In December, the Business Council of Alberta conducted its second Alberta Business Expectations Survey (BES)—a new quarterly tool to assess forward-looking trends in business conditions and economic expectations in the province. This survey captures the perspective of...
It is estimated that Indigenous businesses are growing at 9x the rate of non-Indigenous businesses. Moreover, research has shown that equitable access to education, training, and skill development for Indigenous & non-Indigenous could result in an annual boost to...
On September 27th, Canadians said goodbye to the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), a widely praised income support program that gave $500 per week to Canadians who were laid off or otherwise unable to work because of the economic shutdown. CERB has been...
The Business Council of Alberta recently conducted a survey with IPSOS to gain a better understanding of Canadians’ perception of the current state of the economy along with their top priorities for Canada following COVID-19. What was interesting—and unexpected—about...
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