Manufacturers in Canada took orders, bought raw materials and raised production levels in February at the fastest rate in more than two years. The robust and accelerated growth contributed to …
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A drop in orders for new manufactured goods, coinciding with the suspension of production activity in the Alberta oilsands, has resulted in a slight drop in the RBC Canadian manufacturing …
Modest business growth forecast as manufacturing slows in June Read More »
Despite the ongoing oil slump, lower domestic demand and lower exports, Canada’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015, Statistics Canada …
Canada’s economy grew in Q4, manufacturing up in December Read More »
No doubt it is mere coincidence that the day after the giant Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal was signed in Atlanta, a far-reaching trade deal that many fear will further gut …
Strong auto exports highlight industry’s importance, vulnerability to TPP Read More »
The RBC PMI monthly survey of Canada’s manufacturers shows that business conditions deteriorated in September to their lowest level in five years. Output, new business and employment levels all fell, …
Manufacturing sector faced difficult conditions in September: survey Read More »
Canadian manufacturing, especially in Ontario, returned to growth in May after three months of contraction, the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reports. The Index rose from 49 to …
Ontario’s manufacturing output “robust” in May: RBC Read More »
The US oil and gas industry will be hiring in the coming months a new survey shows, with engineers at the top of the list of sought-after workers. Rigzone, a …
North American oil and gas industry has trouble finding workers Read More »
Employers in Canada’s oil and gas companies share one concern with their global counterparts: skill shortages in the industry. A report from a worldwide recruiting agency says that skills shortages …
Canada’s oil industry facing labour shortage: survey Read More »
