WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s ground-shaking election win sent shockwaves around the world, jolting markets and stunning political leaders around the globe.

America’s neighbours could feel the effects more than most.

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote in statement congratulating Trump, “Canada has no closer friend, partner, and ally than the United States.”

Here are some ways Canada could be affected by a Trump win:

Climate policy: Trump promises to pull the U.S. from international climate agreements. He says he’ll shred President Barack Obama’s greenhouse-gas policies, and gut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Canada has numerous climate projects with the U.S.

Trade: Trump has repeatedly demanded a renegotiation of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement — or he says he’ll cancel it. That may cause jitters to the north, given that Canada sends three-quarters of its exports south.

Keystone XL: Trump has said several times he favours construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta. A campaign document suggested he’d invite TransCanada Corporation to reapply.

If he’s serious about proceeding, it could be a bit of welcome news for the Canadian government. Trudeau had supported the pipeline, and now faces political dilemmas at home related to new pipelines.

Publicly, however, Trump has said he would block the pipeline unless the U.S. is granted a “big, big, chunk” of its profits.

“I want 25 per cent of the deal for the United States . . . I want a big piece of the deal. Otherwise I’m not going to approve it,” Trump said while campaigning for the Republican Party nomination in January.

Syrian refugees: Trudeau went to the airport to welcome Syrian refugees. Trump refers to the refugees as a Trojan horse. His son tweeted a comparison to a bowl of Skittles, where only one bad one can kill you. Canada works closely with the U.S. on intelligence and screening of foreigners. It’s an integral part of ongoing plans to thin the Canada-U.S. border and facilitate trade. It’s far from certain a Trump administration would be keen on more refugees next door.

Brain-poaching possibilities: Even before Tuesday’s election, CNBC reported that the number of Americans searching for jobs in Canada had increased a whopping 58 per cent since last year on the jobs-posting platform Monster Worldwide.

Defence: Trump has threatened to leave allies to their own devices if they fail to meet the agreed-upon NATO target of spending two per cent of GDP on the military. Canada is nowhere close and recently said it had no current plans to get there.

Bad bromance: Trudeau’s affection for President Barack Obama was obvious during their meetings. He’ll soon face a less predictable interlocutor. Trudeau bit his tongue, mostly, during the campaign but he did make clear his displeasure with Trump’s talk of a Muslim ban.

One benefit working for Ottawa: Trump and his team have said virtually nothing negative about Canada during the campaign — unlike the constant complaints about their neighbour to the south.

“We have far less problem with that (northern) border than we do with our southern border,” Trump said in a Republican candidates’ debate in February. “You go to New Hampshire, the first thing they talk about is heroin and drugs pouring in . . . They’re pouring in from the southern border.”

Trump did, however, call Canada’s health care system “catastrophic” during the Oct. 9 presidential debate.

“Canadians, when they need a big operation, when something happens, they come into the United States in many cases because their system is so slow.”

The claim, meant to denigrate Obamacare, turned out to be at least partially true — over 45,000 Canadians sought non-emergency medical treatment outside the country in 2015.

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The president-elect also seemed to question Trudeau’s judgment in 2015, after the prime minister’s gender-equal cabinet selection garnered praise around the world.

Trump said he “wouldn’t want” to make a similar pledge.

“Because I will tell you: I want the best person at each position . . . I’m going to get the best people for the job,” he said.

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