The new Trans-Pacific deal will boost agri-food industries. But it’s a nail in the coffin for Canada’s protectionist supply-management sectors By Sylvain Charlebois Senior Fellow Atlantic Institute for Market Studies Canada is making its trade intentions crystal clear and that’s good...
LONDON – Investing on your smartphone by using digital currency apps makes getting involved in the cryptocurrency marketplace easier than ever before. It is so convenient to invest, trade, and follow the latest market fluctuations at the touch of...
THUNDER BAY – The North Superior Workforce Planning Board (NSWPB) has been providing insight into the local and regional labour market for the past twenty years. This evening past and present board members, staff and community stakeholders will be...
The industrial-era tax system is quickly becoming obsolete By Robert McGarvey EDMONTON – No one actually wants to pay taxes. And most of us have no say – paying taxes is a legal necessity that happens automatically. But it’s...
Thirty-five organizations from across the country have come together to form the Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness — a unified voice to oppose the federal government’s tax proposals that would dramatically change the way incorporated small businesses are taxed...
THUNDER BAY – The Conference Board of Canada says Thunder Bay’s economy continues to move forward sluggishly, with growth forecast to come in at 0.2 per cent in 2017. Local manufacturing is on track to decline by 3.5 per...
Canada has a weak hand as NAFTA re-negotiations begin. More attention needs to be paid to the challenges weighing down the Canadian export economy By Jock Finlayson Executive vice-president Business Council of British Columbia VANCOUVER, B.C. – BUSINESS –...
NEW YORK – The USA is around six months into life under President Trump and its economy has experienced plenty of volatility over that time. Some of it was expected, given the change in President, while other areas have...
Winnipeg – BUSINESS – Farmers and agribusiness operators should take the opportunity to review their financial strategies following the this week’s modest increase in the Bank of Canada’s overnight interest rate, says FCC’s Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais. The Bank...
OTTAWA – ECONOMY – “The difficulties in the resources sector are slowly dissipating and helping Alberta and Saskatchewan emerge out of recession. However, the turnaround is still in its early stages and a full recovery will take time,” said Marie-Christine...
SEATTLE – BUSINESS – Global trade of wood chips has seen spectacular development the past 15 years with a steady increase of about four percent annually (volumes year-over-year were up 11 of the past 14 years), according to the Wood...
A clear road map to make our dairy sector more competitive is urgently needed as it faces more European imports By Sylvain Charlebois Columnist HALIFAX, N.S – Business– Canada’s cheese processing sector faces some dramatic changes. We’ll soon find...
