Economic Issues of Canada

Right now the hottest economic topic in the U.S. is the "jobless recovery". All kinds of talking heads have been on TV trying to explain why the jobless figures are taking much longer than usual to improve during this economic upswing.

An article examining if recent movements in the Canadian Dollar are related to oil prices. This is a follow-up to the articles "Will the Canadian Dollar Hit Par?" and "Is the Value of the Canadian Dollar related to Oil Prices?"

A short investigation of the path of the Canadian-U.S. exchange rate in 2007.

In this article we examine if the Canadian-American Exchange rate moves in tandem with oil prices. We find that it does.

FAQ explains where economics students can find data on the Canadian economy.

March 1: Bank of Canada Keeps Target for the Overnight Rate at 2 1/2 per cent

An article on where to find additional information on the Canadian budget, and details on items in the Canadian budget you may have missed.

Remarks on Canadian monetary policy and the state of the Canadian economy made by David Longworth, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada.

The Canadian and U.S. Economies: Integration, Not Convergence is a speech by Sheryl Kennedy, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada given at the 3rd Annual Montréal-Boston Conference on November 4, 2004.

The Canadian economy continues to adjust to major global developments. These include a marked recovery in world economic growth and an associated increase in commodity prices; the growing global presence of major emerging-market economies, such as China and India; and a realignment of world currencies, including the Canadian dollar.

Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/2 per cent

Article examines the question: "I realize that the Canadian Dollar has been gaining against the American Dollar due to it's recent fall. I was wondering what the Canadian dollar has done against the Euro in the past couple of months."

We're going to have to wait until the 17th of July to hear NAFTA's ruling on the softwood lumber dispute, according to this article in my hometown London Free Press.

A group known as Fair Vote Canada is lobbying to have the Canadian parliament changed from a first-past-the-post system to a system of proportional representation. The article "It's Time For Fair Voting in Canada", written by Fair Vote, examines the problems with the current voting system in Canada.

Want to know how the economy of Canada is performing? You need to examine the economic indicators for Canada. In this article we provide sources and links for Canadian economic data.