Not only will the great majority of Canada’s small businesses survive the recession, but as the recovery continues, many will be stronger than ever, according to a major study released today by BMO’s Economics Department.
The report, Canada’s Small Business Juggernaut, by BMO Chief Economist, Dr. Sherry Cooper, assesses the strength of small business formations [...]
New home prices inched up 0.1 per cent on an annualized basis in August, Statistics Canada reports. The August 2009 increase follows a more robust 0.3 per cent gain in July. Year over year, the index was still down 3.1 per cent.
Despite the national average remaining fairly flat, there was a wide range of [...]
The housing market may be recovering, but is experiencing an undersupply of homes for sale in southern Ontario and elsewhere in Canada. That’s according to the latest house price survey by Royal LePage.
It says with the recession retreating, home prices are stabilizing and unit sales are increasingly driven by improved affordability.
Royal LePage says [...]
The average price of a single family Calgary metro home in September 2009 was $459,085, showing an increase of 1 per cent from August 2009, when the average price was $454,130, and showing an increase of 3 per cent from September 2008, when the average price was $444,048. The average price of a Calgary metro [...]
Movember kicks off its third annual campaign in Canada today, challenging men across the country to show their support by growing a Mo (slang for moustache) this November. Starting today, men and women across the country can raise funds and awareness for Prostate Cancer Canada by registering at www.Movember.com. Prostate cancer is the most common [...]
National resale housing market sales activity remained up from year-ago levels in August 2009 for the third consecutive month, posting the largest year-over-year gain in more than two years.
According to statistics released by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), a total of 42,483 homes traded hands via the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems of [...]
Calgary biomed engineer Brent King is to win a $10,000 Manning Innovation Award for inventing a unique device to accurately and securely position a surgical patient’s limb.
The SPIDER Limb Positioner is excellent for specialized procedures such as rotator cuff repairs or wrist arthroscopy. Not only does the SPIDER improve the surgeon’s ability to do [...]
Canadian housing sales have surged in the early summer, suggesting that the national real estate market may be on the mend, says a new report from RE/MAX. As a result of a sizzling month of sales in June, Canada’s two largest real estate markets — Toronto and Vancouver — came close to breaking their all-time [...]
Canada’s housing market is showing signs of emerging from its winter hibernation, according to the latest Real Estate Trends report released today by Scotia Economics. Nationally, home sales strengthened in both February and March, and preliminary reports suggest this firming trend continued in April.
The Real Estate Trends report notes that the rise in demand, [...]
The number of Canadians getting employment insurance benefits grew in February by 44,300, or 7.8 per cent, when compared to the previous month, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. Since job growth wilted beginning in October 2008, the number of regular EI beneficiaries has climbed 21.9 per cent to hit 610,200 in February.
“Over the same period, the [...]
