Manufacturing Employers grapple with ‘ambiguous’ mask rules Jan 14, 2021 HALIFAX — On the factory floor, masks were optional. Until last month, workers at TEC Business Solutions's corrugated packaging…
Procurement Pandemic job concerns could pose long-term problem: Bank of Canada Jan 14, 2021 OTTAWA — Consumers' concerns about finding work during the pandemic could signal longer-term problems for the country's labour…
Manufacturing At least four million Canadians need vaccines for Canada to reopen economy: RBC Jan 11, 2021 TORONTO — Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive says the country will not be on track for an economic rebound until millions of…
Manufacturing Canadian economy lost 63,000 jobs in December Jan 8, 2021 OTTAWA — Canada posted its first monthly decline in jobs since April amid tightened public health restrictions in December, and…
Manufacturing Top bank economists expect 2021 recovery if Canada quells COVID 19, vaccinates more Jan 7, 2021 TORONTO — Chief economists from Canada's big banks expect the economy to rebound this year, but say failing to control COVID-19 or…
Supply Chain Balancing act Jan 5, 2021 From the December 2020 print edition If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much risk already existed in…
Manufacturing Lockdown to begin for all of Ontario on Boxing Day Dec 21, 2020 All of Ontario will go into lockdown on Boxing Day as the province tries to bring soaring COVID-19 cases under control. The…
Fleet Honda recalls 130,000 vehicles in Canada Dec 17, 2020 MARKHAM, Ont. — Honda says it will recall 130,000 vehicles in Canada, including certain Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight and Acura ILX…
Manufacturing Annual pace of inflation climbs to 1.0 per cent in November Dec 16, 2020 OTTAWA — The country's annual inflation rate rose to one per cent in November, driven by a rise in prices for homes, rent and…
Supply Chain Canada must fight to retain talent after Biden win: BoC governor Dec 15, 2020 OTTAWA — Canadian governments must be ready to fight a potential brain drain south of the border in the face of a new US…