Canadian insolvency filings have been surging, but it doesn’t really matter. That was the take from BMO Capital Markets, which dismissed the issue due to population growth. In a note to investors, the bank explained the per capita trend remains healthy. There’s just one problem—their take makes no sense. Canada Has Near-Record Insolvencies. Does It […]
Global investment in Canada is surging, but is it a vote of confidence or vultures circling? Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows foreign investment boomed in May, prompting some outlets to frame the surge as a renewed confidence in Canada. BMO argues the composition tells a very different story. Investors aren’t piling into Canadian companies, but […]
Maybe Canada’s peak opportunity for young adults really was in the 70s and 80s? Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows the median income didn’t budge at all in 2024 after inflation. Since peaking in 2021, the median income hasn’t made much progress after inflation—except for older Canadians. While older demographics continue to see their real (inflation-adjusted) […]
Canada’s economy is booming, as long as you ignore the actual data and upcoming revisions. Statistics Canada’s (StatCan) latest Labour Force Survey (LFS) shows seasonally adjusted employment climbed by 75,000 jobs in July. The unseasoned reality was a little less savoury, showing a 6-digit decline in the same month, along with rising unemployment. The picture […]
Canada’s transition from a petro-currency to a mortgage-backed dollar no longer feels like a joke. While Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows strong recent GDP growth, few realize where that expansion comes from. Oil and gas might capture the headlines, but in Q1 2026, nearly a quarter of growth came from owner-occupied GDP. More bluntly, Canada’s […]
Canadian real estate is falling faster than anywhere else in the G7, yet it remains one of the frothiest markets in the group. Bank for International Settlements (BIS) data shows real (inflation-adjusted) home prices dropped across all but two G7 countries in Q4 2025, the latest common quarter. Despite Canada’s sharp correction, it still lays […]
Being Canadian-born isn’t the wealth advantage many assume, according to a new study. Statistics Canada (StatCan) researchers compared Canadian-born households with established immigrants who had lived in the country for at least 10 years. They found the immigrant group came out ahead across every wealth quartile, though the gap narrowed at the top. The difference […]
Did the bottom just fall out for the Greater Toronto real estate market? BILD GTA and Altus Group data shows new home sales across the region in June were double last year’s volume, but remain the second-weakest for the month on record. That almost seems like an insignificant detail in contrast to single-family homes plunging […]
Canada’s central bank is bullish on housing investment—though its latest report makes it unclear why. The Bank of Canada (BoC) surprised no one by leaving its overnight rate unchanged, but the accompanying Monetary Policy Report (MPR) did suggest residential investment will pick up. The BoC didn’t support that claim, but instead cited a number of […]
Ontario residents aren’t just fleeing to other provinces in record numbers—the province is driving them abroad. Statistics Canada (StatCan) data shows nearly half of the record outflow of Canadians was from Ontario in Q1 2026. That’s on top of the record departure of non-permanent residents from the province. Canadians Are Leaving Ontario To Move Abroad […]
