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Immigration cuts will help narrow Canada’s housing gap but won’t solve crisis
December 6, 2024
Proof point: Why Canada is seeing an uneven recovery among households
December 6, 2024
U.S. GDP Update
December 6, 2024
U.S. Labour Market
December 6, 2024
Canadian GDP Update
December 6, 2024
Podcast: The 10-Minute Take
October 31, 2024
The Disruptors Podcast
Economics
Ontario’s economic outlook brightens but immigration targets increase risks
December 6, 2024
Recent changes to the federal immigration plan weren’t accounted for in the underlying economic assumptions, adding downside risk to the fiscal…
Immigration cuts will help narrow Canada’s housing gap but won’t solve crisis
December 6, 2024
The drastic reduction in immigration targets announced by the federal government is one of the more consequential policy reversals in recent memory.
Proof point: Why Canada is seeing an uneven recovery among households
December 6, 2024
Households in aggregate are sitting on record levels of savings. But under the surface, there are clear signs the average Canadian consumer is…
U.S. GDP Update
December 6, 2024
The economy expanded an annualized 2.8% in Q2, almost double the 1.4% growth rate in Q1.
Forward Guidance: Our Weekly Preview
December 6, 2024
We think Friday’s Canadian employment report should tell a familiar story—that the labour market has continued to weaken in October amid slowing…
U.S. Labour Market
December 6, 2024
October’s payroll gain was heavily distorted by the impact of hurricanes, a large manufacturing sector strike, and an unusually low survey response…
Climate Action Institute
Climate Crunch: The Great Nuclear Reboot
October 24, 2024
A dedicated chapter on “Security, affordability and sustainability.” That wasn’t the case in the 2023 World Energy Outlook, and it’s about…
AIOC: A Bridge Builder Helping Unlock Indigenous Potential
October 18, 2024
At Energy Disruptors United in Calgary, I sat down with Chana Martineau, CEO of Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC), to discuss…
Climate Crunch: A Northvolt-Sized Problem, Green Taxonomy, Dead Tree Emoji
October 10, 2024
Here in Canada, Alberta banished coal-generated power this year, but Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are still figuring out ways to rid…
Carbon Pricing in Transition: How to align Canada’s many systems to strengthen competitiveness and climate action
October 9, 2024
The energy transition presents a chance for Canada’s small, open economy to reset and recharge its global competitiveness.
Climate Crunch: Big Apple Vs Baku, Carbon Tax Twists, Emissions-Slashing Workhorse
September 27, 2024
Issue #01 ➔ Welcome back to the newsletter formerly known as Climate Signals, offering crunchy insights and quick takes on changing climate and…
Climate Action Institute
September 9, 2024
Read our insightful work on how the climate economy is transforming key sectors such as agriculture, buildings, electricity, oil and gas, and…
Innovation
Biotech Boom: Canada’s Life Sciences Revolution
October 22, 2024
In this episode of <em>Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era</em>, hosts John Stackhouse and Sonia Sennik dive into the rapidly evolving world of life…
AI in Canada: Leading Innovation, Lagging Adoption
October 10, 2024
In this episode of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, John Stackhouse and Sonia Sennik explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming…
Disruptors x CDL: Canada’s Innovation Journey
September 24, 2024
In this season opener of Disruptors x CDL: The Innovation Era, John Stackhouse and Sonia Sennik, CEO of Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), dive into how…
AI: Ready or Not?
June 25, 2024
Is Canada prepared for artificial intelligence?
Cultivation Innovation: A New Era for Canadian Agriculture
June 5, 2024
Can Canada emerge as a leader in a low-carbon global food system?
The Tech Outlook: Bumpy Now, Bright Soon
May 21, 2024
Is tech entering a recovery stage?
Indigenous
The Business of Reconciliation: Building the future while helping repair the past
April 18, 2024
Canada is at an economic crossroads. In one direction, reconciliation points to a new generation of corporate thinking and government policy, leading…
Nation Building: Unlocking Indigenous Potential To Power Canada’s Net Zero Economy
June 29, 2023
Federal government’s 2023 budget commitments will empower Indigenous Peoples to play a vital role in helping Canada achieve its Net Zero goals.
How Indigenous Business Can Accelerate Canada’s Net Zero Transition
June 27, 2023
We dissect the makings behind the Oneida Energy Storage project, a 50/50 private and public partnership with Six Nations of the Grand River.
A Capital Idea: How Indigenous Economics Can Power our Climate Agenda
June 21, 2022
In this episode, we discuss the vital importance of Canada’s Indigenous communities on the path to Net Zero.
92 to Zero: How economic reconciliation can power Canada’s climate goals
June 16, 2022
It’s now clear that the national priorities of Net Zero and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples are inextricably linked. In the same spirit, we…
Indigenous ownership is critical to Canada’s clean energy transition
May 3, 2022
We spoke with two Indigenous business leaders about how to build a just and equitable energy transition to a low-carbon economy.
Skills
A Growing Problem: How to align Canada’s immigration with the future economy
March 13, 2024
The mismatch in immigrants' skills and the labour market’s long-term needs, along with pressure on the country’s infrastructure capacity is…
Canadians on the move: will a pandemic shakeup in migration trends hold?
August 15, 2023
The pandemic accelerated course reversals of longstanding interprovincial migration trends in Canada. While Ontario saw its largest exodus on record,…
Course Correction: How international students can help solve Canada’s labour crisis
September 1, 2022
The mix of international students is changing, potentially affecting future labour market matches and concentrating Canada’s source countries
Why Businesses Are Leading the Green Skills Transition
February 22, 2022
Find out how a 160 year-old manufacturing company is teaching its workforce to integrate new technologies for a Net Zero economy.
Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero
February 16, 2022
Canada is on the cusp of a generational skills crisis. As a nation, we’ve set some of the most ambitious climate objectives in the world, led by an…
The Great Redefinition: How Canada Can Win Over Global Talent
February 8, 2022
Amid the struggle for workers, employers need to pay attention and reprioritize their talent strategies, or risk losing their most valuable…
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