Posts Tagged ‘Canadian Economy’
Growth Predicted for Alberta’s Economy in 2017
ATB Financial Predicts Modest GDP Growth in Alberta The past few years have been quite difficult for many Albertans - especially those in the oil and gas industry who have found themselves laid off for an indefinite amount of time. Fortunatel...
Alberta Housing Starts (Could) Reflect Economic Improvement
Alberta New Housing Starts May Be Sign of Something Good... New housing starts are a good indicator of consumer confidence and can be used to assess where Alberta sits in its ever-changing economic cycle. Fortunately, home builders managed to...
Calgary Ranks 4th for Highest Average Household Income in Canada
Latest Economic Downturn Takes a Hit on Calgary's Average Household Income Back in 2010, Avenue Magazine’s May edition reported that there were 215.8 millionaires in Calgary for every 100,000 people. At the time, this was the highest concen...
Alberta Restaurant & Bar Receipts Remain High (Fall 2016)
Alberta Restaurant & Bar Tabs Keep Up Despite Economy How are restaurant and bars doing considering the current economic recession in Alberta? You’d think that the food and drink industry would be hit like several other sectors of the ec...
Canada Named 5th Most Prosperous Nation (2016)
Canada is the 5th Most Prosperous Nation in the World (2016) I’ve always believed that Canada is a great place to live, not just because it is my home country, but also due to international rankings such as the Global Prosperity Index that p...
Alberta Post-Secondary Education: Does it Pay Off?
Does Post-Secondary Education Help You Get a Job in Alberta? Does getting a post-secondary education pay off when it comes to finding a job? It may cost you tens of thousands of dollars to put yourself through a post-secondary program in Albe...
Alberta Home Renovation Spending is High
More Albertans are Choosing to Renovate... Instead of Buy Alberta’s residential housing markets are for the most part on a downward slide when it comes to benchmark prices and new housing starts. But where there is a lack of interest to buy...
Canada Ranks Top 10 on Global Peace Index (2015)
Canada Places #7 of 162 Countries on the GPI for 2015 Great news Canadians… our country has been ranked as the seventh safest country to travel to in the world on the Global Peace Index 2015! This years’ rankings has Canada slightly...