The severity of the decline in the oil and gas industry in Canada, and not only in Alberta, is made clear in Statistics Canada’s just-released report on businesses’ spending intentions …
Oil drags capital spending down, though some bright spots remain: Statistics Canada 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 »
Ontario manufacturing continues to be the bright spot in the Canadian economy, in the words of RBC chief economist Craig Wright. He was commenting on the latest RBC Canadian Manufacturing …
Manufacturing closer to stabilizing in January: report Read More »
Canadian corporations saw profits shrink by 5.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2015. Earnings came in at $79 billion, according to Statistics Canada, down from $83.5 billion in …
Q3 corporate profits falter on oil, financial sector Read More »
As recessions go, most commentators agree that this is a mild one. Canada’s real GDP shrank 0.1 per cent in the second quarter, following a 0.2 per cent contraction in …
Technically a recession, but is it already over? Read More »
For the first time in five months, Canada’s manufacturing sector showed signs of a “modest recovery” in June. Production volumes, new business intakes and employment numbers all picked up, according …
A report on the labour market for fourteen engineering occupations in Canada says that about 100,000 new engineers will be needed in the next ten years to replace those who …
Demand for 100K engineers over next ten years in Canada 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 »
