July 17, 2024
Real per person output has declined in six of the past seven consecutive quarters and unemployment has risen at the same time.
July 3, 2024
Rental housing starts surpassed 80,000 per year in 2022 and 2023, nearly doubling the average pre-pandemic (2015–2019) annual increase.
June 18, 2024
Demand for Canadian tourism has yet to fully recover from the pandemic and is being impacted by global geopolitical uncertainties.
May 29, 2024
The recent outperformance of the U.S. economy is led by the services sector—a driver that hasn’t materialized in the Canadian economy to the same extent.
May 15, 2024
Canada’s non-permanent resident caps are set to curb ballooning population growth. The population will be at least 2.5% smaller in 2027 than it would have been without the...
April 23, 2024
The timing and magnitude of interest rate cuts from the Bank of Canada will be determined by domestic economic and inflation conditions and not the gap in monetary policy with the U.S.
April 11, 2024
Straying from fiscal budget anchors negatively impacts governments’ credibility and increases lending risks for bond investors.
March 28, 2024
Immigrants are outperforming their Canadian-born peers when it comes to labour force participation. That’s especially true for immigrant workers aged...
March 14, 2024
Canadian renters are getting squeezed more than homeowners, making home ownership an even more distant dream.
February 28, 2024
Canadian wage growth has been unusually high, but looks more modest when measured against surging inflation and relative to acute labour shortages earlier in the pandemic recovery.
February 13, 2024
The federal government’s new cap on international study permit applications will not immediately reduce rental demand from international students
January 31, 2024
Consumers have been hit by higher living costs – spending per person has declined 2% since Q2 2022 and the household financial obligations ratio has reached record highs.