Canada has a productivity problem, and talking about it has become the national pastime. For years, economists, politicians, and business leaders have sounded the alarm about the growing gap between ...

The head of Wealthsimple Inc. called Canada’s productivity problem an “absolute crisis” that will take a major entrepreneurial push to fix. Michael Katchen, chief executive officer of the Canadian ...

Canada has spent years talking about productivity as if it were a grand mystery. Why do the country’s wages lag? Why does it take longer to scale companies here? Why does growth feel harder than it ...

TD Economics says Canada risks losing top STEM talent and entrepreneurs to the U.S. amid weaker productivity and tax ...

Canada’s governments commission reports, launch advisory panels, and hold public consultations with remarkable institutional ...

The Bank of Canada said the country’s anemic productivity growth is a “systemic” problem, doubling down on its message to governments and businesses to urgently address the issue. Speaking in Quebec ...

ACROSS THE world, Donald Trump has forced friend and foe alike to realise that they won’t be able to meet the challenge he presents unless they also address the structural vulnerabilities of their own ...

Canada’s 2025 federal budget arrives at a pivotal moment for the country’s economic trajectory. Facing a decades-long productivity challenge, the government aims to reinvigorate growth through ...

Bank of Canada speech puts cautious spotlight on AI's economic promise, while experts warn that time savings alone won't move ...

A new report from BDO Canada, Canada’s Productivity Paradox, unpacks this question and outlines steps businesses can take to address the issue. Canada has a productivity problem. The country has ...

As Canada moves into 2025, its productivity still lags, despite efforts by the federal government to address the issue in the 2024 federal budget. Canada’s productivity has declined in nine of the ...