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High Rise, Low Carbon: Canada’s $40 billion Net Zero building challenge

May 16, 2023

Buildings have long been at the heart of Canada’s emissions problem. Heated by gas furnaces, powered by coal-fired electricity

Prince Edward Island Budget 2023: Planning for growth

May 26, 2023

P.E.I government projects a slight increase in its deficit to $98 million in FY 2023-24.

Innovation Nation: 3 Canadians Share Their Secrets

May 16, 2023

Have you ever wondered what qualities make up a true innovator? How do they approach problems and create new solutions?...

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Economics

Forward Guidance: Our Weekly Preview

May 26, 2023

RBC Economics shares major economic trends to look for in the week ahead.

The 10-Minute Take

May 23, 2023

Macroeconomics for everybody! The (new) 10-Minute Take podcast from RBC Economics will explain

Five signs North America’s labour markets are starting to crack

May 17, 2023

Labour markets have been far more resilient than expected in early 2023. Employment has surged higher in both the U.S....

Proof Point: Banking turmoil is tightening already strained U.S. lending conditions

May 17, 2023

Fallout from the upheaval in U.S. regional banks has further squeezed borrowers south of the border. This is a key...

RBC Canadian Inflation Watch

May 16, 2023

RBC Economics provides an analysis of the key indicators on price trends in Canada.

‘Game on’ for Canada’s housing market?

May 15, 2023

Spring 2023 increasingly looks like the turnaround point for Canada’s housing market after a year-long slump. April home resales spurted...

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Climate

Farmers Wanted: The labour renewal Canada needs to build the Next Green Revolution

April 2, 2023

Canada’s agricultural skills crisis is already one of the world’s worst.

Climate Signals:
Your Weekly Climate Briefing

May 26, 2023

Red-Hot Cooling Market, Peak Plastic & G7 Clean-Energy Blueprint ENERGY Cooling Market Heats Up Temperatures rising 1.5C persistently above pre-industrial...

Championing climate-smart agriculture: Building a road map for low emissions agriculture

May 5, 2023

Canada’s agrifood sector contributes over 136 MT to the country’s annual emissions tally. By 2050, these emissions are expected to rise above 196 MT—representing 19% of the national total

Canada’s Steep Climb To Meet 2030 Emissions Targets

May 4, 2023

Scaling down Canada’s emissions rapidly to 440 Mt by 2030 will require cuts equal to around four times the drop seen during the pandemic.

Canada's Conundrum: Three Ways To Address The World's Gas & Climate Crises

April 24, 2023

Natural gas currently presents one of Canada’s biggest climate choices.

Policy Insight: Will Budget 2023 Spark A Green Investment Wave?

April 14, 2023

Budget 2023’s new green measures are mostly about bolstering the upstream supply chain

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Indigenous

A Capital Idea: How Indigenous Economics Can Power our Climate Agenda

June 21, 2022

In this episode, we discuss the vital importance of Canada’s Indigenous communities on the path to Net Zero.

92 to Zero: How economic reconciliation can power Canada's climate goals

June 16, 2022

It’s now clear that the national priorities of Net Zero and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples are inextricably linked. In the same spirit, we expect RBC’s reconciliation journey will increasingly intersect with our climate priorities.

Indigenous ownership is critical to Canada's clean energy transition

May 3, 2022

We spoke with two Indigenous business leaders about how to build a just and equitable energy transition to a low-carbon economy.

The Climate Conversations: Indigenous Leader JP Gladu

December 14, 2021

In this special extended cut of the conversation, we hear more from Gladu on how oil and gas companies (such as Suncor) can prosper in a Net Zero world. - Disruptors

Building Bandwidth: The Conversation Continues

August 4, 2021

Building Bandwidth was always intended as a conversation starter. Here are five ideas for moving forward, based on insights from Indigenous techies across Canada.

Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous youth for a digital future

July 13, 2021

RBC Thought Leadership outlines eight ways that governments, educators, and employers could help prepare Indigenous youth for the digital future.

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Skills

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

Why Businesses Are Leading the Green Skills Transition

February 22, 2022

Find out how a 160 year-old manufacturing company is teaching its workforce to integrate new technologies for a Net Zero economy.

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.

The Great Redefinition: How Canada Can Win Over Global Talent

February 8, 2022

Amid the struggle for workers, employers need to pay attention and reprioritize their talent strategies, or risk losing their most valuable asset–people.

Unleashing Opportunity: The economic gains in narrowing Canada’s racial wealth gap

January 13, 2022

Boosting business ownership and encouraging better outcomes for visible minorities could help pave the way for more innovation and enhance Canada’s global competitiveness.

Squeeze Play: Higher wages alone won’t solve Canada’s labour shortage problem

November 9, 2021

Over one third of Canadian businesses are grappling with labour shortages. Higher wages aren’t the only thing workers are seeking in their post-pandemic careers. - RBC Economics

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Innovation

AI Helped Produce This Episode

December 6, 2022

Tech and innovation expert Ajay Agrawal discusses what’s holding AI back and why isn’t it a massive game changer—yet.

The Transformative Seven: Technologies that can drive Canada's next green revolution

November 30, 2022

Innovation will be key to the low carbon, sustainable food systems of the future. This is Canada’s moment to unlock it.

Disruptors LIVE at ELEVATE Festival: In Conversation with John Ruffolo

September 27, 2022

In this special LIVE episode, host John Stackhouse speaks with Canadian tech investing legend John Ruffolo at the ELEVATE Festival in downtown Toronto.

How to redefine Canadian innovation in an 'unforgiving world'

May 31, 2022

How Canada can play a leading role in the innovation economy.

The next big thing in music could be Blockchain

May 17, 2022

In a world dominated by social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, content creators can become viral sensations overnight, with...

Can Braintech Create a New Generation of Superhumans?

April 5, 2022

For those who measure their daily steps and heart rates via wearable health tech like Fitbits or Apple Watches, why not extend that monitoring to brain activity?

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