Strong commodities prices and high-profile construction projects have given the province momentum
The province is counting on infrastructure spending, energy projects and tax cuts to stimulate growth this year
Most of the Island’s industries, such as french fries, are insulated from U.S. slowdown
Economists continue to be optimistic because of a combination of positive factors
The strong global demand for resources should keep the three territories’ economies humming
Reduction in corporate and small business tax rates are positive steps
Taylor tables 2008 budget
When Alberta’s economy crashes, you really know it. There are mass layoffs, foreclosures, bankruptcies, empty office towers, weed-eaten industrial parks, homeowners walking away from mortgages, sports cars and fancy trucks being practically given away in the Bargain Finder, hours of shouting on talk radio and rueful country and western tunes. Yet, little of that is […]
There’s no doubt that new Brunswick’s forestry industry was dealt a knockout punch in 2007.With its profitability solely dependent on the long-gone weakness of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. greenback, the industry has been decimated. Instead of updating old technology and improving efficiency, mill owners, large and small, have gambled away the province’s largest […]
Albertans like their cowboy hats big, their steaks bigger and their taxes simple. That’s the consensus from a panel of experts in the only province in Canada with a flat provincial income tax rate.For the past six years, residents of Canada’s fastest-growing economy have paid a 10% tax on their income, regardless of whether they […]