Tag Archives: Economy

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended his government's fiscal record on Thursday as it launched several new programs promising billions of dollars in support for students. The moves came one...

OTTAWA - New restrictions on visas for workers entering the United States don't apply to Canadians who don't plan on living south of the border permanently, says the American Immigration Lawyers ...

MONTREAL - The federal government is announcing a $46-million aid package for the tourism industries of Quebec and Atlantic Canada, which have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Economic Developm...

OTTAWA - Two-thirds of Canadians don't want to relax physical distancing rules imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, a new poll suggests. And even if they were relaxed, a strong majority w...

OTTAWA - Auditor general Karen Hogan said Monday the government needs to boost funding to her office because of the unprecedented demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hogan said her predecessor, int...

OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says federal officials are looking for ways to fill gaps in a key, but decades-old, safety net for unemployed workers to catch those left out from upcoming change...

OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says there will be long-term economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic as the country charts a "prolonged and bumpy" course to recovery. In his first speech as go...

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic will leave some long-term economic damage that will only become clearer as the country moves further along a "prolonged and bumpy" course to recovery, Canada's top ...

OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives have crusaded for a return to parliamentary business as usual but they're opposed to the one thing Liberals and New Democrats insist is necessar...

A Saskatchewan group that advocates for landlords says some owners are considering foreclosure and bankruptcy due to tenants withholding rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Officer for the Sa...