Ontario College of Trades report recommendations accepted by minister
Ontario’s somewhat controversial College of Trades was only established in 2013, but by 2014 the government realized it had to do something to make the College more open and transparent, […]
Toronto Hydro testing underwater energy storage system for backup power
Toronto Hydro and energy storage company Hydrostor of Toronto are testing a unique underwater energy storage system that will use compressed air stored in balloons under Lake Ontario. The pilot […]
Canada Goose expanding workforce, launching global ad campaign
Canada’s luxury winter wear company, Canada Goose, plans to double the number of workers at its Winnipeg plant, which opened only last month with a workforce of about eighty. The […]
Cars and oil pulled Canada’s manufacturing down in September
Lower production in motor vehicle plants and more than the usual number of maintenance shutdowns in crude oil refineries helped push Canada’s manufacturing sales down 1.5 per cent in September, […]
GM investing in connected car research at Waterloo U
The president of General Motors Canada announced yesterday that the company will set up a research outpost at the University of Waterloo’s Communitech innovation research hub. The car maker will […]
Ontario to be hub for Toyota SUV production
The “mid-sized, higher-value vehicles” that Toyota promised to make at its Cambridge, Ontario plant last spring when it announced the end of the Corolla’s run there will be the RAV4 […]
Saudis will no longer provide “insurance policy” for high-cost oil producers
Saudi Arabia says it has seen the pain, but it has no intention of changing its policy. It will continue to pump enough oil to protect its market share regardless […]
Exports, innovation key to small business success: CIBC
The small business sector has been the mainstay of the Canadian economy over the past several years. Since the Great Recession, when many large corporations laid workers off in droves, […]
Record car sales reported in Canada, US for October
Car sales in Canada and the United States set new records in October. General Motors and the other US carmakers reported sales that far exceeded expectations. GM said that October’s […]
Manufacturing grew in August; oil industry to lose $2.1 billion in 2015
Canada’s economy grew ever so slightly in August, with gross domestic product up 0.1 per cent. GDP rose 0.4 per cent in June and 0.3 per cent in July. The […]
$1 billion injection from Quebec government will keep Bombardier aloft
As widely expected, Bombardier has accepted a $1 billion bailout from the Quebec government after reporting a fourth quarter loss of $4.9 billion. The company has rid itself of the […]
First Electric Car Day held at Queen’s Park
A group that advocates for the adoption of electric vehicles in Canada staged its first Electric Vehicle Day today at Queen’s Park in Toronto. A range of electric vehicles cars […]
