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

September 9, 2024

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

Climate Briefing:
A Smart Heating Solution For Canada’s Fiscally-Strained Municipalities

August 7, 2024

Policymakers in Canada’s fastest growing cities face a triple challenge over the next decade...

Climate Action Institute

September 9, 2024

Read our insightful work on how the climate economy is transforming key sectors such as agriculture, buildings, electricity, oil and gas, and transportation.

Podcast: The 10-Minute Take

September 20, 2024

The U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate for the first time since the pandemic in September by 50 basis points.

Forward Guidance: Our Weekly Preview

September 20, 2024

Our weekly preview

RBC Consumer Spending Tracker

September 19, 2024

Warmer temperatures failed to ignite Canadian consumer spending in Q2.

The Disruptors Podcast

Latest Episodes

Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era

AI: Ready or Not?

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Economics

Falling inflation, rising jobless rate usher in easing cycles in Canada and abroad

September 18, 2024

The Canadian economy has continued to underperform global peers with declines in per-capita output in seven of the last eight quarters.

RBC Canadian Inflation Watch

September 17, 2024

Lower oil and gasoline prices pushed headline inflation down, from 2.5% year-over-year in July to 2%.

Canada’s housing market still in a wait-and-see mode

September 16, 2024

Interest rates may be coming down, but most Canadian homebuyers remain unconvinced that now is the right time to make a purchase.

Ease on down the road – Fed shifting gears as inflation slows

September 11, 2024

Softening U.S. labour markets and lower inflation leave the Fed on track to kick of an easing cycle starting in September, one of the last major central banks to do so.

RBC U.S. Inflation Watch

September 11, 2024

Another downside surprise in U.S. inflation in June adds to market odds of a first rate cut from the Fed in September.

Proof point: Financial returns after a post-secondary education have diminished

September 9, 2024

The income earned by graduates has lagged tuition growth, particularly in fields such as engineering, architecture, and related sciences.

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Climate

Climate Action Institute

September 9, 2024

Read our insightful work on how the climate economy is transforming key sectors such as agriculture, buildings, electricity, oil and gas, and transportation.

Climate Briefing:
A Smart Heating Solution For Canada’s Fiscally-Strained Municipalities

August 7, 2024

Policymakers in Canada’s fastest growing cities face a triple challenge over the next decade...

Indoor Vertical Farming: Rising To Meet Local Demand

July 8, 2024

How indoor agriculture can serve as a local food source in northern—and urban—settings Vertical farming is a form of controlled...

The Greenhouse Boom:
How indoor farming can transform food production and exports

June 12, 2024

Canada’s greenhouse sector is a hotbed for growth. Greenhouses specializing in fruits and vegetables in Canada have increased

The OceanTech Wave: Diving Deep for Climate Action

June 11, 2024

Can innovative tech turn the tide in the climate crisis?

Vivan Sorab:
Hydrogen—a pillar of a decarbonized Canada

June 10, 2024

There is a buzz around hydrogen. It comes in many iterations—geological, low-carbon, and conventional...

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Innovation

AI: Ready or Not?

June 25, 2024

Is Canada prepared for artificial intelligence?

Cultivation Innovation: A New Era for Canadian Agriculture

June 5, 2024

Can Canada emerge as a leader in a low-carbon global food system?

The Tech Outlook: Bumpy Now, Bright Soon

May 21, 2024

Is tech entering a recovery stage?

Canada’s Big Plans for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors

May 14, 2024

Are SMRs a viable alternative to power a net-zero future?

AI is Disrupting Canada’s Labour Landscape

April 23, 2024

Is the workforce prepared for the rise of AI and automation?

Building Blocks: Solving the Supply Shortage with Prefabricated Homes

April 9, 2024

Is homebuilding innovation the solution to the housing crisis?

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Indigenous

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.

How Indigenous Business Can Accelerate Canada’s Net Zero Transition

June 27, 2023

We dissect the makings behind the Oneida Energy Storage project, a 50/50 private and public partnership with Six Nations of the Grand River.

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.

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Skills

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

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.

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