Arizona & Canada: An integrated economy

  • 783 Canadian-owned businesses employ 23,600 workers in Arizona
  • $1.5 billion in annual exports of goods to Canada
  • $1.3 billion in annual imports of goods from Canada
Did you know? Canada is Arizona’s largest foreign direct investor and employer, with 23,900 Arizonans employed by 235 Canadian-owned businesses operating across the state. Among the best-known Canadian companies that have set up shop in Arizona due to its business-friendly climate are consumer goods providers Aldo, Circle K, Popeyes, Cold Stone Creamery, and lululemon athletica. Canada and Arizona’s economies are deeply intertwined through business and investment, totaling $3.8 billion worth of two-way trade annually.