Entrepreneurial ambition in Canada has hit an eight-year high, signaling a resurgence in the drive to start and grow businesses. According to the annual RBC Small Business Poll, Canadians with aspirations to own a business have reached a new peak of 59 per cent – up 13 points in just two years, returning to levels not seen since 2017.
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Canada’s inflation rate accelerated to 1.9 per cent in August, but a slight easing in core inflation could cement the case for Bank of Canada interest rate cut on Wednesday.
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The City of Kelowna has spoken publicly for the first time about potential changes to its short-term rental policy.
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The Canadian Real Estate Association says it recorded the most home sales for August in four years as the number of residential properties that changed hands rose 1.9 per cent compared with a year ago.
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Ottawa’s list of fast-tracked “nation-building” projects includes the development of two copper mines — to source one of the world’s most important natural resources as global demand soars and supply challenges persist.
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Canadians may just find it rude to write down the value of their real estate, a disconnect a Toronto real estate conference this week heard is impacting sales activity.
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If you start a side business, you’re presumably doing so to make a profit, but this is not always the case. Some taxpayers operate a business as a way to write off personal expenses as business expenses, hoping to claim the resultant business losses against their day-job income, thus lowering their tax bill.
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Many Canadians may be hitting the pause button on home buying decisions due to the uncertainty over tariffs involving the ongoing Canada-United States trade spat, a new survey has found. TD recently published last month the findings of a new survey conducted on its behalf by Harris Poll Canada that found, among respondents considering buying in the next two years, a significant share noted tariffs are holding them back.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney’s long-anticipated first phase of nation-building projects includes a liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project and spans from coast to coast to coast, CTV News has confirmed.
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On Tuesday, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released statistics on housing starts for the first half of the year in seven major Canadian cities. The federal housing agency also projected the number of new housing unit starts (apartments, condos, row houses and single-family detached houses) that will be achieved across the country in 2025.
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