Canada

Here are five things you need to know this morning: Will they or won’t they? It’s decision day at the Bank of Canada, as the central bank will announce its...

The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday in Ottawa. The cut, which was expected by a majority of economists in a Bloomberg...

Canada’s productivity problem has been decades in the making, but there are a number of easy steps that policymakers could take to start reversing the trend and improve prosperity for...

Canadian banks are lowering their prime rates after the Bank of Canada cut its benchmark rate for the first time in four years. Banks including RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC and...

Canada posted a merchandise trade deficit of $1.0 billion in April, as exports of natural gas and crude oil climbed higher, Statistics Canada said Thursday.    The agency said the...

The Bank of Canada has pivoted to easier monetary policy, but economists are split on how many more cuts to expect this year. Officials trimmed borrowing costs by a quarter of a...

Here are five things you need to know this morning: Canada adds jobs but jobless rate ticks up: Canada’s economy added 27,000 jobs last month, but the labour force increased...

Finding work has become increasingly challenging for Canadian jobseekers as a weakening economy and high interest rates push business owners to rein in hiring. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey...

Pessimism about the Canadian economy is starting to thaw. The Bloomberg Nanos Canadian Consumer Confidence index — a measure of economic mood — rose to 54 last week, the highest...

Tech entrepreneurs are packing up and leaving Canada following the proposed capital gains tax increase from the Feds, says former Wattpad CEO Allen Lau. In mid-April, Canada’s federal government tabled...