There are signs the federal government’s economic plan is falling out of step with the realities of the Canadian economy.This has been a relatively easy run for the federal government. Growth was steady, largely because the Ontario and federal …
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Changes in the job market
We talk a lot about jobs these days - whether they are in regards to the GM factory in Ontario or the oil patch in the west. But just what do we know about the broader category we call jobs? That prompted StatsCan to look at changes in job markets in …
Many Sask businesses to be sold
It has been billed as the biggest wealth transfer in history. It is the transition of business assets from the Baby Boom generation to successive generations.A new survey conducted by CFIB – the Canadian Federation of Independent Business – …
Sask net farm income falls
We now have an updated assessment of how Saskatchewan’s farming community made out in 2017. This comes from StatsCan data drawn from things such as tax returns.It shows that last year was slightly less generous to Saskatchewan farmers than 2016. …
How do you prefer to shop?
In the backwash of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the analysts will be tallying the scores to see if this was a good year for retailing. It is, after all, the first shot in the battle that will culminate with the arrival of Christmas. For retailers, …
GM closure a warning to Canada
It is usually only economists and policy wonks who dig into topics such as productivity and competitiveness. But every once in a while the subject gets a real-world application that makes it easy for everyone to understand. The closure of GM’s Oshawa …
Breakout month for Saskatchewan retail spending
We’ve been tracking the spending habits of the average consumer with a level this year. For the most part, they haven’t been doing much. They have been rising – we’re up three out of the last four reporting months - but the movement has been …
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Saskatchewan wholesale trade opposes downtrend
It might be the unseen part of the economy. Saskatchewan has a rather significant wholesale sector, one that provides some insight into how the rest of the marketplace is working. Generally speaking, wholesale activity this month usually forecasts …
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Millennials in Canada more mindful of leaving a legacy
Young, rich Canadians are thinking they’d like to leave some money to a worthy cause when they go. …
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Saskatchewan’s stats skewed by Ottawa’s formula
With Western Canadian oil now below $14 a barrel and investment capital headed to other jurisdictions, talk of all things carbon is everywhere. After all, what the feds often remind us is that Saskatchewan is the country’s biggest emitter. …
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