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An Inclusive Society

How sovereign wealth funds could help drive Indigenous economic growth

Settlements that address historical wrongs, settle land disputes and honour treaty rights have resulted in the long-overdue transfer of substantial wealth to Indigenous communities. As Jaimie Lickers, Senior Vice-President, Indigenous Markets, writes, Indigenous sovereign wealth funds could be a pathway to prosperity for these communities to build stronger, more sustainable futures.
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Drivers of Growth

Adopting AI: Driving growth and innovation for SMEs

AI offers transformative potential for SMEs, but determining the right approach can be a complex process. Dave Gillespie, Executive Vice-President of Infrastructure, Architecture and Modernization, offers his insights for developing an AI strategy.
By the numbers
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Drivers of Growth

Non-profits are a secret source of economic growth in Canada

Canada’s non-profit sector contributes billions to GDP and employs 1 in 10 Canadian workers. As Kyle McLean, Market Vice-President, Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Group, CIBC Commercial Banking, writes, the sector is an often-overlooked piece of this country’s economic strength.

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On this episode of The Energy Shift, we're going to take a slightly different tack and not look at a particular technology or sector of the energy transition. Instead, we're going to talk about people and specifically the shifting trends in hiring people during the transition, particularly in recent years across all experience levels.

The Energy Shift | EP11A transitioning workforce: People, culture, and change
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The Sustainability Agenda

Powering the future: The role of SMRs in energy diversification

In this episode of The Sustainability Agenda, host Tom Heintzman speaks with Kim Lauritsen, Senior Vice President at Ontario Power Generation (OPG), about the transformative potential of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in meeting Ontario’s growing energy demands and advancing global decarbonization efforts.
The Energy Shift

Wind & solar — the good, the challenging and the hopeful

CIBC hosts, James Wright and Ines Serrao, sit down with Michael Rucker, CEO of Scout Clean Energy, to discuss the evolving renewable energy landscape, focusing on the wind, solar, and storage sectors. The conversation explores challenges such as tariff uncertainties, repowering projects, and the potential impacts of changes to clean energy tax credits, while emphasizing the importance of accelerating renewable energy deployment to meet growing electricity demand.
The Sustainability Agenda

Unlocking nuclear power innovation and expertise

James Scongack of Bruce Power joins Tom Heintzman, Vice Chair, Energy Transition and Sustainability, to discuss the opportunities for nuclear power innovation and expertise to meet rising electricity demand, including lessons learned from a multi-billion-dollar reactor refurbishment program and from partnerships with Indigenous stakeholders that will help to expand new nuclear capacity for the future.

The housing crisis is a planning crisis

Read how the lack of a robust population growth forecast framework is partly responsible for the housing supply shortage.

Housing Shortage

5 million

Estimated Canada-wide construction gap by 2030 in units

Population Growth

1.4 million

Gap between real population in 2023 and previous planning forecasts

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CIBC Perspectives

SME Sector – Turbulence is the new normal

The Hon. Lisa Raitt was joined by Blair Cowan and David Coletto to discuss the current state of the small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector in Canada amidst economic turbulence and uncertainty. The discussion highlights the challenges SMEs face due to factors such as trade tariffs, inflation, and the upcoming federal election.
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CIBC Perspectives

Tariff trouble – Impacts and insights from our team

Roman Dubczak leads a discussion on the recent economic upheaval triggered by President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on US trading partners. Roman is joined by the Hon. Lisa Raitt, Avery Shenfeld and Ian Pollick, who delve into the immediate and longer-term impacts of these tariffs, and provide valuable insights into the economic landscape, the political ramifications of the tariffs, and the role of the upcoming Canadian federal election.

CIBC Economics

76.4%

Our latest In Focus report examines Canadian women’s position in the labour market relative to other countries.

Is the labour market working for women?
CIBC Economics

Bank of Canada interest rate: Not now, maybe later

The Bank of Canada chose not to provide fresh stimulus to the Canadian economy now, keeping the overnight rate steady at 2.75%, but did hint that rate cuts are still possible in the future to help navigate the current period of trade uncertainty.
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Our commitment to ambitions

CIBC Ambitions Index 2025

In this first edition of our annual index, read about Canadians’ goals and ambitions, the progress they’ve made, and what’s holding them back.

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