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How Women Hold Themselves Back in Business

Leah Eichler | Posted 05.19.2013 | Canada Business
Leah Eichler

While women are equipped with the necessary skills to perform well as leaders, they are not exercising the ability to self-promote. The issue lies, in part, with a woman's confidence or lack thereof. Women tend to "self-select out."

These Canadian Cities Are Still Stuck In Recession

The Huffington Post Canada | Daniel Tencer | Posted 05.07.2013 | Canada Business

It’s been four years since the Great Recession ended in Canada, but nearly half of Canada’s mid-sized cities have yet to regain the jobs lost duri...

Canada Post In Serious Long-Term Trouble: Report

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - An think-tank commissioned by Canada Post is warning that the Crown corporation will be losing $1 billion a year by the end of this decade.Th...

When It Comes To Innovation, Canada Spinning Its Wheels

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - The Conference Board says Canada has been spinning its wheels in the critical area of business innovation despite a decade of trying.The Otta...

Why Doesn't Alberta Have A PST?

The Huffington Post Alberta | Posted 03.05.2013 | Canada Alberta

Alberta has thrown itself into a fiscal corner of its own making, states the Conference Board of Canada suggesting the Tory government adopt a provinc...

Why Alberta Needs A PST

CP | Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.27.2013 | Canada Alberta

CALGARY - The Conference Board of Canada has added its voice to the choir calling on Alberta to implement a provincial sales tax to offset its revenue...

In Alberta, We're Ready and Eager to Tackle Child Poverty

Lucy Miller | Posted 04.15.2013 | Canada Alberta
Lucy Miller

To what extent might child poverty hamper our collective future? This question is on my mind because earlier this month, the Conference Board of Canada put out a report card that gave Canada a very poor ranking on child poverty.

Sunny Freeman

Canada Gets Unimpressive Marks On Global Report Card

HuffingtonPost.com | Sunny Freeman | Posted 02.04.2013 | Canada Business

Canada gets an uninspiring ‘B’ on a new report card measuring social performance among a group of major developed countries, a ranking the think t...

Conference Board of Canada Food Summit: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Paul Hughes | Posted 04.01.2013 | Canada Alberta
Paul Hughes

Although the 2nd Canadian Food Summit hasn't even started, the controversy has. In fact, the Canadian food policy world may have it's biggest dust up ever if the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) continues its tone deaf, stack the deck maneuvering.

Canada Almost Dead Last On Environment: Report

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Politics

Canada is an "environmental laggard," according to a new report from The Conference Board of Canada. The study ranks Canada 15 out of 17 developed ...

Can Health Care Make Society More Productive?

Cy Frank | Posted 03.05.2013 | Canada
Cy Frank

Health care is a form of human capital. Considered in the broadest sense, health care encompasses public education and prevention services as well as the delivery of care when illness strikes. As such, it is actually one of society's critical means of keeping our population productive. Canadians can't afford productivity losses. The Conference Board of Canada reported last year that our productivity level has fallen to 80 per cent of the U.S. level from a high of 90 per cent in the mid-1980s. If we can agree that efficient health care is an enabler of productivity and that productivity is key to wealth, the next steps should be easy

This Could Be Worth $1 Trillion To Canada (Hint: Not Oil)

CBC | Posted 02.16.2013 | Canada Business

Canada's natural gas industry will rival the oilsands and generate more than a quarter of a million jobs a year for the next two decades, says one of ...

Arctic Homes Need Help: Report

CP | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.08.2013 | Canada Politics

Private-sector help and innovative designs are making headway in improving substandard housing in Canada's North, says a new report from the Conferenc...

Vancouver Housing Resales Fall Hard

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 11.30.2012 | Canada British Columbia

The bad news continues for Vancouver real estate as housing resales fell by almost a quarter from a year ago. The Conference Board of Canada report...

Canada's Auto Industry Is Rocking Out

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.22.2013 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's vehicle manufacturers are poised to have their most profitable year in a decade in 2012, according to the Conference Board of Canada...

Bubble Bursting Nationwide: Report

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.24.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada's housing market appears to be cooling across the board in the face of tighter mortgage rules that affect many first-time buyers of mo...

A NBA team for Vancouver?

CBC | Posted 10.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia

A leading economic think tank says Vancouver could get another professional basketball franchise — but some in the professional sports world say the...

Canada's Job Market Out Of Gas: Report

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.01.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA -- The Conference Board says its research suggests Canada's labour market has run out of gas, and could even register a loss of jobs for the mo...

How to Handle Mental Illness in the Workplace

Arthur Gallant | Posted 09.30.2012 | Canada Living
Arthur Gallant

In a recent report the Board of Canada says over 452,000 Canadians would be actively involved in the workforce had they not been affected by mental illness. What can employers do to ensure they can get as much productivity out of their staff as possible even when they're experiencing personal challenges?

Why Chinese Investors Fear Canada's Oil Patch

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 09.04.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Canada is missing out on billions of investments from cash-rich China because of Ottawa's confusing foreign takeover rules, says a report fro...

Canadians' Faith In Economy Takes A Plunge

CP | Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.26.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - Global economic turmoil and negative reports at home are taking their toll on the faith of ordinary Canadians and Americans in the economy.Ca...

Rachel Mendleson

For This Group, Canada’s Recession Never Ended

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Mendleson | Posted 06.08.2012 | Canada Business

May marks the start of summer jobs season, making it an important time for young people looking for work. But according to the latest jobs report, las...

Canadians Feeling Much Better About Economy

CP | Posted 07.31.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA -- Consumer confidence is surging across the country, according to the latest survey by the Conference Board of Canada. The Ottawa-based thi...

Canadians Losing Faith In Economy: Conference Board

CP | Posted 07.16.2012 | Canada Business

Consumer confidence reversed course in April as Canadians continued to worry about jobs and their personal finances, according to the latest survey by...

Retiring Boomers Bad News For Canada: Conference Board

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.18.2012 | Canada Business

OTTAWA - A new Conference Board report says tight labour markets after 2016 will curtail the economy's long-term potential for growth.The think tank's...