Good policy can make for good football
Can policy makers really have an impact on the economy, create jobs and even lift economic growth, or rather, should…
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What we grow and eat in Canada will change due to COVID-19
COVID-19 is impacting nearly every part of our lives, including the resilience of our food supply chain. Several COVID-19 outbreaks…
COVID-19’s effect on retail: Job losses and lower tax revenues
Statistics Canada’s latest unemployment numbers clearly show how severe the set off by COVID-19 has become. The unemployment rate increased…
Job postings plummet in March, slide continues in April
How can we measure the toll of COVID-19 on Canadian jobs? Rising employment insurance claims are a key indicator of…
COVID-19 Will Drive a Paradigm Shift in Consumer Spending
Even before COVID-19, there was a clear divide in performance between physical retailers and e-commerce. Online sales were experiencing double-digit…
Most vulnerable to be hardest hit by the COVID-19 economic downturn
Commentary from Michael Burt, Executive Director, The Conference Board of Canada. The economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus continue to…
Action or reaction? Two visions of future immigration
What would happen to the Canadian economy if the government decided to shut the door on immigration? While we don’t…
Time to Rethink Internal Trade in Canada
A few years ago, a delegation from Australia paid a visit to the Conference Board of Canada to discuss and…