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Clearing Canada’s immigration backlog
The Business Council of Canada believes that fixing the immigration backlog will help Canadian employers address some of their employment concerns. The Council’s report Canada’s Immigration Advantage was highlighted in a National Post article about the growing backlog.
Raising concerns over entrenched inflation
Robert Asselin highlights that inflation may be here to stay and will be a concern for Canadians longer than what was previously expected. He shares his perspective in an article by Politico about Statistics Canada’s June 2022 Consumer Price Index. […]
How immigration backlogs are impacting Canadian employers
The Business Council’s latest survey “Canada’s Immigration Advantage” was featured in a story by Global News about how the immigration backlog is impacting Canada’s workforce.
Retaining and attracting older workers
Robert Asselin and Scotiabank chief economist Jean-François Perrault offer solutions for retaining and attracting older Canadians to help address Canada’s labour shortage and boost the economy. Their recent Scotiabank report was featured in a story by The Globe and Mail […]
Commitments to CUSMA
The Business Council of Canada along with the Consejo Mexicano de Negocios and the Business Roundtable urged the Canadian, American and Mexican governments to uphold their commitments to CUSMA. Their trilateral statement was featured in a Hill Times story about […]
Surveying Canada’s largest employers
Our recent survey, Canada’s immigration advantage, was featured in a CTV News article about the current immigration backlog. The article highlights the survey’s findings on businesses experiencing difficulties when looking to hire due to labour shortages and processing delays.
Growing Canada’s labour force
Trevor Neiman emphasizes that immigration is needed now more than ever to help fill the labour shortage and improve Canada’s long-term economic prospects. He shares his perspective in a Canadian Business story about the Business Council’s latest survey, Canada’s immigration […]
Ensuring Canada’s at full capacity
Goldy Hyder emphasizes the importance of a robust and efficient immigration system to help ease labour shortages and to grow the economy. He shares this perspective in an article by Bloomberg about the Business Council’s latest survey, Canada’s immigration advantage. […]
Helping Canadians by focusing on what we can control
Goldy Hyder joins Chris Hall on CBC Radio’s The House to discuss Chrystia Freeland’s latest keynote address on inflation and how businesses and governments can work together to address critical issues facing Canadians. “We talked about the importance of being […]
Balancing fiscal and monetary policy
Robert Asselin believes that fiscal policy is putting pressure on pricing prices and that monetary policy will be necessary for cooling inflation. He shares his perspective in an article by Bloomberg that discusses both Chrystia Freeland’s recent speech to the […]