Economy

Canadian firms expect U.S. growth despite uncertainty: BoC

A greater number of Canadian firms expect to benefit from what they anticipate will be stronger post-election growth in the United States, a new Bank of Canada poll suggested Monday. Read: What bank economists say will happen in 2017 However, the central bank’s latest business outlook survey also found that, when it came to exports, […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |January 9, 2017

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Do you know these economic terms?

For many people, the words "interesting" and "economics" are rarely in the same sentence.

By Staff |January 6, 2017

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2016 saw fewer full-time, more part-time jobs added

The national labour market saw big gains in 2016 — but unlike recent years, the net job growth was propelled by a surge in the less-desirable category of part-time work. Statistics Canada’s year-end employment review shows the country added 153,700 net new part-time jobs last year and just 60,400 full-time positions — a number so […]

By Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |January 6, 2017

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Another year of challenges, or are things looking up?

The last thing you want is another year of volatility, challenges and mediocre industry performance.

By Katie Keir |January 5, 2017

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