One of the metrics observers use to determine the health of the labor market is the vacancy rate. It complements data derived from the Labor Force Survey …
Economy
The Big Three Lagging
As the Canadian economy continues its slowdown, even though our biggest trading partner and customer south of the border is posting strong growth numbers, …
A New Invoice Line
With the carbon tax Constitutional challenge hitting the courts in Alberta and SaskPower announcing they were raising rates at the beginning of next …
Vehicle Sales Lagging by 10-Percent
This is not shaping up to be a merry Christmas season for the province’s auto dealers. Figures on new car and truck sales take a couple months to compile so …
Job numbers Fall Again
The monthly survey of who’s working and who’s not has produced another negative number – both nationally and regionally. Interestingly, the last time we had …
Signs of Recovery
There are some signs that the residential real estate market is beginning to sort itself out. For the past year or two the markets have been battling through …