Canadian Economics

The Conference Board of Canada is the country’s largest private economic analysis and forecasting unit. Key services include medium- and long-term outlooks on the national, provincial/territorial, metropolitan, and industrial economies, as well as custom economic analysis and forecasting for our clients. We are here to help leaders cut through the noise and make informed decisions to build the Canada of tomorrow.

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Canadian Outlook

Get the latest on the Canadian economic projections including quarterly and long-term forecasts.

Provincial Outlook

Get the latest in economic forecast and analysis for Canada’s provinces. Our reports provide you the current economic statuses and forecast of Canada's economy.

Metropolitan Outlook

The metropolitan outlook provides our five-year forecast for 29 Canadian metropolitan areas and comprises two reports. The reports, includes economic insights into the economies of Canada’s 13 largest census metropolitan areas, and analyses the economies of 16 Canadian metropolitan areas.

Territorial Outlook

These reports provide forecast of the three Canadian Northern territories. In these reports we examine economic and fiscal outlook of each, including output by industry, labour market conditions, and the demographic makeup

Canadian Industrial Outlook Reports

Canadian Industrial Outlook reports offer a five-year forecast and analysis of the latest developments and trends affecting Canadian industries. The forecast covers variables such as gross domestic product (GDP) by industry, employment, prices, investment, revenues, costs, and profits.

World Outlook

Our reports provide an examination of the short-term economic outlook for major economies around the world. In our report we provide in-depth analysis of issues that are relevant to the world economic trends and developments.

U.S. Outlook

These reports focuses on recent economic developments in the U.S. economy. Each report tracks trends in labour, consumer, energy and housing markets, and examining industries and regions.

Canadian industrial profiles

Need a quick snapshot of a Canadian industry? Updated annually, these profiles of smaller industries include a five-year forecast of key economic indicators (GDP, employment, prices, investment, revenues, profits, and costs), an overview of industry trends, and a SWOT analysis.

Travel market

These reports offer in-depth analysis and forecast for tourism activity in Canada. Our publications cover tourism activity in Canada, the provinces, major metropolitan areas, United States, and key overseas markets such as Europe and Asia.

Recent Reports

Extend wage subsidy program, not individual response benefits

The CEWS is key to helping business deal with the high costs of running a business while COVID-19 is still a threat. The program has received little uptake so far because businesses are just starting to reopen and because companies have been struggling to interpret whether they qualify.

Op-ed · 4 min read

Saving for the future

As Canada’s baby-boomer generation migrates out of the labour force, a significant share of retirees will see their standard of living decline dramatically.

Website · 4 min read

Metropolitan housing

There are only three census metropolitan areas (CMAs) with both positive short- and long-term expectations, two fewer than last month.

Report · 3 min read

Index of consumer confidence: June 2020

Consumer confidence is improving across Canada as the economy reopens.

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Canadian Outlook Summary Summer 2020

We saw that narrative play out here in Canada. The good news is that we have seen a gradual but continued easing of restrictions in Canada since April. This means that the economy likely began rebounding in May.

Report · 10 min read

Provincial Outlook Summary Spring 2020

Measures in place to slow the spread of COVID‑19 have brought the Canadian economy to its knees. Canada is in the midst of an economic crisis unlike anything that most of us alive today have ever experienced.

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Business confidence survey

Since 1977, we have surveyed senior Canadian business executives to put together the Index of Business Confidence. The Bank of Canada uses this quarterly index to help measure capacity and inflation pressures as it sets monetary and financial markets policy.

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Survey

The Survey of forecasters is a quarterly survey that reflects the opinions of Canada’s top forecasting organizations and their outlook for the Canadian economy.

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