The Star asked a selection of Canada’s top business leaders what they want to know from the candidates vying to be the country’s next Prime Minister. In the first instalment of this series, three business luminaries posed questions to the leaders of the five major federal political parties. The Star received answers from the Liberal,…
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Banking conference: Scotiabank will hold its annual financials summit starting on Wednesday. The two-day investor conference will hear from the chief executives of Canada’s big banks and other financial services companies. Rate announcement: The Bank of Canada makes its…
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Home sales: The Canadian Real Estate Association is expected to release home sales figures for July on Monday. Home sales across the country in June fell for the third consecutive month as the market continued to slow from its…
TORONTO – Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Rate announcement: The Bank of Canada will release its latest interest rate decision and monetary policy report on Wednesday. The central bank is expected to keep its key interest rate target on hold, but economists will be interested to…
An excess supply of labour remains At the time of the survey substantial excess capacity remained among businesses hit hard by the pandemic, even while reports of capacity pressures reached their highest level on record (Chart 3). Many firms said that labour-related constraints would cause some or significant difficulties in meeting an unexpected increase in future…
