[ RETURN TO WATCH LIST ]TRADE & DIVERSIFICATION • SERVICES • STATCAN 36-10-0007-01
[FIG 08] • INTANGIBLE TRADE DIVERSIFICATION • STATCAN Tables 36-10-0007-01 & 12-10-0145-01
Services Export Dependence & Market Dispersion
“Does Canada's service economy share the same single-market destiny as physical goods?” — This tracker compares cross-border services receipts with physical merchandise trade.
OBSERVATION: 2024 Annual Benchmark (Latest Final)
SOURCE RELEASE: 2025-11-13
RETRIEVED: 2026-09-20
[ METHODOLOGICAL RULE • LOWER BOUND DISCLOSURE ]: Statistics Canada suppresses minor bilateral service destinations for commercial confidentiality under the Statistics Act. Effective number of markets is explicitly computed as a lower bound (Nefflower = 3.08) across disclosed sovereign partners. Unallocated bilateral service trade accounts for 7.5% ($17.4B CAD) of receipts.
U.S. SERVICES SHARE
51.6%
Non-U.S. Global Tail:48.4%
$119.6B CAD of $231.7B CAD total
GOODS VS SERVICES CONCENTRATION GAP
+24.0 pp
Physical Goods U.S. Share:75.6%
Services are 24 pp more diversified than goods
EFFECTIVE MARKETS (LOWER BOUND)
3.08
Physical Goods Neff:1.47
Nefflower = 1 / ∑(si²) over 59 disclosed partners
COMMERCIAL SERVICES RECEIPTS
$138.4B
Commercial U.S. Share:66.3%
59.7% of all service exports ($138.4B CAD)
EMPIRICAL COMPARISON • PHYSICAL MERCHANDISE VS INTANGIBLE SERVICES
Single-Market Destiny: Goods vs. Services Export Destinations
U.S. EXPORT DEPENDENCE: MERCHANDISE GOODS (75.6%) VS SERVICES (51.6%)
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Commercial Services
$138.4B
59.7% of total
Professional, financial, technical, IT, and IP licensing receipts
U.S. Destination Share66.3%
U.S. Value: $91.7B
Non-U.S. Tail: $46.7B
TRAVEL SERVICES
Travel Services
$70.4B
30.4% of total
Spending by international tourists, business travelers, and foreign students in Canada
U.S. Destination Share24.3%
U.S. Value: $17.1B
Non-U.S. Tail: $53.3B
TRANSPORT SERVICES
Transportation Services
$21.3B
9.2% of total
Air passenger, marine cargo, and rail logistics receipts from foreign entities
U.S. Destination Share48.5%
U.S. Value: $10.3B
Non-U.S. Tail: $11.0B
GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Government Services
$1.7B
0.7% of total
Transactions of foreign embassies, consulates, and military missions in Canada
U.S. Destination Share27.8%
U.S. Value: $0.5B
Non-U.S. Tail: $1.2B
PRIMARY DATASET: STATCAN TABLES 36-10-0007-01 & 12-10-0145-01 • ANNUAL BENCHMARK
SOURCE: Statistics Canada (Table 36-10-0007-01 (Annual Services by Country) & Table 12-10-0145-01 (Commercial Services by Category))
LAST UPDATED OBSERVATION: 2024 Annual Benchmark (Latest Final)