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Recent Research

Series:Travel Markets Outlook

Prince Edward Island’s Travel Markets Outlook—February 2026

Bounce-back in American Tourists to Support Growth in Visitors in 2026 The completion of the expansion of the Charlottetown Airport Terminal, along with a reduction in bridge and ferry tolls,…
Topics: Canadian Tourism Analysis, Provincial Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Atlantic Canada, Business Research
Consumer Trends, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, GDP Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Population Research, Prince Edward Island, Provincial Research, Tourism Analysis
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 11, 2026 1 min read
Series:Travel Markets Outlook

Nova Scotia’s Travel Markets Outlook—February 2026

Tourism Remains Resilient, but Challenges Ahead Total and overnight visits to Nova Scotia will see another year of healthy growth despite fraught trade relations between Canada and the United States….
Topics: Canadian Tourism Analysis, Provincial Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Atlantic Canada, Business Research
Canadian Cities, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Employment Rate in Canada, Immigrant Labour Integration, Immigrants Coming to Canada, Immigration Policies in Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Nova Scotia, Population Research, Provincial Research, Tourism Analysis, Trade Export and Import, World Economy
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 11, 2026 1 min read
Series:Industry Lens

Industry Lens: Utilities—February 2026

Wired for Change Canada’s utilities sector is entering a transformative period, driven by rising electricity demand, decarbonization policies, and technological change. The shift to a cleaner economy will put growing…
Topics: Industry Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Artificial Intelligence, Business Research
Carbon Emissions, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Employment Rate in Canada, Energy Economics, GDP Canada, Impact of Automation on Employment, Industry Analysis, Innovation and Growth, Labour Market, Oil and Gas, Salary Research, Sustainable Finance, Upskilling the Workforce
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 11, 2026 1 min read
Series:Index of Consumer Spending

Index of Consumer Spending for October 2025

Consumer Spending Stabilizes Amid Mixed Regional Trends The Index of Consumer Spending (ICS) edged up to 116.8 points in October, a modest 0.6 per cent increase from September (April 2022…
Topics: Business and Household Indicators
Subject Matter: Atlantic Canada, Canadian Territories
Consumer Trends, Employment Rate in Canada, Labour Market, Northern Canada, Provincial Research, Retail Outlook, Salary Research
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 11, 2026 1 min read
Series:Compensation Planning Outlook

Compensation Planning Outlook Pulse Check—February 2026

Compensation Planning Outlook 2026: Pulse Check This research examines projected salary increases and short-term incentive pay for 2026, based on a fall 2025 survey of 248 Canadian organizations. We compared…
Topics: People and Culture
Subject Matter: Compensation and Benefits, Employment Rate in Canada
Household in Economics, Human Resources Management, Immigration Policies in Canada, Labour Market, Population Research, Salary Research
Focus Area: Human Resources
February 10, 2026 1 min read
Series:HR Metrics

HR Metrics Q3—February 2026

HR Metrics Quarterly: Q3 2025 In this research, we provide access to human resources benchmarking data compiled from a total of 163 organizations, representing 691,000 employees, for the third quarter…
Topics: People and Culture
Subject Matter: Human Resources Management, Industry Analysis
Labour Market, Union Human Resources
Focus Area: Human Resources
February 10, 2026 1 min read
Series:Travel Markets Outlook

Quebec’s Travel Markets Outlook—February 2026

Overseas Visitors Brighten the Picture In this biannual report, we consider the five-year outlook for Quebec’s tourism industry, forecasting domestic, United States, and overseas tourist activity and focusing on Montréal…
Topics: Canadian Tourism Analysis, Provincial Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Business Research, Canadian Cities
Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Employment Rate in Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Population Research, Provincial Research, Québec, Tourism Analysis, Trade Export and Import, World Economy
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 9, 2026 1 min read
Series:Travel Markets Outlook

Ontario’s Travel Markets Outlook—February 2026

U.S. Travel Rebounds as Demographics Constrain Domestic Demand This quarter, we consider the five-year outlook for the tourism industry in Ontario, including domestic, United States, and overseas tourist activity and…
Topics: Canadian Tourism Analysis, Provincial Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Business Research, Canadian Cities
Consumer Trends, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Immigrants Coming to Canada, Immigration Policies in Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Ontario, Population Research, Provincial Research, Tourism Analysis, Trade Export and Import, World Economy
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 9, 2026 1 min read
Series:Canadian Hiring Index

Canadian Hiring Index for January 2026

Hiring Momentum Eases Again in December Canada’s hiring index edged down by 4.5 points in December, marking a second consecutive decline and signaling a modest cooling in hiring momentum. However,…
Topics: Business and Household Indicators, Canadian Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Atlantic Canada, Economy Analysis
Employment Rate in Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Provincial Research
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 9, 2026 1 min read
Series:Index of Consumer Confidence

Index of Consumer Confidence for January 2026

Consumer Confidence Holds Steady Amid Lingering Uncertainty After a weak 2025 where consumer confidence hit a record low in March, consumer sentiment started 2026 on a sour note due to…
Topics: Business and Household Indicators
Subject Matter: Artificial Intelligence, Atlantic Canada
Business Research, Consumer Trends, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Emerging Technologies, Household in Economics, Impact of Automation on Employment, Industry Analysis, Innovation and Growth, Labour Market, Population Research, Provincial Research, Tariffs, Trade Export and Import
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 9, 2026 1 min read
Series:Labour Force Survey

Employment Gains Freeze in January

Employment declined by 25,000 in January (0.3 per cent). The labour force participation rate edged down to 65.0 per cent, a 0.4 percentage decrease, while the unemployment rate declined to…
Topics: Business and Household Indicators, Canadian Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Business Research, Consumer Trends
Economy Analysis, Employment Rate in Canada, Immigration Policies in Canada, Industry Analysis, Labour Market, Population Research, Provincial Research, Tariffs, World Economy
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 6, 2026 3 min read
Series:Travel Markets Outlook

Yukon’s Travel Markets Outlook—February 2026

Growth Hinges on Pace of U.S. Traveller Rebound Shifting Canadian travel patterns in the wake of changing Canada–United States relations will remain the pre-eminent driver of the tourism outlook for…
Topics: Canadian Tourism Analysis, Provincial Economic Analysis
Subject Matter: Business Research, Canada Budget
Canadian Territories, Consumer Trends, Economic Forecast, Economy Analysis, Employment Rate in Canada, GDP Canada, Industry Analysis, Inflation Impact, Labour Market, Northern Canada, Population Research, Salary Research, Tourism Analysis, Trade Export and Import, World Economy, Yukon Territory
Focus Area: Canadian Economics
February 5, 2026 1 min read

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