Economic productivity | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-productivity/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Economic productivity | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/economic-productivity/ 32 32 Labour productivity rebounds in Q3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/labour-productivity-rebounds-in-q3/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:40:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526848 Hours worked in the business sector fell by 0.1% in the quarter

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]]> OSC seeks smart ways to boost competition https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/osc-seeks-smart-ways-to-boost-competition/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:28:36 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525860 Regulator offering $30,000 grants for academic research on competitiveness

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]]> Federal budget’s refreshed immigration targets will weigh on growth: economist https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/federal-budgets-refreshed-immigration-targets-will-weigh-on-growth-economist/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 16:59:23 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525146 Government aims to reduce share of temporary residents to 5% of population

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]]> Rising debt to weigh on Canada’s credit strength https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/rising-debt-to-weigh-on-canadas-credit-strength/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:34:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524921 Deteriorating government finances could weigh on sovereign in medium term

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]]> Ottawa’s budget promises to spur business investment. Will it? https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/ottawas-budget-promises-to-spur-business-investment-will-it/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 21:55:32 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=524855 Tax incentives, infrastructure spending should help, analysts say

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]]> Top tax takes for ‘litmus test budget’ https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/top-tax-takes-for-litmus-test-budget/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:40:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=523011 Housing and business competitiveness will likely be top priorities

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]]> Senior BoC official calls for more competition in banking https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/senior-boc-official-calls-for-more-competition-in-banking/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:43:21 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=522305 Carolyn Rogers says a more productive economy will be more resilient to trade shocks

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]]> Feds say they’ve found almost 500 ways to cut red tape https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/feds-say-theyve-found-almost-500-ways-to-cut-red-tape/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 21:42:50 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519448 Review identifies efficiencies across departments, from border rules to defence

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]]> ASIC touts growing global connections https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/asic-touts-growing-global-connections/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:35:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=516958 Canadian exchanges among foreign venues expanding role in Aussie markets

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]]> The rising opportunity cost of extreme weather https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/the-rising-opportunity-cost-of-extreme-weather/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:37:34 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=512792 Economic impact of natural disasters goes beyond short-term, hurts investment, productivity, RBC economists say

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