war lasts three months or more.

Businesses are adjusting prices and operations:

• Business responses are highly varied due to varying pricing power, with 42% expecting to absorb most of the new tariff costs, and 41% expected to pass through most of them.

Businesses owners want relief:

• Business owners favour immediate financial relief, particularly lower small business tax rates, direct grants, and tariff refunds, while loan-based support receives less support.
• Immediate tax relief for all small businesses in the form of a Small Business Corporate Tax Rate cut from 9% to 6%, retroactive to January 1, 2026, and an increase to the Small Business Deduction threshold from $500,000 to $700,000 with future indexation to inflation.

Read the CFIB media release and the full survey repot.

Snapshots from the news clippings...

"A relatively small amount of trade is tariffed, and so I don't think that's going to have a huge impact on the credit performance…” - Scotiabank president and CEO Scott Thomson

“Some of our manufacturing suppliers, they’re absorbing some of the costs as of now in September. But if this trade war keeps going, prices will be going up.”

Bank CEOs maintain positive credit outlook despite Canada-U.S. trade war escalations

Canadian Press, September 9, 2026

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-ceos-maintain-positive-credit-162018115.html

$27.6B in Canada-U.S. retaliatory tariffs now in effect — what it means for prices, mortgages and your budget

Yahoo Finance, September 10, 2026

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/27-6b-canada-u-retaliatory-163000051.html

Trade war puts over 50,000 Canadian small businesses at risk

CFIB Media, September 10, 2026

https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/trade-war-puts-over-50000-canadian-small-businesses-at-risk

Saskatchewan manufacturers re-evaluating imports as counter-tariffs kick in

Global News, September 9, 2026

https://globalnews.ca/news/12051707/saskatchewan-manufacturers-re-evaluating-imports-as-

counter-tariffs-kick-in/

Canadian counter tariffs creating sticker shock for local businesses

CTV News, September 9, 2026

https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/canadian-counter-tariffs-creating-sticker-shock-for-local-businesses/

Canada can afford to wait out Trump’s trade war, say two prominent policy vets

Financial Post, September 9, 2026

https://financialpost.com/news/economy/canada-afford-wait-out-trump-trade-war

'Unhinged' for Canada to call dispute with U.S. a trade war, says Trump's tariff chief

CBC News, September 9, 2026

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-canada-unhinged-us-trade-jamieson-greer-

9.7337101

Quality, Not Price, Cited as Key to Purchase Decisions

Kitchen and Bath, September 4, 2026

https://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/quality-not-price-cited-as-key-to-purchase-decisions/

5 Countertop Materials Homeowners Regret the Most, According to Designers

Martha Stewart, September 4, 2026

https://www.marthastewart.com/countertop-materials-homeowners-regret-12075867

Dark Colors Seen as Leading Kitchen Design Trend

Kitchen and Bath Design, September 4, 2026

https://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/dark-colors-seen-as-leading-kitchen-design-trend/

The Biggest Color Trends To Look Out For In 2027

Homes and Gardens, September 5, 2026

https://www.homesandgardens.com/decor/paint/color-trends-2027

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