News by subject: ECONOMIC NEWS/TRENDS/ANALYSIS

CFA Society Toronto and Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. invite submissions for the 2021 Hillsdale Investment Management ? CFA Society Toronto Research Award.The award is open to global researchers conducting research related to Canadian capital...

Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) set a new record for April and amounted to more than quadruple that from April 2020 ? the first full month of the pandemic. Bucking the regular seasonal trend, April 2021 sales actually declined...

CMLS Financial, one of Canada's largest, independently owned mortgage services companies, has released their latest Commercial Mortgage Commentary, an in-depth analysis of the commercial mortgage market in Canada. Our latest commentary highlights...

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is pleased to announce the release of Investment Monitor 2021: Report on A Digital, Green, and Innovative Recovery and Foreign Direct Investment providing timely analysis on the shifting investment landscape in...

In the latest survey from The Business Monitor, released by Modus Research, Canadian executives were asked which measures their organization has taken to help it persevere through the pandemic, and to rate the importance of each for their...

As Ontarians struggle with the economic fallout of a third COVID-19 province-wide lockdown, new data from RATESDOTCA suggests that 77 per cent of them are leaving potentially more than $700 in annual car insurance savings on the table. Interestingly,...

The average income, as measured by per person GDP, continues to be lower in Ontario by CA$16,607 compared to its regional American neighbours, and the gap is only getting worse, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an...

The GTA new home market saw a very strong month in March, with sales of both single-family homes and condominium apartments above last year and above the 10-year average, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today....

In the first quarter of 2021, average condominium apartment rents were down on a year-over-year basis, continuing to reflect a supply imbalance in favour of renters. However, year-over-year growth in rental transactions outstripped growth in the...

The continued aging of Canada's population will reduce participation in the labour force, which in turn will hinder economic recovery and contribute to rising budget deficits for governments across the country, finds a new study released today by the...

In the latest survey from The Business Monitor, released by Modus Research, Canadian executives were asked to rate the health of the Canadian economy and of their own organization, both currently and over the next 12 months. The Business Monitor...

Initially a vehicle to help Americans save for retirement, 401 (k) plans could become an important source of income for retirees when they stop working, according to the 15th Annual Defined Contribution Consulting Study conducted by PIMCO, one of the...

New Frontier Data (https://newfrontierdata.com), the authority in data, analytics and business intelligence in the global cannabis industry, in partnership with Mantis Ad Network, a leading advertising network dedicated to the legal cannabis...

CarGurus , a leading global online automotive marketplace, today announced its latest consumer sentiment research focused on electric vehicles (EVs). The CarGurus Electric Vehicle Sentiment Survey analyzed consumer feedback on an array of EV-related...

Alberta Innovates is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for the development of business accelerator(s) to vault Alberta's promising start-ups and small and medium technology companies through scaleup and growth faster. Alberta has a scaleup gap....

Allied Corp. ("Allied" or the "Company") is an international medical company focused on creating and providing health solutions to address today's medical mental health issues. This press releases comes as a follow up to the February 17th 2021 press...

GTA new home sales continued strong in February of this year, though below the record-setting pre-pandemic performance of February 2020, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today.   Total February new home...

In its press release, the agency reminds that this rating reflects Coface's balance sheet strength, which AM Best assesses as "very strong". This strength is underpinned by a consolidated risk-adjusted capitalization at the strongest level as...

Ontario's net debt (total government debt minus financial assets) will equal 47 per cent of the provincial economy by the end of this fiscal year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan, Canadian public...

U.S. sales of hemp CBD products declined 2% to $803 million in 2020 in a clear contrast to the exuberance of 2018, when sales growth for all hemp CBD products went stratospheric at 114%, and 2019 when sales grew by another 100% from a base twice as...

Ottawa, March 16, 2021 ? Research from The Conference Board of Canada, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre, has found that employers and employees need a high degree of flexibility in today's rapidly changing labour market.  ...

The federal government's plan to impose a $170 per tonne carbon tax by 2030 will result in about 202,000 fewer jobs in Canada, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan, Canadian public policy think-tank....

Increased mortgage activity and rising house prices in the fourth quarter of 2020 pushed the overall consumer debt level to $2.07 trillion, up 1.5 per cent from last quarter and up 4.1 per cent from Q4 2019, according to Equifax Canada's most recent...

The one group that makes (or breaks) efforts to build immigrant-inclusive teams in the workplace is middle managers, according to a new report published by the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC). While workplace inclusion starts at...

As COVID-19 continues to heighten financial hardships for many Canadians, a new national survey by Licenced Insolvency Trustees, Bromwich+Smith examines how the country perceives debt and the factors that cause it. The Debt Cause Tracker, reveals a...

Verde AgriTech Plc ("Verde" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its sales results for the fourth quarter ("Q4 2020") and for the year ended December 31, 2020 ("FY 2020"). Audited financial results for Q4 2020 and FY 2020 will be reported and...

The GTA new home market saw a busy January, the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) announced today. There were 2,171 total new home sales in January, which was up four per cent from January 2020 and 19 per cent above the...

A new book about David Hume, considered the greatest of all "empiricist" philosophers and a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, summarizes his insights on free trade, commercial society and government debt, which have a lasting influence to...

H2-HPDI the most capital-efficient, near-term means to use hydrogen, achieve near-zero CO2 emissions for heavy-duty trucking applications This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus...

HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 25, 2021 ? High Point University remained committed to and focused on student success when the COVID-19 global pandemic began impacting the region in spring 2020. Data collected by HPU, in accordance with the National...

According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, the number of housing units that began construction in in Kootenay B.C. increased by...

As Canadians turn their attention to their investments during this COVID-influenced RRSP season, an annual study conducted by Leger (www.leger360.com) on behalf of Questrade (www.questrade.com) has unveiled some compelling findings regarding trends...

Ottawa, February 18, 2021 ? The economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting impact on Canada's economic performance and government revenues, new research from The Conference Board of Canada has found. Profits and labour...

Today, the Business Council of Alberta (BCA) releases a new report?Towards a Fiscally Sustainable Alberta: A Review of Provincial Government Finances?which shows Alberta's finances are on a concerning trajectory with both an expense and a revenue...

According to Appnovation's latest consumer research, The Digital Consumer: Shifting Expectations and Digital Readiness, consumers' expectations are fundamentally changing, spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The heightened reliance on online...

iManage, the company dedicated to transforming how professionals work, today announced findings of a new, commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting which analyzes the Total Economic Impacttm (TEI) and benefits realized by corporate legal...

The Canadian real estate market prices aren't just fast growing by local standards. They're growing fast by any given standard determined by any other country. This is mostly because of the influx of immigrants and the saturation of the big cities....

When tackling today's fiscal challenges, the Alberta government can learn some key lessons from the Klein era of the 1990s, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think tank....

ParcelPal Technology Inc. ("ParcelPal" or the "Company"), (PKG:CSE) is pleased to announce that for the month of January 2021, it has achieved approximately $502K CAD in gross revenue, which is nearly 20% higher than January 2020. This is important...

Revival Gold Inc. ("Revival Gold" or the "Company"), a growth?focused gold exploration and development company, announces the results of an independently authored study ("Study") into the potential economic impacts of the Company's Beartrack-Arnett...

FAIR Canada | The Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights welcomes the recommendations made by the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce Final Report. "There are a number of recommendations that will appreciably benefit...

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the Quebec City Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) for the month of January, based on the real estate brokers' Centris...

The Quebec Professional Association of Real Estate Brokers (QPAREB) has just released its residential real estate market statistics for the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) for the month of January, based on the real estate brokers' Centris...

In 2020, the GTA new home market outperformed the sales total of the previous year, the Building Industry and Land Development Association announced today.   Overall in 2020, there were 37,669 new homes sold in the GTA, according to Altus Group*,...

Aura Minerals, Inc. ("Aura Minerals" or the "Company") is pleased to announce operational and financial guidance for the financial year ending December 31, 2021 in respect of: (i) production of gold equivalent ounces ("GEO"), (ii) cash cost from...

The Conference Board of Canada has released its two-year economic outlook and forecasts that real gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 5.3 per cent in 2021 and 3.5 per cent in 2022 respectively. The growth forecasts for the next two years follow...

The Real Estate Investment Network's How to Avoid and Buy Foreclosures special report reveals that buying foreclosed and pre-foreclosed properties will likely emerge as an investment tactic for investors uniquely positioned and educated to implement...

In the next few days, owners of about 150,000 properties throughout the Kootenay Columbia region can expect to receive their 2021 assessment notices, which reflect market value as of July 1, 2020. "The majority of Kootenay Columbia homeowners can...

In the next few days, owners of about 378,000 properties throughout Vancouver Island can expect to receive their 2021 assessment notices, which reflect market value as of July 1, 2020. "Home values across Vancouver Island have appreciated this year...

In November, the GTA new home market saw trends from recent months continue, the Building Industry and Land Development Association announced today.   It was another strong month for sales of new single-family homes, including detached, linked,...