Canadian economy | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Canadian economy | Investment Executive 32 32 Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. Here’s how it might work https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-is-getting-a-sovereign-wealth-fund-heres-how-it-might-work/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:40:35 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537388 Fund has a mandate to invest in domestic projects

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]]> Business groups say new sovereign wealth fund another helpful tool https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/business-groups-say-new-sovereign-wealth-fund-another-helpful-tool/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:58:04 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537367 However, success hinges on the details and speed of implementation

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]]> Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada’s 1st sovereign wealth fund https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/prime-minister-mark-carney-announces-canadas-1st-sovereign-wealth-fund/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:42:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537299 Fund will invest public and private money in major Canadian industrial projects

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]]> Canadian, U.S. markets rally and oil prices sink as Strait of Hormuz opens https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadian-u-s-markets-rally-and-oil-prices-sink-as-strait-of-hormuz-opens/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:57:13 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536653 Physical oil market remains "tighter than the financial market is giving it credit for": analyst

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]]> Annual rate of housing starts slowed in March https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/annual-rate-of-housing-starts-slowed-in-march/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:26:37 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536555 Housing market continues to lose momentum: CMHC

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]]> CREA lowers home sales forecast for 2026 amid ‘shaky’ economic start to year https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/crea-lowers-home-sales-forecast-for-2026-amid-shaky-economic-start-to-year/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:19:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536453 The association expects a total of 474,972 residential properties to be sold this year

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]]> Manufacturing sales up in February https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/manufacturing-sales-up-in-february/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:34:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536331 The increase came as sales rose in 12 of the 21 subsectors Statistics Canada tracks

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]]> Liberals to table spring economic statement on April 28 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/liberals-to-table-spring-economic-statement-on-april-28/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:02:43 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536308 The update will factor in promises made since the fall, including a boost to the GST benefit

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]]> Headline repayment data mask deep credit challenges for some slices of population https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/headline-repayment-data-mask-deep-credit-challenges-for-some-slices-of-population/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:26:49 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536159 While many Canadians are doing OK, those who are struggling are falling farther behind

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]]> Modest March jobs growth stems ‘bleeding’ in the labour market: economists https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/canada-adds-14000-jobs-in-march-keeping-unemployment-rate-at-6-7/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:23:19 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535981 The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7%

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