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20
Canadian Businesses Are Struggling, and Exporters Are Feeling It the Most
Canadian businesses are facing mounting economic uncertainty, and exporters are getting hit the hardest. The latest Business Insights Quarterly from our Business Data Lab (BDL) shows that business confidence is still low for the third quarter in a row, with goods exporters now feeling less optimistic than other sectors. For a while, exporters were more confident&helli
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18
Ontario’s Culture Sector: An Economic Powerhouse in Need of Bold Action
As of 2024, the global creative economy has an estimated value of USD $985 billion, projected growth of 40% in 2030. Despite the culture sector being an economic powerhouse, contributing over CAD $26 billion to the province’s GDP in 2022, and over 270,000 jobs in industries like film, music, galleries, and digital media, the sector&helli
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5
Weathering the Storm: A Canadian SME Playbook for Navigating US-Canada Tariffs
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4
Ontario Economic Report 2025: Business confidence rises from 2024, but trade and cost pressures threaten growth
(Toronto, ON – February 13, 2025) – Ontario business confidence is improving but remains fragile, with trade uncertainty, rising costs, and ongoing productivity and labour challenges posing risks to sustained growth, according to new research from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC). The OCC’s 2025 Ontario Economic Report (OER) shows a significant rise in business confidence&helli
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S02E21 — Lasting Impact of Covid-19 on Border Travel
46:09
In our final episode of season two, we are discussing the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is still having at our border bridge crossings in Niagara.…
S02E20 — How Filling the Skilled Trades Labour Shortage Starts in Schools
49:31
Did you ever consider a career in the trades? Or have your kids shown interest in a trade?On this episode of South Niagara Conversations, we…
S02E19 — What will it take to Survive Niagara's Post-Pandemic Labour Shortage
51:27
Will the businesses that survived the pandemic survive the labour shortage? Dolores and Chris welcome Jhon Canon from On Demand Staffing, Vivian Kinnaird from Niagara…
S02E18 — Does the future of politics include AI?
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In this episode of South Niagara Conversations, we discuss the practicality of Craig W. Turner's novel, the CampAIgn, in our current political system. Dolores and…
S02E17 — Advancing Patient Care at Niagara Health through Modern Technology
37:08
In this episode of South Niagara Conversations, we are discussing how modern technology is being leveraged to make access for patients easier at Niagara Health.…