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Gasoline prices see steepest decline since April 2020: Statistics Canada
Canada’s annual inflation rate rose 6.3 per cent in December, following a 6.8 per cent increase in November, according...
Consumers reducing spending because of higher inflation and rising interest rates
Consumers report spending less on a broad range of goods and services over the past six months, according to...
Business sentiment in Canada continues to weaken
Results from the fourth-quarter 2022 Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse surveys from October 2022 through January...
Connecting small business owners looking to sell their business to entrepreneurs looking to buy
Alison Anderson, Founder/CEO, SuccessionMatching.com, discusses the number of Canadian small business owners that are looking to exit...
Home sales and prices in Canada forecast to drop in 2023
The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) is forecasting home sales in Canada and average prices will decline in 2023...
Interest rates, inflation and affordability have many Canadians concerned about their debt
The latest quarterly MNP Consumer Debt Index has some alarming information about the state of finances for Canadian consumers...
House prices in Canada on the decline: Royal LePage report
According to the Royal LePage House Price Survey, the aggregate price of a home in Canada decreased 2.8 per cent year-over-year...
CFIB forecasts no recession for now
The Canadian economy is expected to grow at a very slow pace for the last quarter of 2022 (1.2...
15 top jobs trending in Canada in 2023: Randstad Canada
Randstad Canada has released its 15 Top Jobs Trending in Canada in 2023 report. “With the baby boomer generation...
More than $2 trillion in small business transition at stake: CFIB report
Over $2 trillion in business assets could change hands within the next decade as over three-quarters (76 per cent)...
Building permits in Canada rebound
The total value of building permits in Canada jumped 14.1 per cent in November to $11 billion, rebounding after...
Tourism spending in Canada continues to rise
Tourism spending in Canada grew 3.2 per cent in the third quarter, a sixth consecutive quarterly increase. Tourism gross...
Canada creates more than 100,000 jobs in December
Employment rose by 104,000 (+0.5 per cent) in December in Canada, and the unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points...
Canada’s merchandise trade balance swings to a deficit
Canada’s merchandise exports decreased 2.3 per cent in November, in large part because of a decline in exports of...
Surge in Boxing Day retail traffic
Marie-France Benoit, Director, National Insight and Innovation, Avison Young, discusses the real estate company’s latest Vitality Index looking at...
Canada welcomes historic number of newcomers in 2022
The federal government reached its target of 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022 – the largest number of people...
5 federal tax hikes to expect in 2023
Franco Terrazzano, Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation, discusses some major tax changes for Canadians in 2023. Terrazzano talks about...
Too many small businesses end the year without meaningful recovery or much optimism: CFIB
Small businesses are wrapping up the year with a mixed outlook, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent...
Repaying debt is Canadians’ #1 financial priority: CIBC Poll
A new poll released Wednesday by CIBC indicates that repaying debt is the number one goal for Canadians (18...
VIDEO: How did the retail sector fare this holiday shopping season?
Bruce Winder, author of RETAIL Before, During & After COVID-19 and President of Bruce Winder Retail, discusses the retail...
Canadian economy sees slight uptick in October
Real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada edged up (+0.1 per cent) in October, following a +0.2 per cent...
Job vacancies in Canada hit 15-month low
Canadian job vacancies fell by 44,300 (-4.8 per cent) to 871,300 in October, the second statistically significant monthly decline...
Rising debt service costs are only starting to be felt by Canadian households
Even as the Bank of Canada comes to the end of its rate hiking cycle, household debt service costs...
Inflation continues to be top concern for rural businesses in Canada
Inflation continues to be a top concern for rural businesses across Canada, as over 6 in 10 (62.4%) reported...
Are Canadian companies embracing diversity and inclusion?
Paula Allen, Global Leader and Senior Vice President, Research and Total Wellbeing, discusses a recent LifeWorks report on people...
Canada experiences significant population growth
Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday that Canada’s population was estimated at 39,292,355 people on October 1, an increase of...
Annual inflation rate 6.8% in November in Canada
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 6.8 per cent year over year in November, following a 6.9 per cent...
Number of active businesses in Canada drops
The number of active businesses in Canada dropped by 0.3 per cent (-2,464) in September 2022 as business closures...
Canadian consumers in a spending mood amid rising prices
Statistics Canada data released on Tuesday indicates Canadian consumers are in the spending mood these days. Retail sales increased...
Provinces to Struggle Under the Weight of Higher Rates: TD Provincial Economic Forecast
After growing by a forecast 3.5 per cent in 2022, Canada’s GDP growth is expected to slow to 0.7...
Worst ever housing affordability rates in Canada
It’s never been so unaffordable to buy a home in this country, according to the latest RBC Housing Affordability...
Canada marks record-breaking year for processing immigration applications
Canada welcomed a record-breaking 405,000 new permanent residents in 2021, surpassing the previous record from 1913. After another record year in 2022, Canada remains...
Employers seeking close to one million people in Canada
Employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill 959,600 vacant positions in the third quarter, down 3.3 per cent...
Wholesale sales in Canada surpass $83 billion in October
Wholesale sales in Canada rose 2.1 per cent to $83.4 billion in October with the largest increases in the...
EI beneficiaries drop to pre-COVID level for first time in more than 2 years
In October, 438,000 Canadians received regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, down by 15,000 (-3.2 per cent) from September, says a report released Thursday...
Canadian housing starts remain flat in November: CMHC
The standalone monthly SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada was flat...
‘Hustle culture’ leading to more burnt out Canadians
Michele Romanow, CEO and Co-Founder, Clearco, the world’s largest e-commerce investor, discusses her partnership with beer brand Heineken and a...
Canadian home sales significantly down in November compared to last year
Home sales recorded over Canadian MLS Systems fell by 3.3% between October and November, more than erasing October’s small...
Half of Canadian Workers Plan to Look for a New Position in the New Year
Many workers will be eyeing greener pastures in the new year despite economic uncertainty, research from talent solutions and...
Manufacturing sales in Canada on the upswing
Manufacturing sales in Canada rose 2.8% to $72.6 billion in October with sales increasing in 12 of 21 industries,...
What can we expect for Canada’s real estate market in 2023?
Phil Soper, President/CEO, Royal LePage, discusses the real estate company’s latest annual forecast for the market in 2023. Soper...
Is now a good time to invest in residential real estate?
Jennifer Hunt, Founder of Ventures with Adventures and an international real estate expert, discusses the current housing market...
Salvation Army survey finds increasing numbers of Canadians facing financial hardship
A growing number of Canadians are increasingly pessimistic about the future of their finances and their ability to provide...
Is Canada becoming a nation of renters?: RBC report
The ranks of Canadian renters is growing fast and though two-thirds of Canadian households owned their home in 2021,...
Fewer immigrant women in top decision-making roles
Despite decades of gains in the workplace, women continue to be underrepresented in leadership and decision-making positions, says a...
CFIB launches new cybersecurity education program
Mandy D’Autremont, Vice-President, Marketing Partnerships, Canadian Federation of Independent Business, discusses the launch of a new education program to...
Advancing large-scale carbon capture and storage projects
James Millar, President and CEO, of the International CCS Knowledge Centre, discusses the organization and its recent partnership announcement...
Helping entrepreneurs grow their business
Small Business Saturday may be over but the support for small businesses never ends. In fact, the entrepreneurial spirit...
Housing market correction widespread across Canada
Canada’s housing markets are still squarely in correction mode, according to a special report by RBC Economics. The report...
Housing starts activity remained high in 2022 and December trended slightly lower
The standalone monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada declined five...