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Number of Canadian commuters increases for fourth straight year in 2025: Statistics Canada
For the fourth year in a row, the proportion of employed people mostly working from home was down in...
Political tensions prompt U.S. property sell-off by Canadians: Royal LePage
Nearly 50% of Canadians who currently own property in the United States are considering selling within the next year,...
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, third quarter 2025: Statistics Canada
Businesses continue to anticipate a variety of obstacles over the next three months. While pressures of both cost- and...
Canada Post reports $407-million loss before tax in second quarter
Canada Post, embroiled in an ongoing labour dispute, recorded a loss before tax of $407 million in the second quarter...
Canadians spending savings, worrying more about money as financial pressure intensifies
A new nationwide survey shows a sharp deterioration in financial resilience across Canada. Most households say they are dipping...
Employment Insurance Recipients in Canada Rise 3.4% in June, Continuing Upward Trend in 2025: Statistics Canada
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 18,000 (+3.4%) to 541,000 in June. Over...
National Survey Finds Canadian Small Business Confidence Plunges to 58%: Zensurance
According to the 4th annual Small Business Confidence Index from Zensurance, Canada’s leading small business insurance provider, confidence among Canadian small...
Housing starts above 2024 levels: CMHC
The six-month trend in housing starts increased (3.7%) in July (263,088 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...
VIDEO: Flying is Canada’s Ticket to Affordable Transportation – If We Let It
A recent report by the Business Council of Alberta sheds light on the rising costs of domestic air travel...
The State of Play on Interprovincial Trade: TD Economics
All provinces have taken some steps towards the removal of interprovincial trade barriers. This is a potentially encouraging development...
Canadian Home Sales Continue to Climb in July, National Benchmark Price Remains Steady: CREA
The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS Systems climbed 3.8% on a month-over-month basis in July. Building...
Your next-door neighbour’s messy yard might be a real deal breaker for your sale: RE/MAX
When it comes to buying a home, what’s on the outside might matter more than what’s within for some...
Canada loses 41,000 jobs in July: Statistics Canada
Employment fell by 41,000 (-0.2%) in July and the employment rate declined 0.2 percentage points to 60.7%. The unemployment rate was...
Canada’s Housing Crisis Demands Smarter Building: Exploring the Role of Factory-Built Homes
Canada is not building homes quickly enough to meet rising needs, and red tape combined with low productivity is...
Slight Uptick in Consumer Insolvencies Since Last Quarter, While Business Filings Show Modest Decline
The latest data from the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) shows that 35,114 Canadians filed a consumer...
Canada’s Trade Deficit Widens to $5.9 Billion in June as One-Time Machinery Import Drives Import Surge
In June, Canada’s merchandise imports were up 1.4%, while exports increased 0.9%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade deficit...
VIDEO: The transformation of the Bearspaw Golf Club from its near collapse
Six years ago, Bearspaw Golf Club was on the verge of disappearing from Calgary’s landscape—another casualty of financial uncertainty. But recently,...
Stable Rates, Unstable Futures: The Growing Debt Crisis Facing Young Canadians
New data from the Credit Counselling Society (CCS) shows that Canadians aged 18 to 34 are trying to manage rising costs...
Canadian small businesses show resilience amid economic challenges: CIBC Poll
A new CIBC poll finds that a majority of Canadian small business leaders are cautiously optimistic about the current...
Young Canadians Feel the Most Pressure to Buy Property: Wahi Survey
A new national survey from Canadian real estate platform Wahi reveals that young Canadians are feeling significantly more pressure to...
What Drives Innovation? Lessons from Canadian Firms: C.D. Howe Institute
Canadian firms that actively work to tackle innovation barriers, such as financial constraints or skills shortages, are significantly more...
Canada Sees Stable Business Openings and Closures in April 2025 as US-Exposed Sectors Continue to Decline: Statistics Canada
In April, the business closure rate edged down 0.1 percentage points to 4.7%, after edging up 0.1 percentage points...
Canada’s combined federal-provincial government debt estimated to reach $2.3 trillion in 2025/26
Combined federal and provincial government debt in Canada has nearly doubled from $1.21 trillion in 2007/08 (the year before the 2008 financial crisis)...
Employment Insurance Recipients Hold Steady in May, Up 9.2% Year-Over-Year: Statistics Canada
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits was virtually unchanged (-0.3%; -1,600) at 517,000 in May. The number of...
Canadian economy to contract in the second and third quarters of 2025: CFIB
The Canadian economy is expected to see negative growth in Q2 and Q3 of 2025, finds the latest Main Street...
Lost In Transition: Gaps in Career Paths Costing Canada’s Economy C$146 Billion Annually
New research from Pearson, the world’s lifelong learning company, reveals gaps at career and learning transition points is costing Canada an estimated C$146...
Soft spots and strongholds: How Canada’s labour market is handling trade volatility: RBC
Recent trade tensions have amplified existing vulnerabilities in Canada’s labour market. After briefly stabilizing in late 2024 and early...
Average Canadian family spent 42.3% of income on taxes – more than on housing, food and clothing combined
The average Canadian family spent 42.3 per cent of its income on taxes in 2024—more than on housing, food...
Putting Alberta-made businesses on the map
Alberta’s government is providing $2.8 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses grow and reach international markets around the...
New Survey Reveals Majority of Canadians Say Their Income No Longer Covers Basic Living Expenses
A new nationwide survey has revealed that more than half of Canadians say their income is no longer enough...
Small businesses looking to Council of the Federation for support as tariff impacts continue to weigh down economy
As Canada’s premiers meet in Huntsville next week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has sent a letter to all...
Small business confidence inches up in July: CFIB
Small business confidence is trending in the right direction but at a snail’s pace, finds the July Business Barometer by...
VIDEO: Small Business Exits Surge in Canada: Why Preparation Is Critical for a Successful Sale
As a wave of retirements approaches, small business ownership in Canada is undergoing a significant transition. According to Kevin...
Housing starts on the rise: CMHC
The six-month trend in housing starts increased (3.6%) in June (253,081 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation...
YPO Elects Debby Carreau 2025-2026 Global Chairman
YPO, the global leadership community of chief executives in more than 150 countries, has announced the appointment of Debby...
Owning a home in Canada is the most affordable it’s been in three years: RBC
Some good news for Canadian homebuyers, according to a new report on housing affordability in Canada by RBC’s Assistant...
Mortgage Renewals Won’t Shock the System, but the Pain Will Linger: TD
An average mortgage holder who has recently renewed, or is about to, is likely absorbing an increase in monthly...
Canadian immigration levels spike: Fraser Institute
From 2000 to 2015, annual immigration was 617.8 thousand immigrants compared to a more than doubling 1.4 million annually...
Canada’s Economic Outlook Clouded by Uncertainty: Conference Board of Canada
The Canadian economy is set to face further headwinds as uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policies continues to weigh on...
Municipal government per-person spending in Canada hit near record levels: Fraser Institute
Municipal government spending in Canada hit near record levels in recent years, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...
Reducing government debt in Canada could boost incomes for average workers by $2,100 a year
If Canadian governments reduced their debt relative to the size of the economy (GDP) over five years back to...
VIDEO: The more you give, the more you get back
As Stampede season kicks off in Calgary, Shawn Freeman, President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization in the city, is using...
Canada is one of the least AI literate nations in the world, new research shows
Canadians have among the lowest levels of training, literacy and trust in artificial intelligence systems in the world, new...
VIDEO: Helping newcomers rebuild their lives in Canada
Claudia Hepburn, CEO of Windmill Microlending, says the organization is helping thousands of immigrants and refugees rebuild their professional...
VIDEO: The Rise of Canada’s ‘Next Neighbourhoods’: How Transit and Population Booms Are Reshaping GTA & GVA
Kingsley Ma, Area Vice President for RE/MAX Canada, discusses the real estate company’s recent report on the housing markets...
VIDEO: Waiting in the Wings: Renters continue to eye path to homeownership
Phil Soper, President and CEO of Royal LePage, discusses the real estate company’s latest report on how many renters...
VIDEO: How will the war in the Middle East impact Canada’s economy?
Ongoing instability in the Middle East is once again making waves across the global economy, with Canadian economist and...
Number of EI recipients rising: Statistics Canada
The number of Canadians receiving regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefits increased by 17,000 (+3.4%) to 520,000 in April. This followed an increase of 3.1%...
Promising policy action brings hope amidst continued economic challenges: PwC’s 2025 M&A mid-year update
PwC Canada’s 2025 mid-year Canadian M&A update highlights a pivotal moment for the Canadian economy. Amidst global uncertainty and...
Business closure rate edges up: Statistics Canada
In May, the business closure rate edged up by 0.1 percentage points to 4.8%, following a 0.1 percentage point decline in the previous month....