New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more
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New investing orders should make it simpler to deploy funds: Infrastructure Bank CEO
The head of a federal infrastructure agency says a new set of investing orders from the Liberal government should make it simpler to deploy more
‘Workcations’ embraced by Canadians, companies looking to improve work life balance
The arrangement, often called a “workcation,” has seen renewed interest from both employees and employers since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Air Canada bookings come roaring back, but business travel, fuel costs pose hurdles
Air Canada more than tripled its revenues last quarter as demand for travel revved back up, though a net loss of nearly $1 billion signalled
Key interest rate could soon go up another half percentage point, central bank says
The governor of the Bank of Canada is signalling Canada’s key interest rate could go up another half percentage point in June to help wrestle
Canada eyes new measures to protect economy from national security threats
New measures to ensure Canada doesn’t export sensitive technology to foreign adversaries are among the changes being eyed by Ottawa to bolster the country’s economic
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says he won’t ‘rule anything out’ on rates
He wouldn’t rule out pushing rates beyond 50 basis points all in one sitting, after moving to lift rates by that amount to one per
Statistics Canada says retail sales edged up 0.1 per cent in February
Statistics Canada says core retail sales — which exclude sales at gasoline stations and motor vehicle and parts dealers — rose 1.4 per cent.
That costs what?! A look at how much some consumer prices went up in the last year
While gasoline prices are big part of the picture, having jumped last month by 39.8 per cent compared with March 2021, price pressures are far
Ontario Teachers’ looks to increase venture capital investments
Pension fund manager says it is looking to make investments in the sector comprise seven to 10 per cent of its net assets over the
Feds pledge cash for supply chain problems, but plenty of gaps persist
The federal government plans to spend more than a half-billion dollars to fix supply chain issues, but experts say it falls far short of the
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