Used car buyers in Manitoba could soon get some “lemon aid,” the provincial government announced Thursday. 
The newly introduced consumer protection legislation would require used vehicle dealers to provide potential buyers with details about a vehicle such as its collision history, repair record and whether it has been designated a lemon, that is, a car with [...]

Gasoline prices in North America will soar over the next four years to $2.25 a litre, causing a massive jolt to the continent’s manufacturing base not seen since the oil shocks of the 1970s, a leading economist is warning. 
Jeffrey Rubin, chief economist and strategist with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, forecasts in a new report [...]

A recent survey has found that the skills shortage in Canada is worsening, with employers reporting further difficulties finding skilled workers. 
This may be good news for people considering Canadian immigration, with an employment expert’s prediction that the situation will only worsen over the next ten years. Lori Procher, vice-president of Manpower Canada, said factors like [...]

Most Canadians believe their country is too accommodating when it comes to the country’s “visible minorities,” according to a survey released Thursday. 
The Strategic Counsel poll for The Globe and Mail and CTV, found that a hefty 61 percent of those asked thought Canada does too much for members of the visible or non-white minorities. 
In mostly [...]

Mike Holmes has gone green. No, he doesn’t have a new pair of overalls. The 44-year-old reno expert has taken up the environmental cause, and is as enthusiastic about energy efficiency and saving the planet as he is about saving homeowners from bad renovations. 
Holmes was dispensing eco-reno advice at EPIC, the Sustainable Living Expo, at [...]

Canada’s economic fundamentals remain strong, as does confidence in the economy, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday. 
Speaking at a joint news conference after talks with the presidents of the United States and Mexico, Harper said:
“We’ve seen a certain slowing, but the fundamentals of the Canadian economy remain very strong, and I think confidence [...]

Nine out of 10 visitors to an open house hosted recently by real estate agent Randy Antonio were Canadians. 
That might be unremarkable except that this open house was in Maui, Hawaii, more than 4,000 kilometres from the closest city in Canada. 
Antonio’s experience reflects a growing trend that is seeing vacation home sellers in the subprime-strapped [...]

For the last nine years a national competition has been held to determine Canada’s top employers. The employers are evaluated on a number of criteria: 
1. Physical workspace 
2. Work atmosphere and social benefits 
3. Health, financial and family benefits 
4. Vacation and time off 
5. Employee communications 
6. Performance management 
7. Training and skills development 
8. Community involvement 
Employers are compared to other [...]

Controversial reforms to Canada’s immigration laws may be risky and “misrepresented,” but the Conservatives are determined to see the legislation through and fast-track sorely needed skilled workers into the country, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday. 
The changes – denounced as mean-spirited and anti-immigrant by opposition parties – will help reduce the backlog of immigrants waiting [...]

Taking on a second mortgage is not a step most homeowners take lightly. But with more people seeking second properties where they can escape the city, the financing of recreational properties is a market that has expanded in recent years. 
More options are opening to people ready to purchase. 
Mortgage brokers say traditionally lenders have seen recreational [...]