Canada

2003-2009 Special Reports

• December 14, 2009 - Battle Of The Sexes: Men Fare Worse During Recessions, But What About Recoveries? (pdf)
  
• December 1, 2009 - Canadian Housing: First In, First Out, But Where To From Here? (pdf)
  
• November 27, 2009 - Why Monthly and Quarterly GDP Can Differ (pdf)
  
• November 20, 2009 - An Update On Consumer Insolvency (pdf)
  
• November 16, 2009 - Innovation And New Investment Remain Key To Business Success (pdf)
  
• November 12, 2009 - Possible Economic Impact of H1N1 (pdf)
  
• November 10, 2009 - A New Normal: Canada's Potential Growth During Recovery And Beyond (pdf)
  
• November 6, 2009 - How Will The Great Recession And Its Recovery Compare To The Past? (pdf)
  
• October 29, 2009 - Answers To Some Key Questions About The Costs Of Combating Climate Change - A summary of the Pembina/David Suzuki Foundation paper (pdf)
  
• October 20, 2009 - The Coming Era Of Fiscal Restraint (pdf)
  
• October 16, 2009 - Economic Recovery To Kick Start Small Businesses (pdf)
  
• October 15, 2009 - The Future Cost Of A University Degree (pdf)
  
• October 6, 2009 - Real Estate Trends Could Impact Future Path Of Canadian Monetary Policy (pdf)
  
• September 28, 2009 - Literacy Matters: Helping Newcomers Unlock Their Potential (pdf)
  
• September 18, 2009 - The Impact of Sales Tax Harmonization in Ontario and B.C. on Canadian Inflation (pdf)
  
• September 2, 2009 - Credit Flows in the Second Quarter 2009 (pdf)
  
• September 2, 2009 - Canadian Job Market: One of These Things Is Not Like the Others (pdf)
  
• August 31, 2009 - Canadian Bank Lending to Households and Firms in July (pdf)
  
• August 11, 2009 - Recession Drives Sharp Increase In Personal Insolvency (pdf)
  
• August 7, 2009 - Canada's Labour Market: Out With The New, In With The Old (pdf)
  
• July 27, 2009 - Canadian Bank Lending to Households and Firms in June (pdf)
  
• July 23, 2009 - Canadian Inflation To Remain Under Wraps But Deflation Talk Is Unwarranted (pdf)
  
• June 22, 2009 - Canadian Bank Lending to Households and Firms in May (pdf)
  
• June 11, 2009 - Aboriginal People in Canada (pdf)(Press Release)
  
• June 4, 2009 - Credit Flows in the First Quarter of 2009: Demand for Credit Eases as Economy Plunges (pdf)
  
• May 20, 2009 - Shift to Thrift (pdf)
  
• May 1, 2009 - The Outlook for Consumer Insolvency in Canada (pdf)
  
• April 30, 2009 - Is Canada’s Employment Insurance Program Adequate? (pdf)(Executive Summary)(Press Release)
  
• April 7, 2009 - Overpriced and Overbuilt: Canadian Housing Market Returns to Fundamentals (pdf)(Executive Summary)
  
• March 25, 2009 - Mortgage Interest Costs & Canadian CPI (pdf)
  
• March 25, 2009 - The Perils of Ultra-low Rates: The Canada Case (pdf)
  
• March 18, 2009 - Canadian Inventories Are Going To Be Problematic (pdf)
  
• March 18, 2009 - Canada's Positive International Investment Position Is An Achievement But Will Be Short-lived (pdf)
  
• March 18, 2009 - More Than One Way To Measure An Economy: Real GDP vs. Real GDI (pdf)
  
• March 16, 2009 - Downward Revisions to TD's Economic Forecast Imply Larger Federal Budget Deficits (pdf)
  
• March 13, 2009 - Canadian Exports Have A Long Way To Fall (pdf)
  
• March 2, 2009 - Credit Flows In The Fourth Quarter Of 2008: Reintermediation Continues As Marketable Debt Shrinks (pdf)
  
• February 27, 2009 - Despite Economic Slowdown, Lending By Banks Remains Strong (pdf)
  
• February 24, 2009 - Why Canada’s Banks Have Fared Better Than Their International Peers During The Credit Crunch (pdf)
  
• February 5, 2009 - Canadian Profits To Fall Back To 2003 Levels In 2009 (pdf)
  
• January 26, 2009 - Despite Crunch, Bank Credit is Flowing to Canadians (pdf)
  
• January 23, 2009 - Much Ado About Infrastructure (pdf)
  
  2008
• December 23, 2008 - Financing by Canadian Banks (pdf)
  
• December 23, 2008 - Credit Flows During The Credit Crunch (pdf)
  
• December 11, 2008 - Win-win Strategies For Retirees And Charities In Challenging Times (English) (French)
  
• December 4, 2008 - When The Commodity Boom Goes Bust (pdf)
  
• November 20, 2008 - A Different Look At Canadian Home Prices (pdf)
  
• October 24, 2008 - Choosing Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Policies in Canada (Report) (Press Release) (French Press Release)
  
• October 20, 2008 - 2009 To Prove Testing Times For Small Businesses (pdf)
  
• October 7, 2008 - The Anatomy of the Canadian Job Market (pdf)
  
• September 15, 2008 - New Asset and Income policies to assist low-income adults under Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy (pdf)
  
• July 26, 2008 - Canada’s Housing Boom Comes To An End (pdf)
  
• July 21, 2008 - The Core Argument Against Total CPI (pdf)
  
• July 2, 2008 - Canadian Consumers To Gear Down Their Spending (pdf)
  
• April 29, 2008 - Canadian Job Market to be More Sedate in 2008 (pdf)
  
• April 10, 2008 - Canada’s Red Hot Real Estate Markets To Cool (pdf)
  
• March 17, 2008 - Canada: BoC Response to U.S. Turmoil (pdf)
  
• March 11, 2008 - Time to Re-think Financial Assistance for Post-secondary Education (pdf)
  
• March 5, 2008 - What’s Behind the Canadian Manufacturing Sector Recession? (pdf)
  
• February 13, 2008 - Ontario and Quebec’s Manufacturing Woes (pdf) (French pdf)
  
• January 30, 2008 - Has The Canadian Dollar Gone Too Far, Too Fast? (pdf)
  
• January 11, 2008 - Canadian Long-term Real Interest Rates (Executive Summary) (Report)
  
  2007
• December 4, 2007 - Housing Market Commentary (pdf)
  
• November 22, 2007 - Canada and the U.S.: The Odd Decouple (pdf)
  
• October 11, 2007 - Small Businesses To Benefit From Solid Domestic Demand, But Challenges Call For Innovative Thinking (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• September 25, 2007 - Markets are a Woman’s Best Friend (pdf) (Press Release) (French Press Release)
  
• September 24, 2007 - Comparing Parity - 1976 vs 2007 (pdf)
  
• September 21, 2007 - Housing Monitor (pdf)
  
• September 19, 2007 - The Strong Canadian Dollar is No Longer an Ally in the Fight Against Inflation (pdf)
  
• August 14, 2007 - Canadian Companies Not Taking Advantage Of Investment Opportunities (pdf)
  
• August 1, 2007 - Does Canada Have An Inflation Problem? (pdf)
  
• July 27, 2007 - Inflation Targeting By The Fed: Will It Ever Happen, And Would It Matter? (pdf)
  
• May 17, 2007 - Condos to Remain an Attractive Option for Many Home Buyers (pdf) (Press Release) (French press release)
  
• May 1, 2007 - Donating Securities Makes Good Financial Sense (pdf)
  
• April 4, 2007 - Economic Outlook Remains Supportive to Small Business in Canada (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• March 13, 2007 - Mis-measurement of Hours Worked Leads to a Surprise Increase in Labour Productivity (pdf)
  
• March 7, 2007 - Market-based Solutions to Protect the Environment (Full Report) (Executive Summary) (Press Release) (French Executive Summary) (French press release)
  
• February 12, 2007 - Labour Productivity Tumbles into the Chasm Between Canadian Employment and GDP Growth (pdf)
  
• January 25, 2007 - Prospects for Canada’s Auto and Parts Sector (pdf)
  
• January 8, 2007 - TD Consumer Pulse (pdf)
  
• January 5, 2007 - Provincial Job Market Outlook (pdf)
  
  2006
• December 21, 2006 - The 2006 Forecast Track Record (pdf)
  
• December 21, 2006 - Pressure Makes Diamonds: A Road Map for Canadian Manufacturing (pdf)
  
• December 13, 2006 - Lifestyles of the Rich and Unequal: An Investigation Into Wealth Inequality in Canada (pdf)
  
• December 1, 2006 - A Mea Culpa and Outlook for Inventory Investment in Canada (pdf)
  
• November 22, 2006 - Greying of Canada’s Population Has Far Reaching Implications for Charities (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• November 14, 2006 - A Primer on Potential Output (pdf)
  
• November 10, 2006 - Economic Impact of U.S. Elections on Canada (pdf)
  
• November 7, 2006 - T’is The Season To Go Shopping: Solid Prospects For Holiday Retail Sales (pdf)
  
• October 25, 2006 - Canada’s Image As A Global Resource Giant (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• October 3, 2006 - Alberta’s Rising Wages: A Tide That Lifts All Boats (pdf)
  
• September 18, 2006 - The Economists’ Manifesto For Curing Ailing Canadian Productivity (French pdf)
  
• September 14, 2006 - Long-term Outlook for Canadian Home Prices (pdf)
  
• September 5, 2006 - 10 Reasons Canadians Should Invest Abroad (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• September 1, 2006 - What to Expect in Canada’s Labour Market as the Economy Slows (pdf)
  
• August 31, 2006 - Housing Bubble Watch (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• August 8, 2006 - The Economic Cost of Aids: A Clear Case for Action (pdf) (Press Release) (French Press Release)
  
• August 1, 2006 - Economic and Financial Update (pdf)
  
• July 25, 2006 - Comparison of Monetary Policy in Canada and the United States: Weaker Fed Transparency the Biggest Difference (pdf)
  
• July 21, 2006 - Getting the Goods on the Risk to the Bank of Canada’s Inflation Outlook (pdf)
  
• July 12, 2006 - Say It Ain’t So: Canadians Don’t Believe Inflation Numbers (pdf)
  
• June 22, 2006 - Creating the Winning Conditions for Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Canada (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• June 15, 2006 - Domestic Resilience Trumps Manufacturing Woes in Canada’s Labour Market (pdf)
  
• June 13, 2006 - Whither the Ontario Economy? (pdf)
  
• May 29, 2006 - Why The Latest Bank Of Canada Rate Increase Is Small Potatoes (pdf)
  
• May 24, 2006 - Good News for Donors to Charities (pdf)
  
• May 15, 2006 - Managing Debt As Important As Managing Assets (pdf) (Press Release)
  
• April 27, 2006 - Living Standards Grow Faster in the West in 2005 (pdf)
  
• March 29, 2006 - British Columbia’s Golden Decade (Executive Summary) (Report) (Press Release)
  
• March 24, 2006 - A Lower Inflation Target? Don’t Bet On It Now (pdf)
  
• January 24, 2006 - What to Expect from a Soft Landing in Canada’s Housing Market (pdf)
  
  2005
• November 24, 2005 - Offshore Outsourcing of Services - Not Just a Passing Fad (pdf) 
  
• October 28, 2005 - Key Issues Arising from the Bank of Canada’s October Monetary Policy Report (pdf)
  
• October 18, 2005 - An Investor Approach to Charitable Giving (pdf)
  
• October 5, 2005 - Canada's Productivity Challenge (pdf) (press release)
  
• October 3, 2005 - An Update on the Economy of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor (pdf)
  
• September 22, 2005 - Pressure Increases on Finance Minister Goodale to Act on Income Trusts (pdf)
  
• September 8, 2005 - Federal Finance Department Releases Long-awaited Consultation Paper on Income Trusts (pdf)
  
• September 22, 2005 - Crude Oil Squeeze to Ease Next Year (pdf) (press release)
  
• September 8, 2005 - From Welfare to Work in Ontario: Still the Road Less Travelled (pdf) (press release)
  
• August 25, 2005 - Canadian Economic and Small Business Outlook (pdf)
  
• August 17, 2005 - Canada’s Oil Sands – A World-Class Resource (pdf)
  
• June 16, 2005 - Lower Churchill River Hydroelectricity Development: The Project’s Day in the Sun May Have Finally Arrived (pdf) (press release)
  
• June 15, 2005- Who’s to Blame for Canada’s Productivity Woes? (pdf)
  
• May 24, 2005 - A Public-Private Fix: Ontario’s $100B Infrastucture Needs Are Too Rich For The Public Purse (pdf)
  
• May 4, 2005 - A New Perspective On Wages: Education, Gender, And Age (pdf)
  
• May 2, 2005 - Moderate Growth Ahead for U.S. and Canadian Economies (pdf)
  
• April 28, 2005 - Canadian Corporations are Riding the Profit Surge (pdf)
  
• April 27, 2005 - Bursting Aspects of the Housing Bubble Myth (pdf) (press release)
  
• March 7, 2005 - Electricity In Canada – Who Needs It? Who’s Got It? (pdf) (press release)
  
• March 3, 2005 - How Much Does Ontario Contribute to Federal Coffers? (pdf)
  
• March 2, 2005 - Higher Loonie Fails to Drive Shoppers South (pdf)
  
• February 8, 2005 - Time to Eliminate the Foreign Property Rule for Canadian Registered Pension Plans (pdf)
  
• February 7, 2005 - Briefing Note: Rising Tax Burden Not the Only Explanation of Stagnating "Economic Well-Being" (pdf)
  
• January 19, 2005 - Three Reasons Inventories Will Lift the Economy in ‘05 (pdf)
  
• January 18, 2005 - In Search of Well-Being (pdf) (press release)
  
  

2004

• November 22, 2004 - Canada’s Charities: Struggling to Make Ends Meet (pdf)
  
• October 20, 2004 - Room for Rent: Outlook For Canada’s Rental Housing Market (pdf)
  
• September 15, 2004 - Canada’s Charities: Under Pressure (pdf)
  
• September 2, 2004 - Recent Trends & Outlook for Canada's Forest Products Sector (pdf)
  
• June 14, 2004 - Canadian Business Goes Global For Growth (Full Report) (Executive Summary) (Press Release) (French Executive Summary) (French press release)
  
• May 20, 2004 - Mind the Gap - Infrastructure Report (Full Report) (Executive Summary) (Press Release) (French Executive Summary) (French press release)
  
• March 31, 2004 - The Impact of Mad Cow Disease (pdf)
  
• March 15, 2004 - Time To Wise Up On Post-Secondary Education In Canada (pdf)
  
• February 10, 2004 - Loonie Tunes - Understanding the Rally in the Canadian Dollar and Its Consequences (pdf) (press release) (French Executive Summary) (French press release)
  
• January 22, 2004 - Investing in a Post Secondary Education Delivers a Stellar Rate of Return (pdf)
  

2003

• December 3, 2003 - Canada's Northwest Territories - Can Gas And Gems Bring Sustained Growth To The North? (pdf) (press release)
  
• June 17, 2003 - Affordable Housing in Canada: In Search of a New Paradigm (pdf) (French) (press release)
  
• April 22, 2003 - The Calgary-Edmonton Corridor - Take Action Now To Ensure Tiger’s Roar Doesn’t Fade (pdf) (press release)