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Powering a strong recovery
The challenge For Canadians, the COVID-19 pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime health and economic emergency that has exacerbated long-standing structural weaknesses in our economy. Policymakers therefore face a dual challenge of considerable magnitude: they must lay the foundations for a safe […]
Seventh Annual Canadian Total Tax Contribution Survey
Foreword The seventh annual Total Tax Contribution (TTC) survey of the Business Council of Canada’s members analyses data received for the 2018 fiscal year from 78 of Canada’s largest businesses. 2018 was another strong year of economic growth in Canada […]
Leadership & Resilience
Message from the Chair Member companies of the Business Council of Canada and their employees are among this country’s most generous supporters of charitable causes and community services. So when the COVID-19 pandemic struck with full force early in 2020, […]
A New North Star II Revisited
Six months after the release of New North Star II, the case for a mission-driven economic strategy is even more relevant. The pandemic has highlighted the need for a new industrial strategy to cultivate domestic innovations and technologies in Canada’s […]
Investing in a resilient Canadian workforce
Executive Summary Accelerating technological change, volatile trade environments, the gig economy, and massive demographic shifts are just a few of the new circumstances facing Canadian employers. Building a resilient workforce – one with the right mix of skills to respond […]
Data Driven
Executive Summary Data is transforming Canada’s economy and society. Advances in digital technology allow people and organizations to gather and store ever more data, enabling smarter and faster decisions that fuel innovation, contribute to economic growth, and improve the lives […]
Why Africa?
Introduction For the past several years, Canada has made trade diversification a key priority. In its 2018 Fall Economic Statement, the federal government committed to making Canada a more globally connected economy by increasing overseas exports by 50 per cent […]
Why Africa Companion Report
Introduction Africa is becoming increasingly prominent in trade policy and promotion initiatives. Steady growth over the past two decades has resulted in the economy of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) approaching the US$ 4.8 trillion dollar mark in terms of purchasing power […]
A better future for Canadians
A message for Canada’s political leaders Little more than a week ago, Canadian voters cast their ballots after one of the most polarized, fractious and dispiriting federal election campaigns in memory. Parliament is divided, no party having earned the right […]
Annual Report 2018/2019
“When we talk about Canada’s economic future, we are speaking about the livelihoods of the 1.7 million men and women who work for our companies, and millions more in the families and the communities that benefit from those jobs.” – […]