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Economic Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation
Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation

Canada’s inflation picture remained superficially calm in November. Headline CPI held at 2.2 percent year over year, right in line with the Bank of Canada’s target and comfortably below the levels that dominated much of the past two years. But beneath that stability, the composition of inflation

by Minh Dang
Skills Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Employers increasingly turn into training institutions
Employers increasingly turn into training institutions

In Canada, upskilling is no longer just a policy file or an HR buzzword. It has become a capital allocation decision that sits beside capex and technology spend. The most interesting part is that some of the biggest moves are coming from private employers and technology companies that have decided

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Canada reached an inflection point: navigating trade headwinds and emerging opportunities

As Canada transitions into 2026, the latest Quarterly Canadian Outlook from RBC Economics underscores a nuanced economic environment that is cautiously optimistic but fundamentally reshaped by structural shifts. At first glance, the data signal resilience: per-capita GDP is on track to grow in 2025 for the first time in

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 12, 2025 Trade finds its footing again, even as domestic engine idles

Canada’s September trade data delivered a sharp and headline-grabbing swing back into surplus. On the surface, the move from a $6.4 billion deficit in August to a modest $153 million surplus looks dramatic. Underneath, the details tell a more nuanced and more constructive story: what we are

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 11, 2025 Ivey PMI underscores a limited slowdown as we are reaching the end of the year
Ivey PMI underscores a limited slowdown as we are reaching the end of the year

The latest Ivey Purchasing Managers Index for November landed below the neutral threshold at 48.4, signaling contraction in overall business activity after a string of months above 50. This marks the first clear downshift in business sentiment since the mid-year rebound, and it carries important implications for the

by News Room
Economic Journal   -   Dec 11, 2025 Canada reaches a monetary steady state
Canada reaches a monetary steady state

The Bank of Canada entered the final stretch of the year with a widely anticipated decision to hold the policy rate at 2.25 percent. This keeps the benchmark at the lower edge of the neutral range and signals that the long adjustment phase that began in mid 2024 is

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Dec 06, 2025 The latest labour survey is out, and there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic

After months of rising unemployment and subdued hiring, the November 2025 Labour Force Survey marked a clear turn in the Canadian labour market narrative. Employment grew by 54,000 jobs in November, a 0.3 percent monthly increase and the third consecutive gain since September. The employment rate edged up

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 05, 2025 Services sector slumps as firms retract amidst uncertainty
Services sector slumps as firms retract amidst uncertainty

November data from the S&P Global Canada Services PMI make for a sobering read. After a brief return to growth in October, the services sector plunged well into contraction territory, with the headline Business Activity Index collapsing to 44.3. That reading marks the weakest since mid-year

by Minh Dang
Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation
Economic Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation

Canada’s inflation picture remained superficially calm in November. Headline CPI held at 2.2 percent year over year, right in line with the Bank of Canada’s target and comfortably below the levels that dominated much of the past two years. But beneath that stability, the composition of inflation

by Minh Dang

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Economic Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation
Food fuels price hikes again amidst a stable overall inflation

Canada’s inflation picture remained superficially calm in November. Headline CPI held at 2.2 percent year over year, right in line with the Bank of Canada’s target and comfortably below the levels that dominated much of the past two years. But beneath that stability, the composition of inflation

by Minh Dang
Skills Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Employers increasingly turn into training institutions
Employers increasingly turn into training institutions

In Canada, upskilling is no longer just a policy file or an HR buzzword. It has become a capital allocation decision that sits beside capex and technology spend. The most interesting part is that some of the biggest moves are coming from private employers and technology companies that have decided

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 16, 2025 Canada reached an inflection point: navigating trade headwinds and emerging opportunities

As Canada transitions into 2026, the latest Quarterly Canadian Outlook from RBC Economics underscores a nuanced economic environment that is cautiously optimistic but fundamentally reshaped by structural shifts. At first glance, the data signal resilience: per-capita GDP is on track to grow in 2025 for the first time in

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 12, 2025 Trade finds its footing again, even as domestic engine idles

Canada’s September trade data delivered a sharp and headline-grabbing swing back into surplus. On the surface, the move from a $6.4 billion deficit in August to a modest $153 million surplus looks dramatic. Underneath, the details tell a more nuanced and more constructive story: what we are

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 11, 2025 Ivey PMI underscores a limited slowdown as we are reaching the end of the year
Ivey PMI underscores a limited slowdown as we are reaching the end of the year

The latest Ivey Purchasing Managers Index for November landed below the neutral threshold at 48.4, signaling contraction in overall business activity after a string of months above 50. This marks the first clear downshift in business sentiment since the mid-year rebound, and it carries important implications for the

by News Room
Economic Journal   -   Dec 11, 2025 Canada reaches a monetary steady state
Canada reaches a monetary steady state

The Bank of Canada entered the final stretch of the year with a widely anticipated decision to hold the policy rate at 2.25 percent. This keeps the benchmark at the lower edge of the neutral range and signals that the long adjustment phase that began in mid 2024 is

by Minh Dang
CSJ Exclusive   -   Dec 06, 2025 The latest labour survey is out, and there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic

After months of rising unemployment and subdued hiring, the November 2025 Labour Force Survey marked a clear turn in the Canadian labour market narrative. Employment grew by 54,000 jobs in November, a 0.3 percent monthly increase and the third consecutive gain since September. The employment rate edged up

by Minh Dang
Economic Journal   -   Dec 05, 2025 Services sector slumps as firms retract amidst uncertainty
Services sector slumps as firms retract amidst uncertainty

November data from the S&P Global Canada Services PMI make for a sobering read. After a brief return to growth in October, the services sector plunged well into contraction territory, with the headline Business Activity Index collapsing to 44.3. That reading marks the weakest since mid-year

by Minh Dang
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