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 […]
BC, Ontario economies to lead country into 2017 Read More »
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 »
