Maine & Canada: An integrated economy

  • 165 Canadian-owned businesses employ 5,650 workers in Maine
  • $1.3 billion in annual exports of goods to Canada
  • $4.7 billion in annual imports of goods from Canada
Did you know? A new Canada–U.S. partnership is tapping into the multi-billion-dollar seaweed industry, boosting economic growth on both sides of the border. Biddeford-based Ocean’s Balance has joined forces with New Brunswick’s Aqua Veggies LTD to dry and mill farmed kelp on an industrial scale, expanding production and product offerings.