Browsing: Canada

By Nojoud Al Mallees (Bloomberg) — The Canadian government will propose legal changes to ban non-compete agreements in employment contracts at federally regulated workplaces, including banks.…

By Brian Platt and Laura Dhillon Kane (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is prepared to resume trade talks “when the Americans are ready,”…

By Laura Dhillon Kane (Bloomberg) — Statistics Canada has delayed the release of international merchandise trade data due to the U.S. government shutdown. The agency said…

By Nojoud Al Mallees (Bloomberg) — Canadian retail sales increased modestly in the third quarter as shoppers continued to flock to car dealerships amid U.S. tariffs…

Canada is already in a recession, and the Bank of Canada must act quickly to bring interest rates down, CIBC deputy chief economist Benjamin Tal told…

By Nojoud Al Mallees and Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Canada’s headline inflation rate rose more than expected in September to 2.4% and core measures heated up,…

Headline inflation rose 2.4% in September, up from a 1.9% increase in August and above economists’ expectations, Statistics Canada reported this morning. On a monthly basis,…

By Erik Hertzberg and Nojoud Al Mallees (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Canada’s survey of businesses shows firms are still worried the ongoing trade war will…

By Craig Lord Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says the average price of housing — not necessarily individual home values — must fall to restore affordability…

By Erik Hertzberg (Bloomberg) — Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem called Canada’s labour market “soft,” despite recent data that showed the country added 60,400 jobs…