A new report from BMO Economics says that Canada’s provinces have very different economic outlooks over the next year, with Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador going further into recession, Saskatchewan …
Production capacity in Canadian industries rose slightly in the fourth quarter of 2014, reaching 83.6 per cent, Statistics Canada reports, continuing an upward trend that began in 2013. The production …
Mixed news for industrial production capacity, employment Read More »
Canada’s forestry industry is taking up some of the slack in Alberta’s job market, what with layoffs and declining revenues in the oil patch. The president of the Alberta Forest …
Forestry sector providing job relief for former oil patch workers Read More »
Export Development Canada (EDC) says that while Canada did better than most of the world’s developed economies throughout the recession thanks to its “relative internal strength,” we have now got …
Exports, especially oil, driving Canada’s growth: EDC Read More »
The conversion of a former coal-fired power generating station in Atikokan, Ontario to a biomass-fueled plant is complete. The Ontario Power Generation (OPG) plant will have its grand opening tomorrow, …
Largest biomass power plant in NA set to open in Atikokan Read More »
The free trade deal that the Harper government has been negotiating with the European Union has been stalled, if not killed outright, by the refusal of the German government to …
Canada-EU free trade deal in jeopardy over investor protection Read More »
Canada’s economy grew by 0.3 per cent in February, a repeat of January’s growth rate, Statistics Canada reports today. The growth rate was stronger than some analysts had expected and …
Natural resources, manufacturing show stronger than expected growth in February Read More »
