The Fraser Institute will release a study on Canada’s post-recession economic performance, focusing on economic and employment growth. The study, Comparing Recent Economic Performance in Canada and the United States: A Provincial and State Level Analysis, compares resource-intensive provinces such as Alberta with non-resource-intensive provinces such as Ontario, and spotlights the policies necessary to foster … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its latest Housing Market Insights supplemental report on foreign ownership in Canada’s housing markets. The report provides greater insight into this topic and is meant to be read in tandem with CMHC’s fall 2015 HMI report on Foreign Ownership. The supplemental report will be made available online. Call 613-748-2734.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Budget 2016: Key Issues for Parliamentarians” on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. To assist parliamentarians in their budgetary deliberations, this report identifies key issues arising from Budget 2016: 1) the presentation of the fiscal plan; 2) the Government’s adjustment to the private sector economic assumptions … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will release its annual Condominium Owners Survey (COS) for the Toronto and Vancouver Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA). The report includes survey insights on what motivates condo purchases, how long owners hold on to their units, and the borrower profile of condominium owners whose primary dwelling is a freehold or … Read more
The Canada Revenue Agency invites Canadians to join Frank Vermaeten, assistant commissioner of Assessment, Benefit and Service Branch of the CRA, for a virtual Lunch and Learn tweet chat on Twitter. Vermaeten will discuss the CRA’s innovations and improvements to online services introduced this year, such as Auto-fill my return, the MyCRA mobile app, and … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a study on Alberta’s provincial government debt. The study, How Much, How Fast?: Estimating Debt Accumulation in Alberta through 2019/20, spotlights Alberta’s net debt position, the reasons behind the debt, the dramatic change in the province’s financial position since 2007/08, and the many significant risks that could easily cause debt … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will make the following media appearances: 7:35 a.m. MT (Live) Morning News, Global Edmonton 9:00 a.m. MT The Ryan Jespersen Show, AM630 CHED
The Bank of Canada is expected to release the spring issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey today. The full release will be available online.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will make the following media appearances: 12:30 p.m. – Livestreamed on CBC.ca and Facebook Between 5:00 and 5:30 p.m. – To air on Here and Now CP24 Live with Stephanie Smyth 1:15 p.m. – Live (all times are in Eastern Daylight Time)
Starting at 7:50 a.m., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Papineau, Que.) will make a number of media appearances: 7:50 a.m. – Live Les matins d’ici, ICI Radio-Canada première chaîne Ottawa/Gatineau 8:13 a.m. – Live Ottawa Morning, CBC Radio One Ottawa 9:00 a.m. – Live Morning News Calgary, Global 9:15 a.m. – Live Morning News BC, Global (All times are in Eastern … Read more
