Business confidence subdued amid tariffs but ‘worst-case’ less likely: BoC survey
A pair of reports from the Bank of Canada say tariff-related uncertainty continued to put a damper on business and consumer sentiment in the second
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Eliminating interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K annual housing starts: CMHC
A new analysis by the national housing agency estimates Canada could add 30,000 more housing starts annually by eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. That would push
CREA cuts 2025 forecast again but says home sales are rebounding from ‘chaotic start’
For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it says a
Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
The annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June as consumers were paying more at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The
It’s not just students who will be commuting more this September. After years of experimentation with hybrid work, an increasing number of companies are whittling
UPDATED: Ottawa-Gatineau sheds 9,500 jobs in June, Statistics Canada says
Ottawa-Gatineau’s economy continued to bleed jobs in June as the region’s unemployment rate rose for the third consecutive month. The jobless rate in Ottawa-Gatineau was
Amid a renewed return-to-office push, experts outline what your options are
As the number of in-office days is set to increase for many of Canada’s hybrid workers, return-to-office mandates are setting the stage for tension between
Tech execs say building up tech ecosystem means resisting allure of U.S., acquisition
A trio of the biggest names in tech say they resisted the allure of the U.S. — and cash-rich businesses that saw them as an
Home construction must double over next decade to restore 2019 affordability: CMHC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate rises to 5.8% in May
Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate jumped three-tenths of a percentage point in May as the local economy shed nearly 4,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said Friday. The National
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