Boosting Canada’s oil export capacity would lift GDP by over $30B per year: Study
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem spelled out the dual impacts of soaring oil prices for the national…
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate at 2.25%, with Iran war and CUSMA in sharp focus
Economists polled by Reuters were unanimous in their expectations for a hold today. (Photo by Dave Chan /…
Canada inflation slows to 1.8% in February in ‘calm before the storm’ ahead of oil shock
Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 1.8 per cent in February, according to Statistics Canada data published Monday.…
Canada lost 84K jobs in February; unemployment rises to 6.7%
Canada’s labour market lost a net 83,900 jobs in February and the unemployment rate increased to 6.7 per…
Economy stalled in November, may have contracted in Q4 amid manufacturing decline
OTTAWA — A beleaguered manufacturing sector was weighing on the economy heading into the end of 2025, Statistics…
Tense Fed is set to lead global peers with interest-rate hold
The Federal Reserve and three of the central banks that just backed its embattled chair are poised to…
Deloitte says Canada to keep ‘status quo’ in 2026
Canada will maintain a “status quo” trade relationship with the United States in 2026, as progress on government-backed…
Mortgage borrowers who held out for lower rates are paying the price
By the end of 2026, more than a third of Canadian homeowners will renew their mortgages, many of…
PM Mark Carney names financier Mark Wiseman as Canada’s ambassador to the US
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Monday that financier Mark Wiseman will serve as Canada’s next ambassador to…
Canada’s inflation rate held at 2.2% in November, grocery prices see biggest rise in nearly two years
Grocery prices have trended mostly upwards this year, say economists at RBC, “consistent with rising agricultural commodity prices…
notable personal finance changes for 2025
TORONTO — There’s been a lot to keep up with this year, so it’s easy to have missed…
Third consecutive surprise jobs gain quashes hopes of near-term BoC rate cut: Economists
In October, Canada gained 66,600 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points to 6.9 per cent.…