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Canadians are craving connection this holiday season
The 2022 retail holiday survey by Deloitte indicates Canadians are craving connection and shared experiences this year with plans...
Urban transit passenger trips hit a pandemic-era high
The number of urban transit passenger trips in Canada hit a pandemic-era high in September, reaching 120.6 million for...
How to enjoy the holiday season without breaking the bank
Kelley Keehn, a best-selling author and personal finance educator, discusses five ways to approach this holiday shopping season without...
No prudence when Freeland spends $20 billion over budget: Column
A column by Franco Terrazzano is the Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation The federal government is already...
Fewer Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits
Statistics Canada reported Thursday that 27,000 (-5.6%) fewer Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits in September, bringing the...
Housing starts in Canada on the decline
The standalone monthly SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada declined 11%...
Annual inflation rate in Canada hits 6.9% in October
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9% year over year in October, matching the increase in September. Faster price...
Canadian wholesale sector sees rise in sales
In September, wholesale sales rose 0.1% to $81.8 billion in Canada, with the largest increases coming from personal and...
Affordability and sustainability dominating shopping behaviours this holiday season
Consumers across Canada are preparing for a more sustainable and financially cautious holiday season according to the latest EY Future Consumer...
Canadian home sales rise but remain about 15% below pre-COVID 10-year average
Home sales recorded over Canadian MLS Systems edged up by 1.3 per cent between September and October but were...
Canadian manufacturing sales reach $70.4 billion in September
Following four consecutive monthly declines, manufacturing sales were unchanged at $70.4 billion in September, according to a report released...
Global Entrepreneurship Week encouraging more people to pursue entrepreneurship
Global Entrepreneurship Week has launched and more than 200 countries are encouraging people to consider the path of entrepreneurship....
International arrivals to Canada on the increase
The number of international arrivals to Canada (non-resident visitors and returning Canadians) more than tripled compared with October 2021, approaching...
Are rising U.S. tides washing manufacturing jobs to Canadian shores?
While the U.S. has experienced a resurgence of reshoring in manufacturing activity through the pandemic, Canada has not benefited...
Chronic labour shortages in agriculture putting Canada’s food security at risk
Taylor Brown, Senior Policy Analyst, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, discusses the impact chronic labour shortages are having on...
How to build a business community on social media
Elma Beganovich, who with sister Amra are two superstar influencers with two million social media followers, discusses the importance...
Canada’s provinces are basking in revenue, but how long will it last?
Canada’s provinces have enjoyed stunning revenue windfalls thanks to a sharp economic recovery, strong commodity markets and rising inflation...
Canadian economy experiences 5% growth in 2021
Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) rebounded 5 per cent in 2021, following a 5.1 per cent decline in...
Canadians’ Hearty Appetites for Restaurants Returning
Matt Davis, Country Director, Open Table Canada, discusses what’s happening in the restaurant industry these days. Davis talks about...
Canadians looking to coupons and discounts to manage through rising prices
A new CIBC survey finds over half of Canadians (56 per cent) are cutting back on discretionary spending in...
Canada adds 108,000 jobs in October: Labour Force Survey
Employment in Canada rose by 108,000 (+0.6 per cent) in October, recouping losses observed from May to September while...
Canadian business groups react of federal government’s Fall Economic Statement
Here’s how some Canadian business groups reacted to Thursday’s Fall Economic Statement from the federal government. The government’s statement...
Vancouver and Toronto Had the Most High-Tech Job Growth in North America in 2020 and 2021
Two Canadian cities, Vancouver (+44.2 per cent) and Toronto (+37 per cent), recorded the most high-tech job growth on...
BDC doubles down on cleantech investment, launches new $400M Climate Tech Fund II
BDC, the bank for Canadian entrepreneurs, has launched its new $400 million Climate Tech Fund II, a renewed commitment...
It’s time for governments to bring public sector employees back to the office
In an open letter signed by 32 business associations, the Canadian business community on Tuesday called on the federal...
Pandemic Stalls Women’s Progress in Entrepreneurship: TD Economics Report
Despite making up nearly half the workforce, women continue to be underrepresented in entrepreneurship, both among those identifying as...
Canada experiencing elevated level of job vacancies
The tightness of the Canadian labour market is most apparent in the elevated level of job vacancies across the...
Recognition for creating and growing business into an exceptional organization
SureCall CEO Desirée Bombenon was named as 2022 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners list. She was...
Small business confidence plummets in October
Small business confidence took a nosedive in October, reaching levels not seen since the early months of the pandemic...
The housing-charged boom in Canadian net wealth is over
Canadians amassed $3.9 trillion in net wealth during the pandemic, largely due to a real estate boom that drove...
Bank of Canada increases policy interest rate by 50 basis points
The Bank of Canada on Wednesday increased its target for the overnight rate to 3¾ per cent, with the...
Immigrants Make Up The Largest Share Of The Canadian Population In Over 150 years
In 2021, more than 8.3 million people, or almost one-quarter (23.0 per cent) of the population, were, or had...
Resurrecting Stampede Wrestling
Dallas Hart, of Dungeon Wrestling and son of famous wrestler Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, discusses the resurrection of the...
6 in 10 Canadians Concerned About Impact of Interest Rates
A recent poll conducted by Ipsos on behalf of MNP LTD finds that six in 10 Canadians say they...
Canada’s Podcast to attend Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal
Members of the Canada’s Podcast network will be attending Web Summit, the largest tech conference in the world November...
Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship In Canada
Milena Radakovic, President, Nexus Exhibits, discusses being named as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive...
Good News For Retail Sector As Sales Climb
Good news for the retail sector today. Statistics Canada is reporting that retail sales increased 0.7 per cent to $61.8...
Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance Benefits Declining
In August, 485,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 21,000 (-4.1 per cent) from July, said Statistics Canada...
Provincial Outlook: Where Are The Headwinds Strongest?
As we look ahead to 2023 and 2024 the headwinds facing the Canadian economy will likely be felt most...
Business Confidence Softens But Remains Positive
The Bank of Canada says results from its Business Leaders’ Pulse (BLP) show that business sentiment remains positive but...
Recession for who? Not government employees: Canadian Taxpayers Federation Column
Franco Terrazzano is the Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Different people experience things differently. The pandemic exposed...
Canadian Annual Inflation Rate 6.9% in September; Food Prices Jump Higher
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.9 per cent in September on a year-over-year basis, decelerating from a 7.0...
Canadian Luxury Real Estate Market Adjusting To Economic Headwinds
Don Kottick, President/CEO, Sotheby’s International Realty Canada, discusses the state of the high end residential real estate market in...
Canadian Economy To Slow To A Standstill
The Conference Board of Canada, in its Canada 3-Year Outlook, released on Tuesday, forecasts the country’s overall output growth...
Decrease In Apartment Construction Main Cause of Housing Start Slowdown
After a boom recorded in 2021, housing starts in the country’s six largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs) fell five...
Canadian Businesses Spent Close to $10 Billion on Cyber Security in 2021
A report by Statistics Canada, released Tuesday, indicates 18 per cent of Canadian businesses were impacted by cyber security...
Why Improving Productivity Is Important For Canadian Small Businesses
Pierre Cleroux, VP Research/Chief Economist, BDC, discusses why improving productivity can help the bottom line of small businesses. Cleroux...
Thousands Of Small Businesses Holding COVID Emergency Loans To Lose Out
Dan Kelly, President/CEO, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, explains why thousands of small businesses in Canada are now ineligible...
Wholesale Sales Rebound To Record High As Manufacturing Sales Continue To Dip
Following a decline in July sales, August wholesale sales increased 1.4 per cent and reached a new high of...
Retail sales slide in Q3
Retail sales in Canada were down in September and experienced their first quarterly decline since the second quarter of...