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
Slight upturn in Canada’s manufacturing in June Read More »
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 »
