by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights
In this week’s EconMinute, we’re talking about Business Dynamism across Canada. As highlighted in a recent article published in The Hub, business dynamism plays an important role in supporting productivity and economic growth. Basically, new businesses...
by admin | Jan 29, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights
In this week’s EconMinute, we’re talking about Foreign Direct Investment into Canada. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a substantial and lasting investment in a foreign country. The amount of FDI flowing both into (“inbound”) and out of (“outbound”) a...
by admin | Jan 23, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights, Reports & Publications, Task Force & Policy Reports
As we enter 2024, Alberta finds itself in a relatively strong position compared to the rest of Canada and is forecasted, once again, to be a leader in economic growth for the nation. This strength is underpinned by Alberta’s outperformance in several areas including...
by admin | Jan 22, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights
In this week’s EconMinute, we’re talking about employment by business size in Alberta. Often times, when we want to know what’s driving jobs gains in the province, we look to which industries have added the most jobs. However, another consideration is how...
by admin | Jan 17, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights
In this week’s EconMinute, we’re talking about the percentage of mortgages in arrears. Owning a home is a major goal for many, and making timely mortgage payments is an essential part of keeping that home. When a payment is overdue (by three months or...
by admin | Jan 8, 2024 | Economic Insights, Insights
In this week’s EconMinute, we’re talking about the December 2023 Labour Force Survey. As expected, December proved to be yet another month of a cooling labour market, nationally and provincially. In Canada: Jobs growth flatlined, with jobs gains of...
