When you hear complaints about disparity in income levels, they tend to have an overtone suggesting some sort of oppression or grand scheme to keep one group down while elevating another. But a new study of income levels conducted by StatsCan …
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Construction Activity Lagging
One part of the economy that is both easy to predict and foundational to growth is the construction sector. It generally is the result of other parts of the economy faring well – businesses that are growing need more space to accommodate added staff …
Canada’s Hidden Asset in China Talks
It’s too bad Regina and Ottawa are so far apart these days. The trade challenges between Canada and China have many offering opinions on the stance this country should be taking….some say toughen up our position, others are more measured. Either …
Big Surge in Job Numbers
Those are the big ticket figures contained in June’s job numbers for this province. Saskatchewan, it turns out, had one of the stronger performances. So did Alberta. Here, we saw an increase of 2,500 people with a job from May to June. That is a …
Oh How the Efficient Have Fallen
The problems over lag times for issuing building permits at City Hall in Regina may involve more than simple bureaucratic pencil pushing by a department that expanded in the boom times and is now looking for activities to occupy itself. The City has …
Home ownership realistic in Sask
This is something our economic development agencies may want to use in their promotional activities. The latest quarterly report on housing affordability issued by RBC Royal Bank says home ownership in Vancouver, Toronto and Victoria is an …
Housing Within Reach in Saskatchewan Cities
This is something our economic development agencies may want to use in their promotional activities. The latest quarterly report on housing affordability issued by RBC Royal Bank says home ownership in Vancouver, Toronto and Victoria is an …
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Welcome to Q3
Canada Day usually marks the beginning of summer in this country but, for many in the world of business it also represents the mid-point of the fiscal year. In short, welcome to Q3. One of the high points of this time of year is the end of the …
Saskatchewan Pay Packets Fatter
Included in the basket of indicators that we track to assess the condition of the labor market in the province is average weekly earnings. This is a monthly tabulation that tracks which way wages are going. This can be affected by employers offering …
Shopping in the future
Retail spending in this province is relatively steady these days – up slightly one month and down about the same the next month. But what is changing is the way we do our shopping - it is going to change even more in the future. Of course, there …
