More than 100,000 Canadian jobs at risk if CUSMA falls apart

The Canadian and American flags flap in the breeze at the Thousand Islands border crossing in Lansdowne, Ont., on Monday Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars HagbergThe Canadian and American flags flap in the breeze at the Thousand Islands border crossing in Lansdowne, Ont., on Monday Nov. 8, 2021. The report from Oxford Economics estimates Canada would lose more than 100,000 jobs if the trade pact were to collapse. The United States would also feel significant economic pain, with projected losses exceeding 214,000 jobs. In that case, Canada could gain nearly 98,000 jobs, while the United States could add roughly 137,000 positions.