The BIG Picture

Canada’s intractable softwood lumber dispute with the U.S. has long cast a shadow over the country’s promising forestry sector. However, reimagining its potential, building a value-added industry, and seeking new markets could be the playbook that Canada...

Global markets have benefitted from the lack of trade-related noise over the past few weeks, with markets outside of the U.S. continuing to outperform year-to-date.

Global markets have benefitted from the lack of trade-related noise over the past few weeks, with markets outside of the U.S. continuing to outperform year-to-date.

The threat of U.S. tariffs has become top of mind for those considering buying or selling a home in Canada. Concerns about the significant damage that hefty tariffs would inflict on the economy prompted many buyers and sellers to hit pause in February—leading...

The Bank of Canada lowered its benchmark interest rate again in March, this time to 2.75% from 3%.

We are only in the month of March yet, it has been quite the year already given the policy shifts and turns undertaken by the U.S. administration.

The effective U.S. tariff rate is now at its highest level since the 1940s after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico on March 4. A new order was also signed for China, increasing tariffs to...

Although trade policies are evolving and government responses remain uncertain, here is a summary of what we know.