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Mind the Gap: Canada is Falling Behind the Standard-of-Living Curve: TD Economics
Despite turning in solid headline growth in recent years, Canada has lagged behind the U.S. and other advanced economies...
Economic optimism climbing despite recession expected this year: CPA Canada
Optimism is climbing among top business leaders surveyed by CPA Canada, even as a majority of respondents continue to...
Tourism spending in Canada on the rise: Statistics Canada
Tourism spending in Canada grew 2.6 per cent in the first quarter, due to an increase of 3.5 per...
Per-worker business investment down 20% since 2014: Fraser Institute
Business investment per worker—a key driver of income gains and living standards—has declined in Canada since 2014, finds a...
Homeownership costs dip—a welcome shift but no game changer: RBC Economics
A new report by RBC Economics suggests homeownership in Canada became slightly more affordable in the first quarter of...
Canadian economy stalls in April, but may rebound in May: Statistics Canada
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada was essentially unchanged in April, following a slight uptick in March (+0.1...
Drop in small business optimism shows economic slowdown may be underway: CFIB
After a seven-month upward streak, the small business optimism index for the next 12 months dropped 2.1 points, sitting...
Job vacancies on a downward trend: Statistics Canada
Job vacancies remained on a downward trend in April, edging down to 790,900, from 804,800 in March. This brings the net decrease...
Soaring construction costs will hamper Canada’s homebuilding ambitions: RBC
Canada’s residential construction price index has soared 51 per cent since the start of the pandemic, putting new pressure...
Pace of inflation eases in May: Statistics Canada
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4 per cent year over year in May, following a 4.4 per cent...
Ottawa’s wasteful COVID spending will cost taxpayers more than $110 billion by 2032/33: Fraser Institute
The total cost of the federal government’s wasteful COVID spending—money that was poorly targeted or sent to ineligible recipients—will...
VIDEO: Most Canadians skeptical about brands’ sustainability claims: Deloitte Canada
In this video interview, Joe Solly, Partner, Risk Advisory, Ontario Leader for Sustainability and Climate Change, Deloitte Canada, discusses...
Toronto’s Collision 2023 conference: The Olympics of Tech
It has been called the ‘Olympics of Tech.” The Collision conference, which takes place June 26-29 at the Enercare...
Employment Insurance beneficiaries remain near record low: Statistics Canada
In April, 384,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, little changed from 386,000 in March. Since November 2022, the number of regular EI beneficiaries...
VIDEO: Calgary Co-op asking for exemption from federal plastic shopping bag ban
On the eve of a federal ban on single-use plastics, Calgary Co-op is asking Environment and Climate Change Canada...
Accessible, Sustainable, Affordable Housing is Possible: RE/MAX report
The idea of a 15-minute neighbourhood is becoming increasingly more important these days as Canadians struggle with housing affordability...
Core retail sales increase for 5th straight month: Statistics Canada
Retail sales in Canada increased 1.1 per cent to $65.9 billion in April as sales increased in eight of...
Job vacancies and job vacancy rate continue to fall in Q1: Statistics Canada
A report released Tuesday by Statistics Canada said the number of job vacancies decreased by 33,500 (-3.8 per cent)...
Canadian cities have become slightly more affordable relative to others around the world: 2023 Mercer Cost of Living survey
For the second year in a row Toronto is the most expensive city in Canada, according to the results...
Canadians losing even more sleep over money: FP Canada
Canadians are losing even more sleep over money this year than last as they continue to battle the soaring...
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS VIDEO NEWSCAST: How social media and websites can help grow side hustle businesses
While almost half (48 per cent) of Canadian side-hustlers have a social media presence, only one third (36 per...
Trend in housing starts declining steadily since November 2022: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
The trend in housing starts has been declining steadily since November 2022 and in May, the trend was 230,205...
Canadian home sales rise in May: Canadian Real Estate Association
A report released Thursday by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) indicates national home sales climbed 5.1 per cent...
Canadian manufacturing sales surpass $72 billion in April: Statistics Canada
Canadian manufacturing sales increased 0.3 per cent to $72.3 billion in April, mainly on higher sales of motor vehicle...
COLUMN: Higher interest rates the price of government inflation: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
This is a column by Franco Terrazzano is the Federal Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation The Trudeau government...
Increasing debt for Canadian households
Household credit market debt as a proportion of household disposable income in Canada increased to 184.5 per cent in...
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS VIDEO NEWSCAST: Future Unbuilt: Transforming Canada’s Regulatory Systems
Taking Care of Business Newscast video interview Adam Legge, President of the Business Council of Alberta discusses a new...
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS VIDEO NEWSCAST: Leading green ammonia company FuelPositive focusing on growth
Taking Care of Business Newscast video interview Ian Clifford, Board Chair and CEO of FuelPositive, a leading green ammonia...
Canada opens new economic immigration streams for skilled refugees and other displaced people
Canada has launched two new Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot (EMPP) streams, creating more opportunities for skilled refugees and other other...
Canada struggles to close the gap between the number of homes needed and the number built: Fraser Institute
Despite a housing shortage in many cities across the country, the number of housing units in 26.4 per cent...
Canada loses 17,000 jobs in May as unemployment rate rises: Statistics Canada
Overall employment was virtually unchanged in May (-17,000; -0.1 per cent) as employment growth has moderated in recent months and...
VIDEO: The cost of doing business has accelerated by 600%: BDC
In this video interview, Pierre Cléroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist at BDC, discusses a new report on...
Canada’s economy is beating expectations, but for how long?: RBC
The economy has proven more resilient than expected in 2023, according to a new report released Thursday by RBC...
VIDEO: Rising number of Canadians feeling burnt out
In this video interview, Trina Casey-Myatt, Regional Director, Alberta for Robert Half, discusses the growing problem of Canadians feeling...
A quarter million businesses are at risk of closure as CEBA repayment deadline approaches: CFIB
Nearly 250,000 small businesses — 19 per cent of all small businesses in Canada — could be at risk...
Increased demand for credit continues, delinquency rates rise: Equifax report
Credit demand remained high in the first quarter of this year while the mortgage market experienced a notable slowdown,...
Canadians’ dream of homeownership persists, despite affordability concerns: CIBC
Despite concerns about affordability, homeownership continues to be an important goal and a great source of pride for Canadians,...
VIDEO: Commercial real estate activity holds steady: RE/MAX Report
In this video interview, Elton Ash, Executive Vice President of RE/MAX Canada, discusses a report on Canada’s commercial real...
Canadian economy experiences slight growth in Q1 2023: Statistics Canada
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada rose 0.8 per cent in the first quarter, after posting no change...
A More Resilient and Maturing Canadian VC Industry Amid the Downturn and Descent from 2021 Peaks: BDC study
There was a slowdown in activity last year, indicating the end of an overheated VC market which saw most...
Canadian homebuilding market still slow despite slight increase in builder confidence: CHBA
Confidence by Canadian home builders is still low but has slightly risen as high interest rates and prices keep...
Offspring: How Canadians Born to Newcomers Are Shaping Canada’s Future: TD Economics
Immigration is essential to maintaining growth in Canada’s labour force. Beyond their immediate contribution, immigrants add to the Canadian economy through their children, says a new report released Tuesday by TD Economics....
Number of active businesses in Canada drops
The business opening rate in Canada dropped from 4.6 per cent in January to 4.4 per cent in February,...
Women board representation in Canada shows slight growth
In 2020, women occupied just over one-fifth (20.5 per cent) of the 17,996 seats on Canadian boards of directors,...
Canadian businesses optimistic about future outlook
Nearly three-quarters (73.5 per cent) of businesses reported in the second quarter of this year being either very optimistic...
Canadians consider taking on extra work amid inflation pressure: BDO study
Half of Canadians say they are coping with higher costs of living by reducing their living expenses and taking...
Mortgage growth slows but debt remains at record highs: CMHC
As of January, residential mortgage debt in Canada stood at $2.08 trillion, an increase of six per cent compared to January 2022, but...
Risks to Canada’s economy remain high as household debt levels continue to grow: CMHC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has raised the alarm about the level of growing household debt in Canada. In...
Inflation, Interest Rates to Constrict Growth in Canadian Cities in 2023: Conference Board of Canada
Canadian cities will see slow growth throughout 2023 as higher borrowing costs and inflation continue impacting local economies, according...
Canadian bureaucracy and government spending running wild: Canadian Taxpayers Federation
In this video interview, Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, discusses the bloated bureaucracy since Prime Minister Justin...