While it doesn’t always make the headlines, Ontario’s greenhouse floriculture industry is a steady, innovative force in Canada’s economy, sitting at the heart of a larger greenhouse sector. As Dan Murtha, Director and Team Leader, Agriculture and Commercial Banking, and Bradley Haines, Senior Relationship Manager, write: by blending tradition with innovation, the industry quietly delivers growth, diversity, and trade earnings—not just for Ontario, but for Canada as a whole.
Canada's traditional industries — think agriculture, construction, manufacturing — are facing myriad headwinds, from labour shortages and succession gaps to trade uncertainty. As Commercial Banking Market Vice-Presidents Michael Emrich and Brad Ganczar write, the good news is that even the oldest industries can modernize and find new ways to operate, compete and grow.
Richard Ma of CIBC Capital Markets joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy & Climate Finance, to discuss the key takeaways from CIBC’s inaugural Nuclear Summit, including observations on the strategic importance of nuclear for Canada’s economic development.
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Estimated Canada-wide construction gap by 2030 in units1.4 million
Gap between real population in 2023 and previous planning forecasts
It was no surprise that the Bank of Canada left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% this week. Senior Economist Andrew Grantham looks at whether the Bank can continue to hold rates steady as its economic outlook evolves for 2026.
With women representing a sizeable share of the workforce, making full use of their potential is vital for Canada’s economy. As Senior Economist Katherine Judge discusses in her latest report, while there has been some improvement, there is still plenty of work ahead in addressing a well-known gap in earnings for mothers in the workforce.
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