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Ontario Chamber of Commerce – 2022 ONTARIO ECONOMIC REPORT – Interactive

Leave a Comment / Interactive online report, Reports / By Gary Edwards, PhD

Key Highlight:
Business confidence increased in 2021 from a record low last year, amid progress on vaccinations and reopening. Overall, 29 percent of Ontario businesses are confident in Ontario’s economic outlook and 57 percent are confident in the outlook of their own organizations.
More pessimism is observed in smaller businesses, those located in border regions, organizations led by women and people with disabilities, and businesses in the arts, entertainment, and agricultural sectors.

Canadian Financial Security Monitor

Leave a Comment / Reports / By Gary Edwards, PhD

Primerica’s 2019 Financial Security Scorecard reveals a lack of financial preparedness among middle-income Canadians, with not saving enough for retirement topping the list of concerns,

Rethinking Financial Literacy

Leave a Comment / Blog / By Hande Bilhan

Financial advice can be the key to better financial knowledge and better personal financial outcomes.

Could Basic Life Insurance Help Reduce Poverty?

Leave a Comment / Blog / By Gary Edwards, PhD

Better data can lead to better public policy outcomes.

Can Financial Regulation Increase Consumer Participation?

Leave a Comment / Blog / By Hande Bilhan

Last week Ontario’s Minister of Finance the Honourable Rod Phillips tabled his Fall Economic Statement and with it, his intent to modernize the Ontario Securities Act. It was refreshing to hear his vision includes a focus on competitiveness and modernizing investor protection.

Financial Literacy Month Is Around The Corner: Have You Thought About The Value of Advice?

Leave a Comment / Blog / By Hande Bilhan

We hire professionals to help us with virtually every aspect of our lives, and our financial affairs should be no different.