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Climate Action 2025: A year for rewiring

January 15, 2025

RBC Climate Action Institute’s 2nd annual progress report on Canada’s net zero journey.

The New Great Game: How the race for critical minerals is shaping tech supremacy

March 10, 2025

Minerals are the bedrock of an economy. From steel to copper to aluminum, they lay the foundation of economic, civil, and defense infrastructure.

The Growth Project: A new generation of ideas for the Canadian economy

March 31, 2025

Welcome to The Growth Project, an RBC initiative. Discover a new generation of ideas for the Canadian economy.

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It's a Trade War Without Borders: Frances Donald

April 4, 2025

How a prolonged trade war will make it difficult for any economy to escape rising costs.

Forward Guidance: Our Weekly Preview

April 4, 2025

Data in the coming week will be watched closely for impact from trade headwinds to prices in Canada and the U.S.

Canada Labour Market

April 4, 2025

There are early signs that the intensification of uncertainty from U.S. tariff threats, had an impact on hiring on the more trade-sensitive goods producing side of the economy.

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Economics

U.S. Labour Market

April 4, 2025

The March payrolls report showed a significant upside surprise- with 228k jobs added.

A thorn in the Fed’s side: What could tariffs mean for U.S. inflation and growth?

April 3, 2025

Should tariffs stay in place in the coming months, our expectation is to see significant upward pressure on inflation and negative shocks to growth.

Podcast: The 10-Minute Take

April 3, 2025

Are services immune to tariffs in the trade war? Claire Fan and Carrie Freestone dig into Canada’s services sector and the headwinds its facing.

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Climate

Climate Crunch: How to fast-track $350B worth of energy projects

March 27, 2025

Why (almost) everyone’s hating on the Impact Assessment Act.

Carrots, not sticks: Building decarbonization expected to continue without consumer carbon tax

March 19, 2025

Mark Carney’s first act as Prime Minister was to axe the consumer carbon tax, as cost of living concerns continue to remain front and centre for Canadians.

Climate Crunch: The Great American Energy “Addition

March 14, 2025

It was Prime Minister-designate Mark Carney’s first policy pronouncement 12 minutes into his victory speech after sweeping the Liberal race, as he promised during his campaign.

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Innovation

The Cleantech Edge: Tackling Methane Emissions with Canadian Innovation

March 25, 2025

With global energy demands surging and climate concerns intensifying, Canada finds itself in a rare position

Scammers, Fraud, and Deepfakes: The AI Arms Race

March 11, 2025

With cybercriminals leveraging AI to fuel scams and misinformation, how do we verify what's real?

Build Canada: Entrepreneurs seek to boost Canada’s prosperity and productivity

February 25, 2025

How can Canadians unleash their competitive spirit and rediscover the drive to build bigger, faster, and smarter?

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Indigenous

Building Capital: Economic reconciliation, equity ownership and loan guarantee programs

November 12, 2024

Where we are 2024 has been a significant year for momentum in Indigenous economic reconciliation. The mainstreaming of Indigenous equity...

The Business of Reconciliation:
Building the future while helping repair the past

April 18, 2024

Canada is at an economic crossroads. In one direction, reconciliation points to a new generation of corporate thinking and government policy, leading to more Indigenous ownership, project decisions based on consent and a more sustainable approach to resource development.

Nation Building: Unlocking Indigenous Potential To Power Canada's Net Zero Economy

June 29, 2023

Federal government’s 2023 budget commitments will empower Indigenous Peoples to play a vital role in helping Canada achieve its Net Zero goals.

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Skills

Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero

February 16, 2022

Canada is on the cusp of a generational skills crisis. As a nation, we’ve set some of the most ambitious climate objectives in the world, led by an overarching goal to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. This pursuit brings with it an abundance of opportunity: for Canadian innovation, for new green investment, and for economic growth.

A Growing Problem: How to align Canada’s immigration with the future economy

March 13, 2024

The mismatch in immigrants' skills and the labour market’s long-term needs, along with pressure on the country’s infrastructure capacity is leading to negative economic outcomes.

Canadians on the move: will a pandemic shakeup in migration trends hold?

August 15, 2023

The pandemic accelerated course reversals of longstanding interprovincial migration trends in Canada. While Ontario saw its largest exodus on record, Alberta and Maritime provinces emerged as astonishingly popular destinations.

Course Correction: How international students can help solve Canada's labour crisis

September 1, 2022

The mix of international students is changing, potentially affecting future labour market matches and concentrating Canada’s source countries

Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero

February 16, 2022

Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero

February 16, 2022

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Featured

Climate Action 2025: A year for rewiring

The New Great Game: How the race for critical minerals is shaping tech supremacy

The Growth Project: A new generation of ideas for the Canadian economy

3 QUESTIONS It's a Trade War Without Borders: Frances Donald

Forward Guidance: Our Weekly Preview

Canada Labour Market

The Disruptors Podcast

Economics

U.S. Labour Market

A thorn in the Fed’s side: What could tariffs mean for U.S. inflation and growth?

Podcast: The 10-Minute Take

Climate

Climate Crunch: How to fast-track $350B worth of energy projects

Carrots, not sticks: Building decarbonization expected to continue without consumer carbon tax

Climate Crunch: The Great American Energy “Addition

Innovation

The Cleantech Edge: Tackling Methane Emissions with Canadian Innovation

Scammers, Fraud, and Deepfakes: The AI Arms Race

Build Canada: Entrepreneurs seek to boost Canada’s prosperity and productivity

Indigenous

Building Capital: Economic reconciliation, equity ownership and loan guarantee programs

The Business of Reconciliation: Building the future while helping repair the past

Nation Building: Unlocking Indigenous Potential To Power Canada's Net Zero Economy

Skills

A Growing Problem: How to align Canada’s immigration with the future economy

Canadians on the move: will a pandemic shakeup in migration trends hold?

Course Correction: How international students can help solve Canada's labour crisis

Get Email Updates from RBC Economics

3 QUESTIONS
It's a Trade War Without Borders: Frances Donald

The Business of Reconciliation:
Building the future while helping repair the past