Labour Relations Outlook
The Labour Relations Outlook explores key themes in collective bargaining for 2024, such as projected wage increases and salary freezes and implications of the post-inflationary economic climate and anticipated slowdown.
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This series explores trending topics in human resources (HR) using two methods: spotlight reports and case studies. The spotlight reports are short, easily digestible pieces that examine best practices in the HR space.
Analysis of the 2023 Fall Economic Statement
The federal government’s Fall Economic Statement delivered few surprises. The economic outlook from the consensus of private sector forecasters is relatively consistent, with most forecasts calling for real GDP to flatline over the next few quarters, helping to ease inflation back to target by 2025.
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Consumer Confidence Falls to Its Second-Lowest Recorded Score
Canadian Economics November 28, 2023
Led by diminished future job prospects, Quebec’s Index of Consumer Confidence fell 20.1-points in November. In October, the province announced planned increases to out-of-province tuition fees for students attending Quebec’s anglophone universities beginning in 2024, something which is likely contributing to the decline.
Quick take • 2-min read
Walter Bolduc
Falling Gas Prices Fueled Inflation’s Deceleration in October
Canadian Economics November 21, 2023
Inflation took a step down in October, though it has likely reached its cruising altitude. We expect that year-over-year CPI growth will hover around its current level for the next several months. Gasoline prices fell in October, driving much of the decline in year-over-year price growth.
Quick take • 5-min read
Kiefer Van Mulligen
Real Manufacturing Sales Fell Again in September—A Recessionary Signal?
Canadian Economics November 15, 2023
We expect that manufacturing output has contracted and will continue to contract into the first quarter of 2024. Real manufacturing sales fell in August and September. The S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index remained below 50 for a sixth consecutive month in October, which suggests the sector has been contracting.
Quick take • 2-min read
Kiefer Van Mulligen
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