Canadian Chamber of Commerce Business Data Lab SME Institute

Blog

Explore rapid commentaries and charts that help organizations understand economic data releases and what they mean.

Partners in Prosperity

How the Canada-U.S. Trade Relationship Goes Beyond Buying and Selling.

Oct 07, 2024

Partners in Prosperity: How the Canada-U.S. Trade Relationship Goes Beyond Buying and Selling

The importance of the United States as a trading partner for Canada is widely recognized here, but the significance of Canada as a trading partner for the U.S. is often overlooked south of the border.

Sep 10, 2024

Canada’s Natural Wealth: Highlighting Canada’s strong natural resources sector, assessing the economic challenges, and identifying growth opportunities.

This report provides recommendations to address Canada’s place as one of the least productive G7 nations, with the country facing significant economic challenges, low productivity, declining living standards, regulatory uncertainty, and weak business investment.

Jul 22, 2024

Summer 2024 Business Conditions Terminal Update

After reviewing the recent shifts in a wide variety of dashboards available in our Business Conditions Terminal, the BDL continues to assess business conditions in Canada as “challenging”.

May 16, 2024

Prompting Productivity: Generative AI Adoption by Canadian Businesses

This report is a deep dive look of Generative AI adoption by Canadian businesses.

Mar 26, 2024

Economic Impact Study of Canada’s Conventional Oil and Natural Gas Sector

Understanding Canada’s economic strengths and assets is crucial for helping fuel our country’s growth and prosperity.

Blog Types

BDL Updates

Report

Blog Topics

Business Outlook

Consumer Spending

DE&I

Federal Programs, Policy and Budget

GDP

Inflation, Interest Rates and Affordability

Natural Resources, Environment and Energy

Want to go deeper? / Looking for more?

View the BDL’s library of in-depth reports exploring topical business subjects and trends.