A majority of consumers (86%) say supporting Canadian small businesses is important to them, according to a new public opinion poll conducted by Maru/Matchbox on behalf of the Canadian Federation of …
Navigating High Inflation
On June 1, the Bank of Canada decided to increase its policy interest rate by half a percentage point. Speaking the next day, Deputy Governor Paul Beaudry explains why inflation …
Tourism rebounding across Canada, but won’t hit 2019 levels until 2023: Trade group
The World Travel and Tourism Council says the sector will come within sight of pre-pandemic levels of activity in Canada this year, but won’t match 2019 numbers until next year …
Canada announces its first critical minerals strategy
The Government of Canada has announced that, through Budget 2022: ‘A Plan to Grow Our Economy and Make Life More Affordable’, it is making targeted and responsible investments to create …
Importing goods into Canada? It’s time to prepare for CARM
In May 2021, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) introduced the first of two phases of a digital initiative that transforms the collection of duties and taxes for goods imported into …
Canada’s inflation rate surges to a fresh 30-year high
March 16 (Reuters) – Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated in February to hit a fresh 30-year high, with broad price gains hitting consumers on all fronts, data showed on Wednesday, …
5 tips: Managing risk in turbulent times
How to protect your business against disruptions With the conflict in Ukraine having a ripple effect around the world, Canadian exporters need a solid business strategy to manage their risks. …
Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russia
By Paul D. Burns, Brian Cacic and Jesse Kaminski On February 24, 2022 the Canadian Government published amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations and Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) …
Governments Urged to Give Banks More Detail on Russian Sanctions
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks need to be given more guidance on how to sever ties with Russia because they have never before had to process sanctions on …
Western sanctions on Russia are like none the world has seen
“Ban Ru$$ia from swift”. “Rusia Fuera de swift”. The placards on display at demonstrations across Europe during the last weekend in February were signs of the times. In place of the straightforward …