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Current Analysis
In-depth reports on key current economic issues and events of importance for Canada, the United States and some international economies.
Latest Reports
| Release Date | Report Name | Download |
|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2020 | Costly Covid stimulus loads $343 billion onto 2020 deficit | Download PDF Costly Covid stimulus loads $343 billion onto 2020 deficit |
| July 6, 2020 | Behind Ottawa’s “fiscal snapshot,” the broader picture is clear | Download PDF Behind Ottawa’s “fiscal snapshot,” the broader picture is clear |
| June 30, 2020 | Commodity Price Monitor | Download PDF Commodity Price Monitor |
| June 29, 2020 | COVID Consumer Spending Tracker | Download PDF COVID Consumer Spending Tracker |
| June 25, 2020 | Economics Digest | Download PDF Economics Digest |
| June 23, 2020 | COVID-19 highlights the need for bold change in Canada’s eldercare system | Download PDF COVID-19 highlights the need for bold change in Canada’s eldercare system |
| June 9, 2020 | Canadian city finances ailing from COVID-19 | Download PDF Canadian city finances ailing from COVID-19 |
| June 2, 2020 | The future of post-secondary education: on campus, online and on demand | Download PDF The future of post-secondary education: on campus, online and on demand |
| June 1, 2020 | Commodity Price Monitor | Download PDF Commodity Price Monitor |
| May 29, 2020 | COVID-19 derails Canadian immigration | Download PDF COVID-19 derails Canadian immigration | May 25, 2020 | For Canadian tourism, Canadians matter most | Download PDF For Canadian tourism, Canadians matter most |
| May 14, 2020 | BoC outlines financial impacts of COVID-19 | Download PDF BoC outlines financial impacts of COVID-19 |
| May 6, 2020 | Toronto policymakers grapple with impending deficit | Download PDF Toronto policymakers grapple with impending deficit |
| May 1, 2020 | Commodity Price Monitor | Download PDF Commodity Price Monitor |
| April 27, 2020 | Pandemic to spill red ink all over provinces’ books | Download PDF Pandemic to spill red ink all over provinces’ books |
| April 23, 2020 | Student aid: a relief program that can drive innovation, too | Download PDF Student aid: a relief program that can drive innovation, too |
| April 9, 2020 | Employment plunged in March – with much worse to come | Download PDF Employment plunged in March – with much worse to come |
| April 3, 2020 | Government policies to offset COVID-19 shock on low-wage workforce | Download PDF Government Policies to Offset COVID-19 Shock on Low-wage Workforce |
| March 31, 2020 | Commodity Price Monitor | Download PDF Commodity Price Monitor |
| March 27, 2020 | Ottawa announces more support for businesses | Download PDF Ottawa announces more support for businesses |
| March 27, 2020 | Canadian Dollar Weakened but Not Headed for Historical Lows | Download PDF Canadian Dollar Weakened but Not Headed for Historical Lows |
| March 25, 2020 | Federal stimulus grows to $52 billion | Download PDF Federal stimulus grows to $52 billion |
| March 23, 2020 | Federal fiscal support: phase one done but a long way to go | Download PDF Federal fiscal support: phase one done but a long way to go |
| March 20, 2020 | COVID-19’s Threat to Canada’s Vulnerable Workers | Download PDF Federal government releases plan to soften Coronavirus blow |
| March 11, 2020 | Federal government releases plan to soften Coronavirus blow | Download PDF Federal government releases plan to soften Coronavirus blow |
| March 3, 2020 | The Fruits of Her Labour | Download PDF The Fruits of Her Labour |
| February 27, 2020 | Gauging Canadian coronavirus supply chain vulnerabilities | Download PDF Gauging Canadian coronavirus supply chain vulnerabilities |
| February 21, 2020 | Rail blockades add to “transitory” disruptions | Download PDF Rail blockades add to “transitory” disruptions |
| February 12, 2020 | More Canadians struggled with debt in 2019 | Download PDF Coronavirus: gauging the economic impact |
| January 31, 2020 | Coronavirus: gauging the economic impact | Download PDF Coronavirus: gauging the economic impact |
| January 27, 2020 | Davos 2020: The race for global scale | Download PDF Davos 2020: The race for global scale |
| January 17, 2020 | Canadian trade worries easing, but domestic headwinds remain | Download PDF Canadian trade worries easing, but domestic headwinds remain |
| January 6, 2020 | Navigating the 2020s: How Canada can thrive in a decade of change | Download PDF Navigating the 2020s: How Canada can thrive in a decade of change |
| December 11, 2019 | Canada’s Manufacturing, Wholesale and Transportation Sector | Download PDF Canada’s Manufacturing, Wholesale and Transportation Sector |
| November 21, 2019 | The recession roadblock: Graduating into a downturn can have long-term career consequences | Download PDF The recession roadblock |
| November 14, 2019 | Paging Dr. Data - How the coming skills revolution can transform healthcare | Download PDF Paging Dr. Data |
| November 7, 2019 | 2018 Provincial Economic Accounts | Download PDF 2018 Provincial Economic Accounts |
| October 28, 2019 | Energy (Still) Matters | Download PDF Energy (Still) Matters |
| October 4, 2019 | Keeping Canada Younger: Immigration helps to hold back the demographic time bomb | Download PDF Keeping Canada Younger: Immigration helps to hold back the demographic time bomb |
| September 18, 2019 | Untapped Potential: Canada needs to close its immigrant wage gap | Download PDF Untapped Potential: Canada needs to close its immigrant wage gap |
| September 3, 2019 | A snapshot of young entrepreneurship in Canada | Download PDF A snapshot of young entrepreneurship in Canada |
| August 28, 2019 | Farmer 4.0 - How the coming skills revolution can transform agriculture | Download PDF Economics Digest August 2019 | June 24, 2019 | Trade Tensions Turning Up on US Factory Floor | Download PDF Trade Tensions Turning Up on US Factory Floor |
| June 17, 2019 | Efforts to deleverage households are starting to pay off | Download PDF Focus on Canada's Household Debt June 2019 |
| June 12, 2019 | Canada's MWT sector: Solid gains despite a rocky ride in 2018 | Download PDF Supply Chains Report June 2019 |
| June 5, 2019 | $600 billion in planned resource projects is riding on Canada’s project-review overhaul | Download PDF Bill C-69 |
| April 16, 2019 | Don’t expect a big jolt to growth if trade tensions ease | Download PDF Trade Tensions April 2019 |
| March 21, 2019 | Family matters: the cost of having children on women's careers | Download PDF Family Matters 2019 |
| March 5, 2019 | Advantage women: how an automated future could play to women's strengths | Download PDF Advantage Women 2019 |
| January 30, 2019 | The stage looks set for stronger Canadian wage growth in 2019 | Download PDF Canadian Wage growth 2019 |
| January 28, 2019 | Davos 2019: Globalization in a digital world | Download PDF Davos 2019 |
| January 24, 2019 | US government shutdown impact on Canada | Download PDF US Government Shutdown |
| January 3, 2019 | Navigating 2019 - 9 big insights for the year ahead | Download PDF Navigating 2019 |
| December 14, 2018 | Interest payments surged in Q3 as Canadian household's indebtedness looked heavier than previously reported | Download PDF Focus on Canada's Household Debt |
| December 3, 2018 | Alberta's oil cuts will reduce Canadian GDP modestly in 2019 | Download PDF Alberta Oil Cuts 2019 |
| November 30, 2018 | Canadian National GDP Accounts | Download PDF Canadian National GDP Accounts |
| November 8, 2018 | 2017 Provincial economic accounts: Growth from coast to coast confirmed | Download PDF 2017 Provincial Economic Accounts Update |
| November 7, 2018 | Canada's MWT sector: Vibrant supply chains drive firm sectoral growth | Download PDF Supply Chains Report November 2018 |
| October 26, 2018 | Energy Matters - Canada's options for the 2020s | Download PDF Energy Report 2018 |
| October 26, 2018 | US National GDP Accounts | Download PDF US National GDP Accounts |
| October 1, 2018 | The USMCA: Manageable concessions, less uncertainty | Download PDF Economics Digest August 2018 |
| September 14, 2018 | Debt service took a bigger bite out of household income in the second quarter | Download PDF Canadian National GDP Accounts |
| July 10, 2018 | Canada and Australia: The State of Bilateral Trade and Investment | Download PDF Canada and Australia Trade |
| July 5, 2018 | What's the problem with Canada's youth labour market? | Download PDF Canadian Youth Labour market |
| June 26, 2018 | Potential U.S. auto import tariffs: the view from Canada | Download PDF US Auto Tarifs |
| June 21, 2018 | A winning combination for Canadian households’ indebtedness profile | Download PDF A winning combination for Canadian households’ indebtedness profile |
| June 18, 2018 | The cost of credentials | Download PDF Tuition in Canada |
| May 31, 2018 | Weighing the impact of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada | Download PDF steel and aluminum tariffs |
| May 9, 2018 | Lost in Transportation: Putting the discount on Canadian heavy oil in context | Download PDF Lost in Transportation: Putting the discount on Canadian heavy oil in context |
| May 4, 2018 | 2017 provincial growth surprises on the upside | Download PDF 2017 provincial growth surprises on the upside |
| April 3, 2018 | Alberta households will feel the most pressure from interest rate hikes | Download PDF Alberta households will feel the most pressure from interest rate hikes |
| March 7, 2018 | International Women's Day and Canadian Women: Mind the Gap(s) | Download PDF International Women's Day and Canadian Women: Mind the Gap(s) |
| March 7, 2018 | CPTPP: an antidote to NAFTA flux? | Download PDF CPTPP: an antidote to NAFTA flux? |
| March 1, 2018 | Trade Deals and Agriculture: Not a game-changer but positive | Download PDF Trade Deals and Agriculture: Not a game-changer but positive |
| February 15, 2018 | Trudeau's State Visit to India: Time to leverage those people-to-people connections | Download PDF Trudeau's State Visit to India |
| February 14, 2018 | Yes, Canadian Labour Markets Are Tight | Download PDF Yes, Canadian Labour Markets Are Tight |
| January 22, 2018 | Breakpoint: What Canada needs to consider to save NAFTA | Download PDF Breakpoint: What Canada needs to consider to save NAFTA |
| December 18, 2017 | Five ways that 2017 left its mark | Download PDF Five ways that 2017 left its mark? |
| November 10, 2017 | Life after NAFTA? | Download PDF Life after NAFTA? |
| October 30, 2017 | Carbon levies poised to become big money for provinces | Download PDF Carbon levies poised to become big money for provinces |
| October 19, 2017 | BREXIT: A new challenge to Canada's European trade ambitions | Download PDF BREXIT: A new challenge to Canada's European trade ambitions |
| September 1, 2017 | Household credit growth accelerated through the July hike | Download PDF Household credit growth accelerated through the July hike |
| August 24, 2017 | NAFTA Renewal or Rejection? | Download PDF NAFTA Renewal or Rejection? |
| July 10, 2017 | The case for higher interest rates in Canada | Download PDF The case for higher interest rates in Canada |
| June 23, 2017 | Bigger-than-expected budget surplus in Quebec in 2016-17 | Download PDF Bigger-than-expected budget surplus in Quebec in 2016-17 |
| June 7, 2017 | Debt Dashboard: Digging beyond the household debt headlines | Download PDF Debt Dashboard: Digging beyond the household debt headlines |
| May 30, 2017 | Attracting International Talent | Download PDF Attracting International Talent |
| May 18, 2017 | Canada gets a tourism boost | Download PDF Canada gets a tourism boost |
| May 2, 2017 | Softwood lumber: A shot across the bow? | Download PDF Softwood lumber: A shot across the bow? |
| May 1, 2017 | How vulnerable is Canada’s economy to a housing downturn? Not enough to shake the foundation | Download PDF How vulnerable is Canada’s economy to a housing downturn? Not enough to shake the foundation |
| April 4, 2017 | The Million-Dollar Question: Will Carbon Pricing Work? | Download PDF The Million-Dollar Question: Will Carbon Pricing Work? |
| March 27, 2017 | Canada's economy is underperforming...and the emperor's new clothes are magnificent | Download PDF Canada's economy is underperforming...and the emperor's new clothes are magnificent |
| March 7, 2017 | The State of Women in Canada’s Economy: In Pictures | Download PDF The State of Women in Canada’s Economy: In Pictures |
| March 2, 2017 | Keep calm and carry on? A brief snapshot of household debt in Canada | Download PDF Keep calm and carry on? A brief snapshot of household debt in Canada |
| February 24, 2017 | The Decline in Manufacturing’s Share of Total Canadian Output | Download PDF The Decline in Manufacturing’s Share of Total Canadian Output |
| February 9, 2017 | Laying out the welcome mat is good for growth | Download PDF Laying out the welcome mat is good for growth |
| January 27, 2017 | US state trade | Download PDF US state trade |
| November 9, 2016 | President-elect Trump | Download PDF President-elect Trump |
| October 24, 2016 | Millennials | Download PDF Millennials |
| September 26, 2016 | Further action needed on carbon pricing | Download PDF Further action needed on carbon pricing |
| August 29, 2016 | Divergent Patterns of Export Growth - Ontario versus Quebec | Download PDF Divergent Patterns of Export Growth - Ontario versus Quebec |
| August 24, 2016 | Checking the pulse of Household finances | Download PDF Checking the pulse of Household finances |
| August 23, 2016 | Canadian export outlook: explaining recent challenges | Download PDF Canadian export outlook: explaining recent challenges |
| July 21, 2016 | Canada’s labour market not as weak as it might first appear | Download PDF Canada’s labour market not as weak as it might first appear |
| June 24, 2016 | Will Brexit send waves across the Atlantic? | Download PDF Will Brexit send waves across the Atlantic? |
| May 6, 2016 | Alberta wildfires to weigh on Q2 GDP growth | Download PDF Alberta wildfires to weigh on Q2 GDP growth |
| March 4, 2016 | Diverging credit growth trends becoming firmly entrenched | Download PDF Diverging credit growth trends becoming firmly entrenched |
| February 4, 2016 | Mortgage borrowing outshines the competition in 2015 credit trends | Download PDF Mortgage borrowing outshines the competition in 2015 credit trends |
| January 27, 2016 | Business financing slows as household credit growth trends sideways | Download PDF Business financing slows as household credit growth trends sideways |
| December 14, 2015 | National Balance Sheet Accounts | Download PDF National Balance Sheet Accounts |
| December 4, 2015 | Diverging trends emerging amongst Canadian credit components | Download PDF Diverging trends emerging amongst Canadian credit components |
| November 3, 2015 | Canadian household and business credit growth mixed in September | Download PDF Canadian household and business credit growth mixed in September |
| October 27, 2015 | Doors open for Canada’s SME exporters | Download PDF Doors open for Canada’s SME exporters |
| October 2, 2015 | Alberta leading all provinces in population growth slowdown | Download PDF Alberta leading all provinces in population growth slowdown |
| September 29, 2015 | Mortgage growth gathers speed as other credit sources tap the brakes | Download PDF Mortgage growth gathers speed as other credit sources tap the brakes |
| September 11, 2015 | No signs of economic weakness in household borrowing trends | Download PDF No signs of economic weakness in household borrowing trends |
| September 11, 2015 | National Balance Sheet Accounts | Download PDF National Balance Sheet Accounts |
| September 2, 2015 | A new indicator...and still carrying (heavy) debt loads | Download PDF A new indicator...and still carrying (heavy) debt loads |
| July 28, 2015 | Ongoing accumulation of credit in Canada persists | Download PDF Ongoing accumulation of credit in Canada persists |
| July 2, 2015 | Household debt growth gradually edges higher as business credit eases | Download PDF Household debt growth gradually edges higher as business credit eases |
| June 12, 2015 | National Balance Sheet Accounts | Download PDF National Balance Sheet Accounts |
| June 2, 2015 | Household and business credit accumulation remain firm in April | Download PDF Household and business credit accumulation remain firm in April |
| May 1, 2015 | A growth spurt for business credit as household debt keeps up pace | Download PDF A growth spurt for business credit as household debt keeps up pace |
| April 1, 2015 | Competing factors keep household credit growth steady in February | Download PDF Competing factors keep household credit growth steady in February |
| March 12, 2015 | National Balance Sheet Accounts | Download PDF National Balance Sheet Accounts |
| March 5, 2015 | Household and business credit balances rise to kick off 2015 | Download PDF Household and business credit balances rise to kick off 2015 |
| February 19, 2015 | Will lower oil prices provide a boost to Canadian manufacturers? | Download PDF Will lower oil prices provide a boost to Canadian manufacturers? |
| February 4, 2015 | Canadian household credit growth picked up the pace in 2014 | Download PDF Canadian household credit growth picked up the pace in 2014 |
| January 13, 2015 | Canadian household debt balances continued to rise in November | Download PDF Canadian household debt balances continued to rise in November |
| January 5, 2015 | Accounting for the Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economy | Download PDF Accounting for the Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economy |
| December 8, 2014 | Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook: An Update | Download PDF Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook: An Update |
| December 2, 2014 | Upward trend in household credit growth emerging | Download PDF Upward trend in household credit growth emerging |
| October 30, 2014 | Business financing perks up as household borrowing holds steady in September | Download PDF Business financing perks up as household borrowing holds steady in September |
| October 22, 2014 | The BC government releases details on new Liquefied Natural Gas income tax | Download PDF The BC government releases details on new Liquefied Natural Gas income tax |
| October 21, 2014 | Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook? | Download PDF Impact of Lower Oil Prices on the Canadian Economic Outlook? |
| October 14, 2014 | Canada and U.S. Auto Sales: Room For Futher Growth? | Download PDF Canada and U.S. Auto Sales: Room For Futher Growth? |
| October 8, 2014 | Household and business credit growth edged higher in August | Download PDF Household and business credit growth edged higher in August |
| October 2, 2014 | Canada’s “constructive evolution” of household debt | Download PDF Canada’s “constructive evolution” of household debt |
| September 30, 2014 | Q&A on the State of SMEs in Canada | Download PDF Q&A on the State of SMEs in Canada |
| August 27, 2014 | Steady trend in household credit growth sustained in July | Download PDF Steady trend in household credit growth sustained in July |
| August 7, 2014 | Rising leverage lurks behind improving Canadian household net worth | Download PDF Rising leverage lurks behind improving Canadian household net worth |
| August 5, 2014 | Canadian household credit growth remained unchanged in June | Download PDF Canadian household credit growth remained unchanged in June |
| July 4, 2014 | Household credit growth maintains steady pace in May | Download PDF Household credit growth maintains steady pace in May |
| June 19, 2014 | National Balance Sheet Accounts | Download PDF National Balance Sheet Accounts |
| June 2, 2014 | Household debt growth holds steady as business financing accelerates | Download PDF Household debt growth holds steady as business financing accelerates |
| May 28, 2014 | A Look at the Recovery of the Canadian Auto Sector since the 2008-09 Recession | Download PDF A Look at the Recovery of the Canadian Auto Sector since the 2008-09 Recession |
| May 21, 2014 | What explains the decline in Canada’s labour force participation rate? | Download PDF What explains the decline in Canada’s labour force participation rate? |
| May 6, 2014 | Canadian household & business credit growth edge up in March | Download PDF Canadian household & business credit growth edge up in March |
| April 2, 2014 | Whether the Weather or Not | Download PDF Whether the Weather or Not |
| March 31, 2014 | Growth in our own backyard... | Download PDF Growth in our own backyard |
| March 25, 2014 | Households' debt accumulation picks up in February | Download PDF Households' debt accumulation picks up in February |
| March 12, 2014 | Household & business credit growth hold steady to start 2014 | Download PDF Household & business credit growth hold steady to start 2014 |
| March 4, 2014 | Why are U.S. Workers Dropping Out of the Labour Force? | Download PDF Why are U.S. Workers Dropping Out of the Labour Force? |
| January 30, 2014 | Household credit rose at slowest pace since 1995 in 2013 | Download PDF Household credit rose at slowest pace since 1995 in 2013 |
| January 17, 2014 | Canadian households’ financial positions show mild improvement | Download PDF Canadian households’ financial positions show mild improvement |
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