Initial shipments are expected to begin in the new year after applicable import and export permits from ANVISA and Health Canada are received.

Canada’s best strategy for now is to take a “wait and see” approach publicly, while avoiding any threats of retaliation, said Fen Hampson, an international affairs professor at Carleton University.

Projects receiving funding will try to enable the shift to more affordable, lower-carbon fuels in high-emitting sectors such as biomass collection, transportation and processing.

This acquisition is part of a broader strategy of "prevention through precision", and to drive forward AI-enabled remote healthcare.