Proof Point

Canadian green spending has hit consecutive records in the last two years but remains well behind other nations.

Sales of services bundled with goods—things like installation, ongoing service and maintenance—are also growing.

Supply chain pressures are finally easing as consumer demand slows.

Immigration and shrinking household size will support Canada’s property market as it moves through the current correction.

Though pandemic disruptions prompted widespread calls for reshoring, there’s little evidence of supply chains returning to Canadian soil.

A severe labour squeeze is choking the ability of Canadian businesses to ramp up production.

Inflation, labour shortages and rising interest rates will drag on Canadian growth, pushing the economy into a moderate contraction in 2023.

Canada’s fertilizer industry still has room to grow and could play an important role in alleviating the looming global food crisis.

Hotels are open, restaurants are humming and after two years of pandemic staycationing, Canadians are travelling again.

The boom in interprovincial migration to Atlantic Canada could slow as pandemic restrictions are lifted. A surge in international migration is poised to pick up the slack, with Ottawa’s immigration targets bringing up to 62,000 newcomers to the region in the next 3 years. A boost in economic vigour will also create growing pains, including […]

Demand for cash is at its highest level in 60 years, despite a broad shift to e-commerce and virtual payments during the pandemic. Throughout the crisis, the use of cash in daily transactions continued a steady, long-run decline. But its use as a savings vehicle soared amid pandemic and geopolitical uncertainties, cybersecurity worries and low […]

Rising prices and borrowing costs will impact all Canadian households—but particularly those with lower incomes.