The Alberta government stopped collecting the fuel tax at the beginning of April in an effort to provide “real relief” to Albertans impacted by rising fuel and inflationary costs. The tax cut saves motorists up to $0.13/L on gasoline and diesel but reduces the provincial revenues by approximately $1.3B (nearly 3% of provincial revenues).  For…

The International Transactions in Securities monthly report covers transactions in stocks, bonds, and money market securities between non-residents and residents of Canada. The report covers both Canadian and foreign issues in equity and investment fund shares and debt securities. Equity and investment fund shares include common and preferred shares and shares of investment funds. Debt…

Consumers usually realize fairly quickly just how important the manufacturing sector is when they stare at empty shelves while shopping. In some cases being confronted with an empty shelf can lead to hysteria and panic leading to irrational behaviour. Generally, most consumers, pre-pandemic, never really had much cause to be concerned about how the Canadian…