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The Construction Labour Shortage – Panel Discussion

The Construction labour shortage is a major issue for our communities and the Canadian economy. In this discussion, our CIBC experts are joined by developer Steve Diamond, CEO of Toronto based DiamondCorp, for a discussion on the causes behind and solutions to the labour shortage.
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CIBC Economics

Our latest edition of Forecast, entitled "Declaring victory, reaping the rewards", presents our CIBC Economics team's updated outlook for the Canadian and US economies and the implications for financial markets through 2026, including a revised projection for bond yields produced jointly with our FICC Strategy team.

In Focus

The housing crisis is a planning crisis

Our latest In Focus article suggests that lack of robust and dynamic population growth forecast framework is in part responsible for the housing supply shortage as municipalities planned for a smaller increase in population relative to the actual increase.  ...

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Heather Exner-Pirot, a Special Advisor at the Business Council of Canada and fellow at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute talks to the Hon. Lisa Raitt about the importance of meaningful financial support for the Indigenous community, the success of the Alberta Indigenous loan guarantee program and why it’s time for the federal government to act.

The Raitt Stuff | EP37Indigenous Loan Guarantee Programs Work And We Need More Of Them
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FX Factor

Non permanent residents and the housing market

Bipan Rai and Benjamin Tal talk about the Canadian economy, the domestic housing market and why the number of non-permanent residents (“NPRs”) in Canada is actually higher than what’s reported officially. Please note that this podcast was recorded before the announcement from Statistics Canada that it will revise its methodology for estimating the number of NPRs in the economy.

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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Innovation Economy

Innovation Fuels Growth

If you ever wanted to buy a car, Point Predictive software probably helped get you behind the wheel. San Diego-based CEO Tim Grace loves cars and gadgets. Whether it be the first all-electric high-end vehicle or the latest smartphone, he knows the power of being an early adopter. Why? Because it makes him a better entrepreneur.

CIBC Economics

13%

The gap between what women (aged 25-54) earned less than their male counterparts in terms of average hourly wages in 2023.

Women's work isn't yet done
CIBC Economics

Declaring victory, reaping the rewards

Our latest edition of Forecast, entitled "Declaring victory, reaping the rewards", presents our CIBC Economics team's updated outlook for the Canadian and US economies and the implications for financial markets through 2026, including a revised projection for bond yields produced jointly with our FICC Strategy team.
In Focus

Counting heads in Canada — a conundrum

Our latest In Focus report  suggests that the number of non-permanent residents that are missing from official statistics used by planners is approaching one million.  This has important implications for  potential housing policies as well as current estimates of labour supply, GDP and productivi...

Taking action on sustainability

CIBC Sustainability Report 2023

Read about what we've done in our efforts to create a sustainable future for our team, our clients, our communities and our planet.

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