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Lesson Plans   |   November 1, 2017

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In May, the Ontario government rolled out a wide-ranging labour plan which will increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in 2019, as well as provide extra vacation time and equal pay for workers.... read more

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Lesson Plans   |   October 30, 2017

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A recent report claims that Ontario’s rental vacancy rates will decline unless the government enacts policies that will encourage developers to build an average of at least 6,250 additional new apartment units annually. This lesson... read more

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In the News   |   October 25, 2017

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Bill Morneau delivered what he called a good news fiscal update Tuesday as Canada’s Finance Minister and his Liberal colleagues hope to turn the page on what has been a string of very bad days.... read more

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Videos   |   October 23, 2017

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Preet Banerjee examines the pros and cons of switching to a fixed-rate mortgage.... read more

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Cartoons   |   October 16, 2017

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On President Trump's instructions, American negotiators at the NAFTA talks have tabled demands that could wreck the agreement.

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In the News   |   October 6, 2017

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Canadians finally saw their pay increase in September. After months of stalled earnings growth, the average hourly wage rose 2.2 per cent to $26.36 from September of last year. That marked the first time since... read more

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In the News   |   October 6, 2017

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TransCanada Corp. killed its controversial $15.7-billion Energy East pipeline proposal Thursday, provoking a bitter East-West battle over the Liberal government’s energy and environment policies. In a terse statement, TransCanada said it reviewed “changed circumstances” and... read more

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Lesson Plans   |   October 4, 2017

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The Bank of Canada and major lenders in Canada are raising interest rates in response to the Canadian economy’s spectacular performance in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017. The lesson plan examines the relationship... read more

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Lesson Plans   |   October 2, 2017

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This article explores the link between economics and immigration policy. The lesson plan seeks to educate students about Canada’s current immigration policy and explain how it affects our nation’s economy.... read more

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In the News   |   September 25, 2017

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More than 1,000 planned purpose-built rental units have instead been converted to condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area since Premier Kathleen Wynne’s government expanded rent control in the spring, according to a new report that... read more

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Cartoons   |   September 11, 2017

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By David Parkins, September 7, 2017... read more

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In the News   |   September 7, 2017

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Interest rates are going up, again, as Canada’s red-hot economy continues to defy expectations. After a summer of surprisingly good economic news, the Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a... read more

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In the News   |   September 1, 2017

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Economics and immigration policy are typically wrapped together in delicate language. We see the language of progress, of an economy’s need for the labour and foreign capital that immigration brings. And we encounter the language... read more

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In the News   |   September 1, 2017

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told U.S. President Donald Trump he wants to finish the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement by the end of 2017, putting Canada on the same page as the... read more

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Guest Column   |   August 2, 2017

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Jim Stanford is Harold Innis Industry Professor of Economics at McMaster University, and currently lives in Sydney, Australia. After years of waffling, Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas finally pulled the plug last week on its Pacific Northwest... read more

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