Tariffs, Border Delays, and What They Mean for Commercial Real Estate
- ClearView Insider
- Jul 29
- 1 min read
The latest CFIB Q2 2025 report highlights mounting pressure on small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs):
48% of Canadian SMEs faced supply chain disruptions this past quarter
64% expect conditions to worsen
35% report delays at the Canada–U.S. border, with median wait times up by two hours
Sectors hit hardest—wholesale (42%), manufacturing (40%), construction (35%), and retail (36%)—are the same sectors driving demand for light industrial, flex, and service-commercial space.
As more SMEs shift to domestic sourcing, the demand for strategically located industrial and commercial real estate will only increase.
Now is the time to secure space that supports shorter supply chains, improves logistics performance, and keeps projects moving.
Source: Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), “Main Street Quarterly Q2 2025: In Focus – Tariffs and their growing impact on supply chains.”
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