Exports saw a slight rebound in May, despite tariff headwinds. Following a record-low national trade balance in ...

Consumer sentiment continued its upward trajectory in June, with the Index rising to 52.9, marking the fourth consecutive ...

Real GDP in Canada fell by 0.1 per cent in April. Advanced estimates are showing another decline in May, setting up a weaker ...

There are many challenges on the way to rebuilding Canada’s military, and we don’t have the luxury of time to achieve this ...

Post-secondary graduates in Canada earn more than those with only high-school diplomas, particularly at the bachelor’s level and above. Employment and labour force participation rates are higher for ...

How Much Canadians Spend in the U.S. In 2023, Canadians spent $26.6 billion while visiting the U.S.—more than in all other countries combined. Adjusting for prices, and assuming no growth in real ...

Higher Education Trend Report: Student Outcomes–May 2025 In this research, we consider a wide variety of national and international statistics to analyze Canadian post-secondary student outcomes, ...

Recession Worries Crimp April’s Resale Market – Housing Starts are Firmer This month, we outline divergent conditions in the new and resale housing markets. Why is the resale market soft? Which local ...

Key insights April’s job report indicates that tariffs, or even the threat of them, is having some impact on the labour market. While employment rose slightly in April, that comes behind a large ...

HR Metrics Quarterly: Q4 2024 This briefing summarizes organizational benchmarking data for the fourth quarter of 2024 (October–December) on turnover and retirement rates for unionized and ...

Insights With the release of February’s GDP by industry data, growth in the Canadian economy is showing signs that it slowed in the first quarter of 2025. After contracting 0.2 per cent in February, ...

Economic Turmoil Scuttles March Markets This month, we describe weakness in both the new and resale housing markets. What is prompting homebuyer hesitancy? Where were the softest resale markets? How ...